So the misses wanted a SLR and we picked up an E-600 from Currys for a baragin price of £319 delivered.
The E-600 is a slightly 'lighter' version of the E-620. Is loses a couple of the art filters, the back lit buttons and the baility too shoot in other aspect ratio's.
But at around £150-£200 than the E-62, its a bit of a bargain.
It still has the same sensor, vari-angle LCD, live view and in body IS.
Build quality is excellent, it makes my 500D feel like a bit of a plastic toy. The Hinge on the screen in nice and firm with no signs of play.
The menu system does look a bit updated and does take some getting used too, but they go in too some depth and you can change a lot of settings.
Its small and light, and fits great in the hand, which I didn't think it would considering the lack of a big grip.
The standard kit lens is the 14-42 (remember this is 2x so works out like a 18-55) and its also built very well. It has a plastic mount, but overall wuality is excellent. And its also small.
We also got the 40-150 lens for £99.99 and its not much bigger than the kit lens!
Contary to popular belief, there are a lot of lenses out there form Olympus, Panasonic and Sigma. Some of the pro lenses from Olympus are very expensive though!
A good bet is the 70-300, thats a coverage of 140-600, which is immense considering the size of the lens.
Prime lenses are also availiable, 25mm f2.8, 35mm Macro, 50mm F2, Sigma 30/50mm etc.
Anyone looking for an alternative to Canon, Nikon etc, should look at the Olympus. If your not fussed about using older lenses and want a feature packed small DSLR, I highly recommend!
Kit Lens:
14-42 & 40-150
25mm 'pancake'
The E-600 is a slightly 'lighter' version of the E-620. Is loses a couple of the art filters, the back lit buttons and the baility too shoot in other aspect ratio's.
But at around £150-£200 than the E-62, its a bit of a bargain.
It still has the same sensor, vari-angle LCD, live view and in body IS.
Build quality is excellent, it makes my 500D feel like a bit of a plastic toy. The Hinge on the screen in nice and firm with no signs of play.
The menu system does look a bit updated and does take some getting used too, but they go in too some depth and you can change a lot of settings.
Its small and light, and fits great in the hand, which I didn't think it would considering the lack of a big grip.
The standard kit lens is the 14-42 (remember this is 2x so works out like a 18-55) and its also built very well. It has a plastic mount, but overall wuality is excellent. And its also small.
We also got the 40-150 lens for £99.99 and its not much bigger than the kit lens!
Contary to popular belief, there are a lot of lenses out there form Olympus, Panasonic and Sigma. Some of the pro lenses from Olympus are very expensive though!
A good bet is the 70-300, thats a coverage of 140-600, which is immense considering the size of the lens.
Prime lenses are also availiable, 25mm f2.8, 35mm Macro, 50mm F2, Sigma 30/50mm etc.
Anyone looking for an alternative to Canon, Nikon etc, should look at the Olympus. If your not fussed about using older lenses and want a feature packed small DSLR, I highly recommend!
Kit Lens:
14-42 & 40-150
25mm 'pancake'
