New Olympus E-500 and three Zuiko lenses announced

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from DPReview:

Olympus has today announced a new Four Thirds System digital SLR, the
E-500 (to be know in North America as the 'Olympus EVOLT E-500'). The
E-500 has a much more traditional SLR appearance than the E-300, it
features the same eight megapixel 4/3 size CCD but has a range of
improvements and new features including a new metering sensor, new
high ISO noise filter, a 2.5" LCD monitor and better control system.
From a features and flexibility point of view the E-500 is clearly a
step above the competition. Better news still is that the E-500
appears to breaks new ground in terms of value, the E-500 + 14-45 mm
lens kit has an estimated street price of just US$799.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/ [...] use500.asp

In addition to their announcement of the new E-500 digital SLR Olympus
has also today revealed three new lenses. The ED 17.5 - 45 mm F3.5 -
F5.6 (35 - 90 mm equiv. FOV, 2.6x) and 18 - 180 mm F3.5 - F6.3 (36 -
360 mm equiv. FOV, 10x) will become the lenses included in the two
different E-500 kits. Also announced today is the 35 mm F3.5 Macro
lense (70 mm equiv. FOV).

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/ [...] lenses.asp

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"Rich" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> SHEEP out there. I can HARDLY wait until some bozo tries to figure
> out why there isn't a film loading door in it!!!
> -Rich

Do try, won't you.

Martin

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Patrick L. wrote:
> Personally, the lens I really want is the 14-35 f/2. When is that one
> coming out?
>
> I'm glad they canned the porrofinder on this one. I am also real curious
> about how well the noise filter works at high ISO on the E-500.
>
>
> Patrick

The noise issue is not an issue. Programs like neat image which don't
need Photoshop to work easily do a better job of noise removal than the
'in-camera' processing that goes on with so called "Noise control filters".

The porrofinder is not such a bad thing either, when you consider that
the effects of mirror slap which affect most conventional SLRs is for
the most part done away with by swinging the mirror sideways instead of
flipping it up.

I think the E300 is a wonderful camera for many applications. Far more
suitable for my line of work than the Canons ever were.
--
Douglas...
Have gun will travel... Said his card.
I didn't care, I shot him anyway.
1/125th @ f5.6. R.I.P. Mamiya.

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Tony Polson wrote:

> from DPReview:

> different E-500 kits. Also announced today is the 35 mm F3.5 Macro
> lense (70 mm equiv. FOV).
>

I wonder how much that one will cost. I wasn't really looking forward to
springing US$500 for the 50mm Macro.

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Tony Polson wrote:

> "Brion K. Lienhart" <brionl@lienhart.name> wrote:
>
>
>>Tony Polson wrote:
>>
>>
>>>from DPReview:
>>
>>>different E-500 kits. Also announced today is the 35 mm F3.5 Macro
>>>lense (70 mm equiv. FOV).
>>>
>>
>>I wonder how much that one will cost. I wasn't really looking forward to
>>springing US$500 for the 50mm Macro.
>
>
>
> The ZD 50mm f/2 macro is worth every penny of $500. It is a superbly
> sharp macro lens. It also makes a superb classic portrait lens, with
> an excellent out of focus rendition that is perfect for portraiture.
>
> The ZD 35mm macro will no doubt be a superb macro lens too. But the
> 35mm focal length (70mm film equivalent FL) is short for portraiture.
>

I don't do a lot of portraiture though. I mostly use a macro lens for
taking pictures of painted miniatures. 35mm is good enough for me.

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Brion K. Lienhart wrote:

> Tony Polson wrote:
>
>> from DPReview:
>
>> different E-500 kits. Also announced today is the 35 mm F3.5 Macro
>> lense (70 mm equiv. FOV).
>>
>
> I wonder how much that one will cost.

After a few months, I expect about 1/2 or maybe 1/3 of the 50mm F2?
--

Stacey

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Garbage, the words quoted by the previous poster, not the E-500.

What seems conveniently missed out is that Olympus has announced three new
lenses and, including Sigma compatible options, there are now about 20
lenses available or in the pipeline.

There is not much wrong with the E-300 in normal shooting conditions. Some
have reported exposure inconsistency, but my review sample (with upgraded
firmware) behaved itself in that respect and the E-500 has a new exposure
meter anyway. Where it can't quite compete is at high ISO, but it's all
relative and a little bit of noise is no bad thing if you ask me.

My views on the E-500 are, if you are interested, here:

http://dpnow.com/2149.html

Ian

Digital Photography Now
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"Lionel" <imagenoir@down.under> wrote in message
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> Tony Polson <tp@nospam.co.uk> wrote in
> news:e96gj1tnrpb1usr68sm15r7eibifa2hpgt@4ax.com:
>
>> Olympus has today announced a new Four Thirds System digital SLR, the
>> E-500 (to be know in North America as the 'Olympus EVOLT E-500'). The
>> E-500 has a much more traditional SLR appearance than the E-300, it
>> features the same
>
> ...terribly poor image quality and hopelessly inferior lense selection.
>
> --
> W
> . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because
> \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est
> ---^----^---------------------------------------------------------------

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I've not seen this ad, at least I don't think I have. The left hand margin
features agency-selected ads according to my site profile, so I don't select
them. When no agency ads are available, you will see something else, not
usually heavily animated. All I can see at the moment is an Amazon ad there.

I can ban ads and I have in the past, but I'd like to see them first before
making that decision. Orange usually produce great ads, so your feedback
surprises me.

Ian

"David J Taylor"
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> Digital Photography Now wrote:
> []
>> http://dpnow.com/2149.html
>>
>> Ian
>>
>> Digital Photography Now
>
> Could you please remove that Orange advert from your site - the flashes
> are extremely distracting and may cause problems to some people with
> certain medical conditions.
>
> Thanks you.
>
> David
>

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Indeed, with the latest pro-spec Digital Zuikos, like the 35-100 (equiv
70-200) f/2.0, 90-250 (180-500) f/2.8, plus the recently announced fisheye
and the release of the 7-14mm (14-28) f/4.0 in March, plus the forthcoming
14-35mm (28-70) f/2.0, there is a lot of very exotic Four Thirds glass.

Then there are the 35mm (70) f/3.5 macro, 18-180mm (36-360) f/3.5-6.3
consumer lenses, as well as the new 17.5-45mm (35-90) f/3.5-5.6 kit lens.

With Panasonic joining Olympus and launching a Four Thirds camera next year,
things are certainly looking on the up.

Ian

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"Basic Wedge" <basic-wedge@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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"Digital Photography Now" wrote ...

> What seems conveniently missed out is that Olympus has announced three new
> lenses and, including Sigma compatible options, there are now about 20
> lenses available or in the pipeline.

Clearly, Olympus has been pushing harder toward fielding a comprehensive
line-up of lenses. I, for one, encourage their efforts.

Rob