Comments on: Camera review: Olympus EVOLT E-500 DSLR http://www.raoulpop.com/2007/02/13/camera-review-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/ Photography, technology, travel, movies and life's adventures Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:07:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: What I did in 2007 by Raoul Pop http://www.raoulpop.com/2007/02/13/camera-review-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-142400 What I did in 2007 by Raoul Pop Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:59:36 +0000 http://www.comeacross.info/2007/02/13/the-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-142400 [...] Olympus EVOLT E-500 (full) [...] [...] Olympus EVOLT E-500 (full) [...]

]]> By: Julie http://www.raoulpop.com/2007/02/13/camera-review-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-142322 Julie Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:00:11 +0000 http://www.comeacross.info/2007/02/13/the-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-142322 I'm expecting delivery of a refurbished E-500 body any day now. Darn near went with an E-510, but I'm on a tight budget right now. Perhaps down the road. @Goeff: I went through the hassle of getting an estimate out of Oly last week when my E-300 died. Don't ask for an estimate via e-mail. Do it via phone, even though you'll go through menu Purgatory. They value you as a customer and will tell you that 3,487 times while you sit on hold. Once I got through to someone the service was excellent. They quoted a flat $243 to repair my E-300. I was concerned that it would cost more once they dug in - not to mention the fact that a repair takes 7-10 days plus shipping both ways - that I went for the refurbished E-500. I’m expecting delivery of a refurbished E-500 body any day now. Darn near went with an E-510, but I’m on a tight budget right now. Perhaps down the road.

@Goeff: I went through the hassle of getting an estimate out of Oly last week when my E-300 died. Don’t ask for an estimate via e-mail. Do it via phone, even though you’ll go through menu Purgatory. They value you as a customer and will tell you that 3,487 times while you sit on hold. Once I got through to someone the service was excellent. They quoted a flat $243 to repair my E-300. I was concerned that it would cost more once they dug in - not to mention the fact that a repair takes 7-10 days plus shipping both ways - that I went for the refurbished E-500.

]]> By: Raoul http://www.raoulpop.com/2007/02/13/camera-review-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-142296 Raoul Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:39:17 +0000 http://www.comeacross.info/2007/02/13/the-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-142296 Hi Geoff. I haven't seen that before. It sounds like the switch is broken and the camera stays on, then goes to sleep. You could try going through the setup menu to set the sleep interval to 1-2 minutes. That way you'll save battery life. You should send it in for repairs. Have you tried contacting Olympus to get an estimate? Hi Geoff. I haven’t seen that before. It sounds like the switch is broken and the camera stays on, then goes to sleep. You could try going through the setup menu to set the sleep interval to 1-2 minutes. That way you’ll save battery life. You should send it in for repairs. Have you tried contacting Olympus to get an estimate?

]]> By: Geoff http://www.raoulpop.com/2007/02/13/camera-review-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-142284 Geoff Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:56:30 +0000 http://www.comeacross.info/2007/02/13/the-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-142284 I have had an E500 for 8 moths now and have been quite happy with it. Now however, it's developed a fault where I cant switch it off... It will go to sleep and wake up if prompted, byt the ON/OFF switch appears to be inopeartive. Have you come across this? Geoff Carter Darwin NT AUST I have had an E500 for 8 moths now and have been quite happy with it. Now however, it’s developed a fault where I cant switch it off… It will go to sleep and wake up if prompted, byt the ON/OFF switch appears to be inopeartive. Have you come across this?

Geoff Carter
Darwin NT
AUST

]]> By: Photography, take two, part four http://www.raoulpop.com/2007/02/13/camera-review-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-141067 Photography, take two, part four Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:08:48 +0000 http://www.comeacross.info/2007/02/13/the-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-141067 [...] Camera review: Olympus EVOLT E-500 DSLR: I’ve got newly processed sample photos taken with the camera posted at the end of this review [...] [...] Camera review: Olympus EVOLT E-500 DSLR: I’ve got newly processed sample photos taken with the camera posted at the end of this review [...]

]]> By: Camera review: Canon Rebel XTi DSLR http://www.raoulpop.com/2007/02/13/camera-review-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-139334 Camera review: Canon Rebel XTi DSLR Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:13:48 +0000 http://www.comeacross.info/2007/02/13/the-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-139334 [...] my reviews of other DSLRs, like the Canon 30D, the Olympus E-510, or the Olympus E-500, I criticized the Rebel XTi’s small grip, and I still think I’m right. It’s much [...] [...] my reviews of other DSLRs, like the Canon 30D, the Olympus E-510, or the Olympus E-500, I criticized the Rebel XTi’s small grip, and I still think I’m right. It’s much [...]

]]> By: ComeAcross » Should I get Canon or Nikon? http://www.raoulpop.com/2007/02/13/camera-review-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-112498 ComeAcross » Should I get Canon or Nikon? Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:54:50 +0000 http://www.comeacross.info/2007/02/13/the-olympus-evolt-e-500-dslr/#comment-112498 [...] One last thought: the CCD vs. CMOS sensor arguments are pretty useless all around. Don’t forget, Nikon itself — while praised for its CCD sensors — uses a CMOS sensor for its flagship model, the D2X. It doesn’t matter what sensor is inside the camera, as long as the camera manufacturer uses it well. It seems Canon makes pretty darn good use of its CMOS sensors, while Nikon makes great use of their CCD and CMOS sensors as well. And after trying out an Olympus DSLR, I was pretty happy with their CCD sensor as well (except in low light). The Fuji Pro line has some pretty interesting sensors as well. And Sigma is doing groundbreaking work with the Foveon sensors in their SD line. The SD14 is a pretty amazing camera, and I would have bought it instead of my 5D if its effective resolution wasn’t 5 megapixels. (Note: the SD14’s advertised resolution is 14 megapixels, because it has three stacked sensors at 4.7 megapixels each, but the effective resolution is still about 5 megapixels.) [...] [...] One last thought: the CCD vs. CMOS sensor arguments are pretty useless all around. Don’t forget, Nikon itself — while praised for its CCD sensors — uses a CMOS sensor for its flagship model, the D2X. It doesn’t matter what sensor is inside the camera, as long as the camera manufacturer uses it well. It seems Canon makes pretty darn good use of its CMOS sensors, while Nikon makes great use of their CCD and CMOS sensors as well. And after trying out an Olympus DSLR, I was pretty happy with their CCD sensor as well (except in low light). The Fuji Pro line has some pretty interesting sensors as well. And Sigma is doing groundbreaking work with the Foveon sensors in their SD line. The SD14 is a pretty amazing camera, and I would have bought it instead of my 5D if its effective resolution wasn’t 5 megapixels. (Note: the SD14’s advertised resolution is 14 megapixels, because it has three stacked sensors at 4.7 megapixels each, but the effective resolution is still about 5 megapixels.) [...]

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