Olympus E3 Digital SLR review by What Digital Camera

[curtismichael14]

why is this camera so expensive?, its only 10 mega pixles

[WhatDigitalCamera]

@curtismichael14 The sensor is just one component among hundreds. This is a pro camera, so one of the main costs is the pro build quality - magnesium alloy body on an aluminium chassis, for example, as opposed to plastic. Also, all the dials and buttons are sealed against dust and moisture so you can shoot in heavy rain or hostile conditions with less risk of damage. All moving components will be suitable for heavy usage and tested to withstand at least 100,000 exposures.

[curtismichael14]

@WhatDigitalCamera is that why most dslr's are expensive?, cause i see low mega pixle cameras for like $500-$1500

[minh0204]

@curtismichael14 Why the heck that Nikon D3s is so ridiculously expensive? It has *only* 12.1 megapixels.

[minh0204]

@curtismichael14 Why the heck is that Nikon D3s so expensive? It has *only* 12 megapixel. My Sony has 14 megapixel and I got it for free.

Quit whining.

[curtismichael14]

@minh0204 whos whining?

[awesome87]

@curtismichael14

Do you really believe that "More megapixels = Better"?

[curtismichael14]

@awesome87 i already know why its expensive,it is weather proof,and it has a nice alloy body,and i think i'm going to buy it

[vrcraft]

@curtismichael14

Cause you don't quite need more. If you shot raw 10MP means 10MB, so 100 pictures means 1GB and that's much must of the time. The jpeg of a 10MP DSLR is around 5.5-8.5mb at higher quality.

So, taknig that into consideration, about 10 to max14 MP are more than enough for all sort of prints. Anything above is just marketing and I tell you cause I printed large scale, truck size prints from 10MP's without problems.

Also this camera is more than 3 years old now, bust still OK.

[Larsschmidt14]

Hey take the potato out of your mouth when talking... It would make it a lot easyer for non-english-speakers to understand...

[geonlansis]

I like this camera because it produce sharp images, very fast auto focusing, rugged looking (looks are important too don't deny it), tough and weatherproof and the cream of the feature - 5 stops of IS. But this camera does fall short in the ISO department.

[rssarma]

I notice the reviewer mentioned the ISO range as 100 to 32,000! It's obviously a mistake and if anyone is looking to buy this camera, please note the ISO range is a more realistic 100-3200 :-)

[Arinol1]

either your just being rude or you got some problems. If you cant hear what he's saying then maybe you should consider checking your hearing and if you still dont understand him then take some English lessons. its amazing what you can achieve by putting some effort into it, im sure you-ll understand it perfectly if you really listen to it next time.

[rinceresource]

What wouldn't a journalist or sports pro shoot with this might I ask? I fit both discriptions and I can tell you, I am looking at adding this camera system to my Canon system for journalistic use. The were Olympus fails is offering a true pro body in that there's a full body with grip built it. It could also use more fps, although no one should depend on 8-11fps to capture a shot.

[timmyguy13]

yeah i totally agree, i kinda think its cheating when people just hold the shutter then go through them and find a good one. Although if you need to do a skateboarding mag then sometimes you put all of those pictures together, and actually use all of them, so thats not cheating :P

[miniheli]

Theres nothing wrong with his accent I can hear every word he is saying. Jeeezz people here are rude.

[GLXLR]

It is almost the same lol.

[FireSerpent]

Spot metering was not borrowed from the consumer models... it came out on the first Pro Model, the E-1.

[anticimexxx]

great camera, i like the e-system.

...but the "made in china" slogan on every olympus part is srary!

[kulsecko]

Not every part is "made in china" my zuiko 40-150 is made in japan, and there is a big difference between chinese products and made in china products

[dvamateur]

Yeah, the "Made in China" thing on the bottom of the camera is such a let down... I mean, come on. This camera was $1,700 when it came out. But these are the days we live in. China is what Japan used to be 50 years ago, with the difference that products made in China are as epensive these days as Japanese procusts. This global economy thing really sucks sometimes.

[StevenRHaz]

@dvamateur

1up on Canon. Made in the USA

[slambert666]

Why does the reviewer use the old discontinued 14-45 lens for the review. E-3 will only perform at its best with SWD type lenses (12-60 and 50-200). Other than that the review is well done .

[golawola]

the review itself was done with a variety of lenses. the one on the camera simply happens to be the one on it at the time. incidentally, Olympus didn't have the new swd lenses in time for review, something many magazines have pointed out in their own reviews.

[mrmr202020]

Very good review. Camera is fantastic too. However I am a Nikon fan :)

[adrianspgk]

very good

[Vintagecafe]

The excellent review of the excellent camera!