I upgraded from my Olympus C-5500 to my first DSLR, the Olympus D-620. Overall I give the camera a 4.0 to 4.5. I am pleased with the camera. I found all the controls easy to learn and adjust within just a few days of having the camera. The overall size of the camera seems perfect, I have no complaints about the grip size. I've already gotten many great photos as well as many compliments on the camera from other DSLR users.
My only complaints so far are noticeable noise at 800 ISO and above even with noise reduction turned on standard (which I was expecting), and slow/inability to auto focus in low light/low contrast situations (again, not really that big of a surprise). However, with this being my first DSLR I couldn't be happier, and would not hesitate to recommend it to any one looking for a full featured entry level DSLR.
Date:
2010-05-21 - 11:50:12
Author:
Mark
Rating:
The E-620 is a tremendous DSLR
I won't try to write an exhaustive technical review of the outstanding Olympus E-620 DSLR, as this camera has been thoroughly studied and discussed elsewhere by professional photography web sites. However, as I already own and love Olympus' top-end E-3 DSLR and the 12-60 SWD and 50-200 SWD pro level lens, I can reasonably compare the E-620 and kit lens with the E-3, and I rank the E-620 as virtually comparable regarding image quality, ease of use, quality craftsmanship, features and so forth. In short, the E-620 is easily capable of recording outstanding RAW and JPEG images. The art filters are also fun to use and experiment with, according to scenes that lend themselves more to the pop art setting, or the grainy black & white setting, and so forth. My only minor issue with the E-620 is having some difficulty to focus quickly in very low light settings. I am not sure if that has to do with the camera of the kit lens. However, I am very pleasantly surprised to find the inexpensive 14-42 kit lens to be outstanding in all other respects, with super color, contrast and sharpness, with minimal barrel distortion. For the money, I cannot recommend a better DSLR.