Olympus E-420

Review Date
December 18, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 7 votes

Reviewed by
AnthonyH , Casual

Price Paid
$350.00 at B&H

Photography Experience
2-5 years , Sports

Summary
Overall it is a really great camera. I'm using an Olympus 40-150 lens.

It's pretty easy to use, I haven't had a chance to shoot any games yet though. I have taken some fantastic shots of my dogs in play.

I do not like the live view mode at all, it takes forever to focus. Using the viewfinder, the camera will focus almost twice as fast, and I have almost no wasted shots or missed opportunities.

Strengths
Very thin, with the pancake lens you can put the whole camera in your pocket!

The screen is nice and large, and the burst mode is great.

Weaknesses
CF and xD cards only, wish it used SD.

Live View mode is very slow.

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Review Date
October 23, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.17 of 5, 6 votes

Reviewed by
alec_b , Intermediate

Price Paid
$0.00

Photography Experience
2-5 years , Other

Summary
Fast and correct focus in difficult conditions with Pancake 25mm.
Very tough noise even at ISO400 if the NR filter is OFF.
At NR filter switched on the noise at ISO800 is acceptable but details are smoothed.
ISO500 and ISO640 would be good choise in low light but them are absent in menu.

Non comfortable to hold long. The belt holder is placed extremely inconvinient. Because of it the forefinger hurts after an hour.

Problems with sharpness and focusing with old kit-lenses like ZD14-45/3.5-5.6

All the rest is typically Olympus - good colours, good interface, good made.

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