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<p>I think <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse620/page31.asp">dpreview may have summed up the E-620 the best</a> :</p>

<p >"When we reviewed the Olympus E-30, we said it was the best Four Thirds DSLR yet - it didn't hold on to that crown for long. The E-620 crams most of the E-30's feature set into a much smaller, much less expensive package that competes more convincingly with its peers than any Four Thirds camera we've yet seen."</p>

<p >Their final word:</p>

<p >"The best Four Thirds camera yet closes the gap and competes convincingly with its APS-C competitors. More importantly though, it's small, produces excellent 'out of the box' image quality and is jam-packed with useful - and a few novel - features. If you can live without movies it's an easy pick."</p>

<p>Just to add to the chorus, the OM Zs all seem to work well, though I have never tried any of the old zooms...<br>

You will need to practice the art of focusing them though and the viewfinder on your 510 will look pretty small and dim compared to your old OM2. Took me about a week of every day shooting to get used to it on my 410 and it requires constant practice to keep your eye sharp, but it is DEFINITELY worth it - those old Zuikos bring a life to digital that is hard to describe... 'film-like' maybe.<br>

Have fun!</p>

<p>Great colours and texture!</p>

<p>Road Music - odd findings</p><div></div>

<p>Freedom seems to be at a bit of a premium in the 'free' world...<br>

<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/21/photographer-films-anti-terror-arrest">http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/21/photographer-films-anti-terror-arrest</a></p>

<p>I can't give you a full answer, but I think the Nikons will out-perform the Oly at 800 - 3200.<br>

dpReview has said that the E-30 and E-620 are equal to the Nikon D300 in image quality up to about ISO 800. They have also said that the E-620 is the best 4/3s camera yet, being half the price with almost the same functionality of the E-30.</p>

<p>I have no idea if Nikon can accept OM glass, but they are quite a bit thicker around the 'waist' so I have my doubts. </p>

<p>Focusing manual lenses on standard DSLR screens is a learned skill, but no harder than ground glass really</p>

<p>If your only real interest is ISO 800 - 3200 work, Oly is probably not the place to look. If small, discrete and entirely competent for street shooting is your goal, then it is likely your best choice... The 620 is small and (relatively) inexpensive... It is also highly resellable if you try one and it doesn't work out...</p>

<p>Strängnäs, Sweden guest harbour at dawn, September 29, 2008</p><div></div>

<p>OM Zuiko:</p>

<ul>

<li>28mm f 2.0</li>

<li>50mm f 1.4</li>

<li>50mm f 1.8</li>

<li>50mm f 1.2</li>

<li>135mm f 3.5</li>

</ul>

<p>OM mount Tokina 135mm f 2.8<br>

Why? I love the creative abilities they offer, control of DOF, focus... I find them beautiful as opposed to razor sharp and somewhat clinical with the kit lenses and I suspect most of the modern slow zooms.<br>

Sometimes the images aren't perfect, they are not always sharp, instead they have a depth and personality I haven't seen from modern zooms. Then again, I am an old grump and I have never liked zooms even in my film days...<br>

My <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweron/">flickr stream</a> will let the glass speak for itself...I note the lens used in the tags.<br>

I will say, though, that focusing is a challenge and requires constant practice... a day without taking pictures and I find myself going too fast, missing focus, etc...</p>

<p>Great shot! If your kit lenses are like mine, the 40 - 150 will be excellent. It is a nice camera, which people tend to lose sight of in the rush to new technology.<br>

Have fun!</p>

<ul>

<li>Lens cap strings</li>

<li>Camera straps with brand names</li>

<li>People who helpfully inform me that the camera can focus for me when I am using a manual lens</li>

<li>People who try to impress me with the fact that <em>their </em> camera can take 1000 pictures on a 1gb card (had a fellow with a D3 tell me this proudly)</li>

</ul>

<p>Cable realeases... I have an amazing collection of them... blue, red, serious black, clear, long, short... and none of them work on my digital stuff...*sigh*</p>

<p>All are great, but that is a lovely portrait Jim.</p>

<p>'City Winter 2'<br>

Seen in Örebro, Sweden, January 19, 2010</p><div></div>

<p>Lovely tones in this one Godfrey!</p>

<p>Yes, I would also be interested in some more detail as I am just at that decision point myself...</p>

<p>Glass saves the 4/3 system... Leica & Zuiko design the lenses. The pice of 'heritage' Zuiko lenses is going steadily up as Canon full frame shooters discover the magic that is Zuiko, Leica, as far as I understand it, seems to have a small, but dedicated following...<br>

The micro 4/3s system is NOT a point and shoot - it is a very small DSLR.</p>

<p>Great pictures this week!<br>

Mine is called: In the still midwinter...</p><div></div>

<p>Hmmm no one seems to have started a pic-of-the-week this week, so, here goes...<br>

This one is called 'Romance' but I could have called it, Love My Zuiko Glass.</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks for the link Zul - works perfectly on my E-410... Could I really have taken 59,000 pictures in a year and a half? No wonder my wife just looks tired when I drop the camera around my neck to go to the grocery store!</p>

<p>Uh...<br>

Where are you?<br>

What kind of room?<br>

Natural light or...?<br>

What kind of photos do you want to take?<br>

One suggestion is to book a meeting room at a hotel and ask them to take the table out, or, shift it against the wall when you get there... they usually have windows for natural light and neutral colours...</p>

<p>Things have not been quite so warm here in Örebro, Sweden...</p><div></div>

<p>If you are worried, just do an update of the camera and lens through the Olympus Master software that will come with your camera... it will fix any problems, but I can't imagine any conflict as the 40-150 is the second kit lens for this camera.<br>

Have fun!</p>

<p>Seems to me that I once saw the figure of 125,000 or 150,000 as the maximum, but don't quote me. I have also been wondering about how to check this on my e-410 and, again, it seems to me that I once saw a way to check posted in this forum...<br>

Wish I had a better memory.</p>

<p>I will be away from home for two weeks and I have decided that it is more important for me to carry-on my camera bag than it is to carry my laptop and its registered, fully legal copy of CS3 creative suite.<br>

I will have access to a computer (PC, new, powerful), but, as strange as this may seem, there is no photography software installed. Last time I was there (in the summer) I downloaded the CS4 trial and I would assume that means I cannot do the same thing again this time. I like to process my stuff while away and transfer to DVD to bring them home - both processed and original raw files.</p>

<p>Any suggestions? Will Adobe allow me to download Elements... is paintshop pro a reasonable alternative?<br>

Any suggestions deeply appreciated.</p>

<p>I am a prime shooter... Olympus Zuiko heritage glass is so darned good... For me the biggest plus is the speed of the lenses - my list includes f 1.2, 1.4, 1.8, 2.0, 2.8 and a slow 3.5. Most modern zooms do a good job, but cannot compare to the kind of depth and character of my sometimes 40 year-old glass.<br>

I reserve the zooms for times when I cannot focus manually or when I have no time to 'do photography'... Kids birthday parties, etc.</p>

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