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for a long time now i have been looking at loads of midrange and entry level DSLR's after reading into it ans a trip to currys i finally fell in love with an olympus e520 however on warehouse express they have the camera with 2 different twin lens set ups

firstly

Olympus E-520 + 14-42mm + 40-150mm Lens Kit
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=1026833


and secondly

Olympus E-520 + 14-42mm + 70-300mm Lens Kit
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=1026834

there is a big difference in price but i was wondering what short of photographic opportunity are the set ups best at

thanks for any help you peeps can give
 
With the second option, the extra lens is much longer focal length. It's really quite a bit longer than most, given the 4/3rds format (600mm equivalent). Good for action, motorsport, zoos, aircraft, even a bit of wildlife. Major drawback is the gap left between 42mm and 70mm which is not huge, but could be a problem, depending on what you want to photograph.

If you don't need the reach, the first option offers a seemless range, is cheaper, and not so bulky.
 
fro Wild life and Zoo shots I will go for the second, for Street and people fotoghraphy I will buy the first

BTW I think they are craking deals
 
Being new to this myself I think the first option is probably the best. For general photography the focal range is probably more useful. Once you are happy and comfortable with the camera and get to know exactly what you want to photograph you can buy an additional lens to suit exactly what you want.
 
Depends what you want to shoot but to future proof for more reach then second kit, it will cover more aspects of photography should you want to dabble in subjects that need more magnification over distance rather than close magnification as you need macro for that.
Look up how much the longer lens would be to buy seperate and if its something you could add later.
The first is a nice set at under £500 but as said is more street and people shooting.
people always want more length i find. Unless your dedicated to lanscape then you want width:D
 
I wouldnt take the blurb they print on the offers as gospel... the first line put me off

the Olympus E-520 DSLR is THE choice for professionals everywhere
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eeerm no it's not :)

a built-in image stabiliser, meaning your images are blur free regardless of what lens is attached
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This gives the impression that you will never have a blurred image if you use this camera.. I somehow doubt that.
 
Deciding on what you are going to photograph will probably answer this for you (as has been mentioned above).

The other area I would possibly consider is how much is the 70-300 lens to purchase seperately - you can sometimes (not always though!) make a good saving on buying a twin kit lens and if you bought option 1, would it cost more to buy the 70-300 lens than buying option 2 and possibly buying a filler lens for the gap (40-150 lens for arguments sake) - think that makes sense :lol:

Personally, I would probably buy the 70-300 kit, with a view in the future to upgrading the smaller 14-42 to a higher spec (and poss slightly longer reach) lens.

Hope this helps (and doesn't cause even more confusion:lol:) :thumbs:
 
KIPAX said:
I wouldnt take the blurb they print on the offers as gospel... the first line put me off
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lol i know what you mean i dont pretend to believe everything i read with that website. however at that sort of price range its a hell of a lot better than anything nikon and cannon can offer
 
james_death said:
Depends what you want to shoot but to future proof for more reach then second kit, it will cover more aspects of photography should you want to dabble in subjects that need more magnification over distance rather than close magnification as you need macro for that.
Look up how much the longer lens would be to buy seperate and if its something you could add later.
The first is a nice set at under £500 but as said is more street and people shooting.
people always want more length i find. Unless your dedicated to lanscape then you want width:D
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thinking about it i recon i will probably benefit from option 1 but i am also considering using some of my older OM lenses and ebaying for a manual wider angle lens too
 
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