Do you like olympus

For the cost, for the awesome quality Zuiko optics you get with the kit lenses, for the in-camera IS, and for value for money - absolutely yes it is.
 
to answer the subject line.. i like olynpus.. loved my c2100uz :)
 
I have a soft spot for Olympus, probably because my granddad used to have one, I almost went for the e-420 as my first DSLR, but it was the lack of IS that put me off and the e-520 was just out of price range.
I think now I would probably have stretched but I'm more than happy with my Sony now.
Only downside to the Olympus system is a lack of cheaply available lenses.
 
Until my Sony I had an OM1 film camera and 3 Olympus digital cameras. When I was looking for my first DSLR, I was convinced I was going to buy an e510.

That was until I tried one in a shop, I just did not get on with it.
 
leaky5 said:
Until my Sony I had an OM1 film camera and 3 Olympus digital cameras. When I was looking for my first DSLR, I was convinced I was going to buy an e510.

That was until I tried one in a shop, I just did not get on with it.
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I know that feeling, I had my heart set on an e-410 but it just didn't feel right to hold.
 
I have 2 Olys - a Mju 770SW compact for snorkelling and general holiday snapping (it's waterproof and sweatproof and fits in a pocket) and an OM10 film SLR that lives in the cupboard (inherited from my Father in law and since I already had a Nikon AF system, the OM has hardly been used). I don't like the feel of the Oly DSLRs - I have big hands and fat fingers so find them too small and fiddly.
 
For portabilty, they're hard to beat :). Good build quality too, IME/IMO.

The small sensor may not be the best from a low noise ISO point of view, but if it wasn't for that "half-size" sensor, you'd have a much bigger camera :shrug:.

Actually, I've just sold my E420 twin lens kit (on here), but it wasn't because it was a bad camera - it was so that I could get a D40 to use with my other Nikon lenses :).

I have OM10 and "35 Trip" film camera too and they are both fantastic value, for the 30 quid, or so, that they cost :thumbs:.
 
I love classic Olympus cameras - especially the OM system - and the OM-2, for example, is one of my all time favorite SLR's. However I don't like the actual models, especially because the sensors are too small. I think APS-C is the limit if you want to have some serious control over the results.

I still like the micro 4/3 system, because I understand it's cheaper and easier to use a smaller sensor in a camera with such a small registration distance.
 
I love 'em. I've worked for Olympus not once but twice now and they are a wonderful bunch. Still have a couple of older Oly's and one of my faves was the old OM system.

The office in London, before they moved was awesome. Huge prints all over the walls taken by some of the best in the business. They used to have a cupboard full of them!

Well, you did ask if I liked them! :)
 
I think Olympus cameras are ideal if you value either portability or need the 2x crop factor to get the most distance out of telephoto lenses e.g. 200mm gives the same field of view as a 400mm on a FF camera. This means you can get similar photos from a much smaller and lighter setup.

However, I think there are problems Olympus other than the obvious Noise issues caused by the smaller photosites on the 2x crop factor sensor. The main photographic one being the larger DoF that you get at equivalent focal lenths (e.g. when using a 35mm vs a 70mm) meaning that you need much faster (and more expensive) lenses to get really smooth OOF backgrounds.

IMO Olympus (and the other 4/3rds cameras) are probably best suited to motor sports and wildlife photographers wanting to get a very small and light setup at a reasonable cost (although the standard Nikon / Canon setups are just as well suited to those areas but the kit required is larger and more expensive).

Personally I wouldn't buy into the Olympus system but then it doesn't meet my needs.
 
I bought an Oly E420 and recently changed to Nikon. The lack of accessories was annoying, the price of glass was a factor, and I wanted a more 'standard' format. That said the E420 was a cracking camera, but not one I'd buy again.
 
It all started when I bought an Olympus 35RD

I now have a many of them...

The lenses are what makes the system work so well.

I've had the advantage of using the best of the rest at work, but have never been swayed to change...
 
Yes, I particularly enjoy the athletics.
 
yes, but then so are all the other DSLRs - there isn't a bad current production DSLR.
 
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