| I've been using the Evolt E510 Olympus SLR camera | | | | can't stress enough the importance of familiarizing |
| for about a month now, and I wanted to share my | | | | yourself with how your camera works, such as which |
| impressions and evaluations to help those who are | | | | focusing modes and metering would work best with |
| planning on getting a digital SLR camera of their own. If | | | | the shots you take. You also have to know whether |
| you're planning on getting a dSLR, make sure you think | | | | to shoot shutter priority or aperture priority, and |
| carefully before buying one because these cameras | | | | shadow or high-key area. All that said, here are some |
| don't come cheap. If all you intend to do is point and | | | | of the features of the Olympus Evolt E510 that I like: |
| shoot in Auto mode, perhaps you might want to | | | | I like that I can get come up with sharp shots with |
| consider other high-quality, high-resolution digital | | | | stabilized lenses and at 1/30 when I use focals of |
| cameras. But if you're looking for top-notch image | | | | 300mm in 35mm equivalent. The Evolt E510's high ISO, |
| quality in terms of color and ISO, a digital SLR camera | | | | up to 800, is totally usable though it has little noise |
| is the way to go. | | | | reduction. You can also try ISO 1600 if you want to |
| Digital SLR cameras are meant to be explored and | | | | get better image results. Another wonderful thing about |
| used in different settings and speed. If you want to | | | | the camera is that even with the noise filter turned off, |
| maximize the use of your expensive dSLR, I suggest | | | | the images come out with excellent color and |
| you get interchangeable lens and go for models that | | | | sharpness. The Supersonic Wave Filter or SSWF is |
| have a dynamic range. You should also be willing to | | | | also an effective dust-buster. I change lenses a lot and |
| invest time on taking different shots using different | | | | yet I never saw a single peck of dust on the sensor. |
| settings under different conditions. Unless you choose | | | | Even in drive mode, the Evolt E510 has a shooting |
| the right settings for the shots you take, images taken | | | | speed of 3 frames a second. |
| using a dSLR may not necessarily yield extraordinary | | | | Although there are still some features that I wish the |
| results. | | | | Evolt E510 had, it still makes for a great camera |
| Most of the complaints I've read about the Evolt E510 | | | | especially for amateur and semi-pro photographers. |
| revolve around focusing and exposure. This is why I | | | | |