Owners Ratings:
Olympus E-1 (Overall)

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4.9 million effective pixels
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Average rating (170 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.97
 Features()()()()()() 4.71
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.76
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.86
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.66
 Overall()()()()()() 4.79

Owners Opinions: Olympus E-1

NamePostedOpinion preview
maranatha11 Sep 09(No text)
dholl14 Jun 09The most seductive shutter action ever made!And it can produce ...
brucerr4 Apr 09I purchased this camera new when Olympus was selling it’s ...
Jon Schick30 Mar 09Picked up recently having wanted one for years. For the same ...
rogerioi19 Dec 08I own this camera for over 2 years.Bought it second hand at a ...
papillon_653 Sep 08Having heard so much about this camera I decided to buy one as a ...
John King27 Aug 08I have owned my E-510 for about a year.But having seen many ...
James M Hughes21 Jul 08I can't believe how good the E1 is! I recently bought one boxed ...
Rotenstein EduardPaul5 Feb 08Best construction ever, even better than my Nikon D200. A dream ...
Lupti27 Aug 07I got this camera from ebay to have a second 4/3 body beside my ...
Pro Photographer5 Jun 07Had two of these for professional use. Would still have them IF ...
DavidELong8 May 07I bought a barely-used E-1 a month ago. Due to the near-future ...
gohunter28 Dec 06I upgraded (or downgraded if you are looking at pixel count) ...
Timmi9 Dec 06Its a classic. A camera that you have to touch to understand. ...
John G1EUH3 Dec 06This has to be a classic Camera in the making.I've owned the E-1 ...
domenicodibi30 Nov 06Really excellent! I suggest to use with sharpness +1 and ...
zakk922 Nov 06After considering a long time, I finally decided to buy the E-1. ...
Evan -- thoughtpuddle.com26 Oct 06A really fantastic camera and an incredible value, especially on ...
Johan Gustavsen30 Sep 06A very good camera with to few pixels and too much noise for ...
greypoint77728 Sep 06Just could'nt resist finally buying one of these now they're ...
SteveM7i21 Sep 06Here's the 150th Review for this outstanding DSLR:Pros:• Excelle
uno_focus_photgraphy21 Sep 06Fantastic color reproduction. Very vivid contrast and high ...
G_Special_K6 Sep 06Excellent piece of kit.Having tried it out, fell in love with the
MrHiFi1 Sep 06Trust me, there is no other camera on the market in the E-1’s ...
l3og3c30 Aug 06This is the BEST you can get :DBuy one and enjoy this awesoem ...
kwa13 Aug 06Simply put - I LOVE THIS CAMERA. Wow! Now mind you, I've used ...
krh_5710 Aug 06(No text)
halfmac27 Jul 06Waited a long time but worth the wait. What a great camera. ...
normani27 Jul 06I have this camera for more than two years and hundreds of ...
James Pilcher26 Jul 06An unbelieveably good camera that will be difficult for any ...
wolfie19 Jul 06After a year, 6,000 images and still loving this camera - there ...
JimAWG20 Jun 06Simply the BestI have had my E1 for over a year now and the only ...
andy amos12 Jun 06Its interesting compared to my Pantax DS!I finally afforded the ...
Sean C21 Apr 06I have this camera month now.It is the best camera bar non for ...
Sean Davis15 Apr 06I have used this camera for 2 years and it has travelled all ...
pictures22 Mar 06The best buy in digital SLR.
Juxa8 Mar 06I have been playing with my E1 for a year now, and it was very ...
ubiquityman1 Mar 06I've tried the Nikon D70, Digital Rebel, E500, E300, and finally ...
PeteM0119 Jan 06After 6 months, I am still learning to get the best out of this ...
jowensby7 Jan 06I have had my E-1 for a little over a year, and it continues to ...
Blues6 Jan 06Great Camera
Mario Aspiunza2 Jan 06It's a dream, I love it.
James Sanderson29 Dec 05I have had this lovely camera for a few months and still getting ...
marf22 Dec 05This is my third (D)SLR and the frst (D)SLR which has no ...
Mitrowsky30 Nov 05When I first saw this camera on dPreview two years ago it was ...
MurH13 Nov 05Has been great the last six months, have used it at a wedding, ...
chris_tr29 Oct 05Bought it finally and never regret it.Using is a lot of fun and ...
Gordiflon14 Oct 05Excellent!!! My best digital camera.
grahamo2 Oct 05(No text)
studiob26 Sep 05Purchased the E-1 15 months ago. Very good build quality and ...
Luccio7618 Sep 05(No text)
AdamT4 Sep 05Excellent (5) value for money is a reflection of the current ...
Ford_Prefect1 Sep 05Just purchased here in New Zealand for less than $1000.00(about ...
RODNEY tAYLOR19 Aug 05Great Camera.
b216 Aug 05(No text)
Barrie Marshall9 Aug 05I have been an Olympus OM system user for some years, I fell for ...
Markus Richter2 Aug 05(No text)
photophool225 Jul 05I have always been a solid Minolta fan, but when their DSLR was ...
VMurko22 Jul 05Superb after 11 months!
TLE4 Jul 05I use two of these professionally since 10/2004 and I'm very ...
audouin27 Jun 05Took it with me for 3 weeks and thousands of pictures in ...
Mike Overton23 Jun 05Long term Olympus owner/user. OM10, OM2n, E10 and now E1. ...
alan scott15 Jun 05Had this camera for a while now. Came from an OM background ...
Nicolas CM11 Jun 05Ideal for demanding environments (water, dust, ...). I had it ...
E1Lurker2 Jun 05I've owned mine for about 15 months. If it were stolen today, I ...
normanJi12 Mar 05After years of use of professional grade cameras of various ...
N_Architect10 Mar 05This camera delivers what it promises.- Extremely well built, ...
Franjola7 Mar 05Fallen down on the skiis, at the ski pist, with the camera in ...
Kowalski Wlodzimierz5 Mar 05(No text)
HKzooo17 Feb 05(No text)
MLYL29 Jan 05Great camera. Great system. Pro body in lightweight package. The ...
Guipani22 Jan 05A TANK !Dropped mine down 8 concrete steps in a midiaevel German ...
Tim the Grey20 Jan 05I've never regretted spending the money...15 thousand images ...
Stuart Williams19 Jan 05Very easy to use, superb build quality.Excellent ergonomic ...
biofos19 Jan 05Lusted after the E-1 from day one. Eventually got one 4 months ...
Jim Attfield18 Jan 05Brilliant - I can't fault it. Great ergonomics (as you would ...
Ivan uk18 Jan 05(No text)
BayAreaMD18 Jan 05A camera for photographers, not spec-seekers. Not the fastest, ...
Higuma17 Jan 05This is simply a camera which a written review cannot do ...
dgrogers17 Jan 05(No text)
seabird17 Jan 05(No text)
amij16 Jan 05Construction E1 is solid as rock but ergonomic in hand. This ...
OzRay11 Jan 05One of the most solidly constructed and go anywhere cameras in ...
Jeff11 Jan 05(No text)
Danny Yee11 Jan 05Great all round! Construction: the E1 is really solidly built. ...
a t o m i c6 Jan 05Quite beautifully designed and built, there's actually only a ...
Alex WT31 Dec 04I bought it, sold it for a Canon EOS 20d, and bought it back. ...
Stan in AR22 Dec 04The E-1 is the first dSLR camera after 3 yrs experience with ...
photovoyager14 Dec 04Positives: + Best build quality and ergonomics of any D-SLR its ...
Mmikky12 Dec 04The build, feel and of this camera is second to none!! The ...
daniel_lin12 Dec 04Excellent!!!
John S.12 Dec 04Best handeling and best quality SLR and lenses that I have ever ...
david_winona9 Dec 04You can use the E-1 all the time in raining day.The quilty of ...
mcvector4 Dec 04This is my first DSLR. The last SLR I used is the Yashica, ...
brassis128 Nov 04A prefect picture producer in 2004, highly recommended to all ...
brassis128 Nov 04A prefect picture producer in 2004, highly recommended to all ...
glanceoly28 Nov 04A LITTLE BEAUTY.THE BEST I HAVE OWNEDHOWEVER!!!!
adahucis19 Nov 04An outstanding camera, everything is prefect.And it gives me ...
Brett Taylor11 Nov 04I am an old E10 user; went to Canon and now back with E1 and ...
sophia4028 Oct 04An excellent digital cam.Highly recommended.
sophia4028 Oct 04(No text)
eternalsunshine8 Oct 04(No text)
benishouga4 Oct 04I have owned this camera for approximately two months, and love ...
km21 Sep 04Excellent!!!!
tchatila17 Sep 04(No text)
Gearóid Ó Laoi, Garry Lee22 Aug 04Bought this system because of size/weight. I cycletour. The ...
stevanski19 Aug 04Now, owner since 2 months, i would say, its the best camera i ...
Ward Rosin12 Aug 04So far, I've run about 2000 frames through my new E-1. Once ...
Silend5 Aug 04I've using E1 about 8 months after my Canon 10D and E20, I'd ...
John Brewton29 Jul 04An hour spent with the manual will pay dividends. A bit ...
LucaPatrone29 Jul 04Very good for Landscapes.Not so good for portrait/fashion and ...
Chuck Fralick22 Jul 04It's all about the image and the image out of the E-1 is as good ...
ASR4515 Jul 04Great camera feels solid picture quality is excellent in low ...
BOB7 Jul 04This is a fascinating camera. Coupled with the FL-50, weddings ...
terdonal7 Jul 04I also have an E-20n, DRebel with 100-400L IS and of course the ...
Rick Robinson30 Jun 04I have owned Canon and Pentax dslr cameras. They are good ...
Jeff Mc18 Jun 04WOW! This camera is one of the best kept secrets in the Digital ...
Sauro18 Jun 04Excellent constructive quality and advanced yield of the optical
jib17 Jun 04Finally a worth successor to my OM-1, OM-2 and OM-4T. Although ...
curtisls8 Jun 04After shooting this camera for a couple of months, I continue to ...
John Lichnerowicz27 May 04Since publishing my original mini review, I have bought the ...
Wolfgang24 May 04Absolutely an amazing piece of engineering! Fantastic ...
yavuzz21 Apr 04Very handy camera superbly build, almost every feature ...
normanjee13 Apr 04I bought this kit two weeks ago and taken hundreds of ...
menno_bouman3 Apr 04Feels like a mercedes when shooting with it. Color reproduction ...
gevasmnc18 Mar 04This camera is extremely easy to use. This is my first DSLR and ...
animal17 Mar 04(No text)
j_r_k17 Mar 04The Olympus E-1 is my 1st dSLR, and I currently also own a Canon ...
P S17 Mar 04I like the quality and build of this system. It is built like a ...
Robert Kinsell17 Mar 04Just felt right, from the first moment in hand. Learning some of ...
Calum McC17 Mar 04Superb images with very 'clean' pixels and great colours. 'Small ...
Richard Pavek17 Mar 04Great camera, very happy with it.
pka17 Mar 04Handling, look&feel superb, the camera just feels during ...
jhallett17 Mar 04This camera is well conceived and well executed. The controls ...
AshMills17 Mar 04Beautifully made, perfect design, images look fantastic. Camera ...
EEE27 Feb 04A brilliant design and a bold beginning for a new format. ...
Richard Wait27 Feb 04Excellent....
Harry Adam27 Feb 04Brilliantly conceived and executed design. Handling is ...
Joseph Edward Forks11 Feb 04This camera is perfect in every way for me. One thingabout this ...
HHz8 Feb 04Superb image quality! Very good colors. Outstanding buildquality ...
Yvonne8 Feb 04I love this camera, it is built like a tank and handles easily. ...
Jn Ragnarsson2 Feb 04Excellent design. Pininfarina would have been proud. The manual ...
highsector2 Feb 04DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.my epson 3100z can take better picture ...
Calvin W. Lee30 Jan 04I have had the Canon EOS 10D, D60, 300D, Minolta A1, Minolta ...
steppinout22 Jan 04I have been keeping an eye on the progress of this camera most ...
Michiele Vargas22 Jan 04I upgraded from an E10. I love my E1. I can't compare to other ...
Bob Clegg22 Jan 04I upgraded from an E-20 last December. The E-1 has the same ...
Ruud Westerhout19 Jan 04Came from the E-20 with special requests :-better ...
jcropper19 Jan 04I've used many point-n-shoot digicams over the past couple of ...
edwin90717 Jan 04I actually got one of the E-1 bodies, the 14-54 Zuiko zoom, the ...
simon_a17 Jan 04I previously owned a C2500-L and an E10. I particularly like the ...
Nick_Pearson17 Jan 04An all round excellent camera with exceptional build and ...
Anubis_Photo17 Jan 04I have been using this camera since October 03 with the 14 - 54 ...
highkicker17 Jan 04Built like a tank. Handles like a dream. Controls are simple ...
keith17 Jan 04(No text)
Bill Siegrist17 Jan 04Since July 2001, I have been a very satisfied E-10 user. I ...
MJFerron17 Jan 04After using Nikon digitals for 4 years now I have to say I'm ...
RémiG17 Jan 04Construction is incredible. It's really a pleasure to just take ...
Scott Schmith16 Jan 04Despite the (numerous) reviews, despite the new-product ...
James A Rinner15 Jan 04This is an incredible camera. The only other camera that fits ...
Tony15 Jan 04Excellent built camera with superb good image quality. Two high ...
DelK14 Jan 04An excellent feature set that should satisfy many pros and ...
ajwh13 Jan 04This is my second digital camera; prior to that I used OM gear ...
jleyman12 Jan 041) E-1 felt right at the first grip and still does -- top notch ...
Tom Davis11 Jan 04Focussing on what I've found most important:1. Image quality: The
LM111 Jan 04A former Sony F707 user who was considering moving up to the ...
Nabal11 Jan 04The Olympus E-1 is my 3rd dSLR, having previously owned the ...
ksj11 Jan 04All I can say is WOW! This camera is a joy to use and the images ...
R Scott Adams11 Jan 04This camera, and Olympus in general, gets either bashed or ...
hvh11 Jan 04I like to keep my pictures as natural as possible 'out of ...

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