Owners Ratings:
Olympus E-500 (Overall)

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Average rating (124 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.51
 Features()()()()()() 4.75
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.64
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.65
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.83
 Overall()()()()()() 4.67

Owners Opinions: Olympus E-500

NamePostedOpinion preview
Susan G21 May 09I love this camera -- have had it for over 2 years and am ...
tonized21 Apr 09(No text)
JeanPierre Thibaudeau29 Dec 08Ah, those colors! Not many cameras have colors like the E-500 ...
Olaf Brugman8 Oct 08One of the lightest and smallest SLRs of its time. Many ...
timhughes6669 Jun 08Owned for 15months. Great build, comprehensive features and ...
VitaliV22 Feb 08I have had the E500 for 2 years. Excellent camera for hobby!+eas
Frank Martin8 Feb 08I have had the E500 for 2 years and I use it mainly for ...
mmditter1 Feb 08I got this camera about a year ago for my wife when the 2 lens ...
magikat33310 Jan 08I waited 2 years to get this camera. The price came down and I ...
userbosco2 Jan 08Best SLR for the dollar? ...at least before the 510, you could ...
Charles Laigo17 Jul 07An excellent value for your money! My first DSLR. Got mine in ...
philpoe1 May 07I wanted to get my wife and I into 'serious' digital ...
David Hughes30 Apr 07A good camera that's going dirt cheap at the moment; especially ...
marc28 Mar 07nice cam , easy to use , feels good , lots of detail at 100 iso
deenasuprema31 Jan 07After reading many many reveiws i choose this camera over the ...
mfahrur31 Jan 07Excellent camera for various uses. Coupled with the pro-grade ...
Eclipse Optics1 Jan 07Although the camera doesn't break any barriers, it does finally ...
Andrew Bayliff1 Jan 07I bought the E500 a couple of months ago as a bundle with the ...
rsimmons30 Dec 06I've had the camera for about two weeks now and shot about 1000 ...
Romanski7 Dec 06ok , first sorry on my bad english .good construction bat maybe ...
Romanski7 Dec 06ok , first sorry on my bad english .good construction bat maybe ...
sby107 Dec 06Using E-300 and later E-500,E-500 is a bug-fixed E-300, withsome ...
ArturAN25 Nov 06Just bought the E500 to offer it to my youngest son,- a a ...
gohunter23 Nov 06I got rid of a Canon EOS 10D and went for the Olympus about 9 ...
AmateurOM12 Oct 06I have had the E-500 for the past eight months. Overall, it is a ...
Ivn GF9 Oct 06the first thing that i felt when I was holding it, was a 'very ...
Janice McMorris5 Oct 06(No text)
dirtfan2128 Sep 06Life like photos and easy to work with. I take alot of action ...
Pat Perrier19 Sep 06Après 4 mois d’utilisation et 30 ans d’expérience avec des ...
Trinh18 Aug 06Bought this cam in Europe 2 months ago, it is a Made in China, ...
pucciomic14 Aug 06I have this camera since 6 months, i made some excellent photos
PeterSpenot11 Aug 06I've been using this camera for 2 months. I like it so much! I ...
Gidan0511 Aug 06(No text)
Muzzlehatch25 Jul 06Was just as good as I'd hoped it would be, and better.Setting ...
Eugene Morozov21 Jul 06Very nice camera. Actually, I like it for its small size and ...
Ron Hamby11 Jul 06It an excellent camera with features galore. I use the apture ...
Kine8 Jul 06excellent entry level dSLR.
Jake Reaney24 Jun 06I've had my e-500 for about 8 months. I learn more about the ...
utaker19 Jun 06I am retiring my Fujifilm 4900Z for this one. After shopping ...
William F Carter16 Jun 06Consruction feels very solid and the ergonmics are outstanding. ...
Hylander14 Jun 06I'm fairly new to the world of Digital SLRs, and I chose the ...
CadGuru13 Jun 06had it since december, and absolutely love it-it has survived ...
b28 Jun 06Just bought it for1week, then turn up...very disapointed!!
Murlis6 Jun 06Just yesterday bought this camera and I really love it! I did ...
8rummie31 May 06Cant really write about all the good points this camera has as ...
Amir Red19 May 06I had this for a month. After thoroughly reviewing several ...
Amir Red19 May 06I had this for a month. After reviewing several models within my ...
darkalk18 May 06prima di acquistarla l'ho confrontata con la famigerata canon ...
LondonDailyPhoto17 May 06I've been using the E500 for six months now, and it gets better ...
maddogmd1115 May 06I just got this camera about 2 weeks ago. Frankly I have been ...
adahucis13 May 06(No text)
Ivan Stoyneshky11 May 06The camera is well build have excellent options and Zuiko 4/3 ...
digitalrebelman2 May 06After considerable testing, I have come to the conclusion that ...
ELLENS28 Apr 06As a complete beginner to the world of SLR, yet in the middle of ...
tijn197828 Apr 06Good value for money! Promising that there are more and more ...
Keith Harrison27 Apr 06Together with the 14-54 and 50-200mm lens great option
Bizarre19 Apr 06(No text)
WALTER5719 Apr 06i traded my canon 350d for this, and i have never looked back. ...
Paulpsp9 Apr 06Better than a 20D!?.... Well yes actually. Having spent some ...
pictures22 Mar 06A light body, very good value for money.
JA Wallen21 Mar 06This camera is a toy. If you have an E-300 hang on to it. The ...
Amkane14 Mar 06This is my 3rd Olympus Camera, I own an E20, C-8080, and now the ...
wisaguy12 Mar 06Hey guys!....you couldn't get a better camera for the money. It ...
Topspin777 Mar 06Photography is fun again since I purchased the E-500 two lens ...
2005magnum6 Mar 06I have been shooting digital since the late 90's. I currently ...
Amitava Ghoshal6 Mar 06Very well designed camera. Excellent results upto ISO 400. ...
Brian_J1 Mar 06I'v had this camera since Nov. and I use it just about everyday ...
yossic20 Feb 06After my 300D canon has been stolen I was confronted again with ...
chazzman18 Feb 06(No text)
yildirim incealemdaroglu17 Feb 06Premium picture quality and superb performance come easy wity ...
Kat116 Feb 06Good camera overall
Rich00712 Feb 06WIP
jlessel11 Feb 06This camera is awesome! I chose it like most people over the ...
Kanji11 Feb 06Excellent camera espcially for the purchase price
Kurnia10 Feb 06Good camerathe first DSLR i have ownbut i try other this is good
Johan E Rosn6 Feb 06Im not the one who writes comments just like that but now I have ...
franster4 Feb 06This is a great Camera...For sumone whose been away from SLR's ...
spiros kat3 Feb 06I think that olympus from the older models with fewer pixels ...
stangman693 Feb 06I have had this camera now for about 2 months and I like it more ...
aksnef3 Feb 06(No text)
clp2 Feb 06After extensive research and a few hands-on tries, I purchased ...
BiGGA31 Jan 06I have purchased the cam few months ago and already taken about ...
RNCJr31 Jan 06I've had this, my first DSLR, since early November, and it's ...
harmonywithin31 Jan 06Excellent camera both in built and features for camera of it's ...
dereklam30 Jan 06Good for the money. great color. would invest some good lens ...
fast eddy27 Jan 06excellent camera,takes great pictures....& some more.E-500 bod
Simon Zeev27 Jan 06I love the camera. Is doing what is supposed to do.I fell that ...
LuckyBoy27 Jan 06Olympus E-500 is an excellent digital reflex with the excellent ...
Bill Gates24 Jan 06excellent performance/value DSLR. very happy with purchase.
Tommy250722 Jan 06A nice piece of technique, this camera. Good ergonomics, fast ...
RWM100122 Jan 06I have had several point and shoot digital cameras and they just ...
go2hkcom21 Jan 06The most excellent digital camera in 2006~~~~~
marcan8817 Jan 06excellent with the zuiko 35 mm macro
Bernard Caulfield16 Jan 06I too would call UKs' potential buyers of the E500 attention to ...
ANTONY greece10 Jan 06(No text)
elbichar3 Jan 06UK buyers beware! DIXONS are selling the Olympus E500 with an ...
Clark6661 Jan 06wonderful colors. I was able to take good pictures from the ...
Henry Bernardi31 Dec 05I have used in the past Nikon film and digital products and ...
Gordon Jacobsen24 Dec 05I started shopping around for a digital SLR a couple of weeks ...
Ilias_T22 Dec 05(No text)
Ilias_T22 Dec 05(No text)
B Bratica21 Dec 05stepped up to a DSLR from a P&S. use to have a film SLR about 10 ...
Derry Mount20 Dec 05Gordon,, where did you buy your camera???thought they all came ...
ralph wagner19 Dec 05A lot of camera for the money paid. Love the size and handling. ...
Tony Merlin14 Dec 05I've had the camera for only two days. I bought it on the ...
antoniob214 Dec 05Very good camera.The update of firmware 1.1 is OK...
Kylesays10 Dec 05Well built camera, best value for the money right now
stra131 Dec 05+++ Very good SLR camera : sturdy build, ergonomics, powerful ...
Videodan29 Nov 05Great DSLR camera !!!I have been using a digital camera for ...
HeresMy2Cents27 Nov 05Let me just say right from the start that I've never been an ...
Louis_Dobson24 Nov 05Time to update this after a couple of months heavy use.I've ...
Patrick Canny20 Nov 05dpreview helped me a great deal in choosing a new camera. The ...
VMurko19 Nov 05Best buy!
Edwaste17 Nov 05I would have given this camera all 5.0's but 4.5 for is darn ...
samu hakala15 Nov 05very good and not so expensive
Nostrotb13 Nov 05A great Value for money with the two lens kit. Better features ...
Ronnie H9 Nov 05Had this camera about two weeks, took about 200 pictures, very ...
lclark8039 Nov 05I have limited experience and use of this camera, but so far I ...
Frank B5 Nov 05I have had the E-500 for a few weeks now and i love it. When ...
eric695 Nov 05Bought the Oly E-500 with Zuiko 14-54 lens. Initally assessment ...
NEW OLYMPUS GUY4 Nov 05After extensive review I purchased E-500 and glad I did. I see ...
skyhighranch2 Nov 05Love it, What a cool ass camera.What can I say, Loved it from ...
Jacob T27 Oct 05i had the e-500 for over a week now, i'm loving it. very light, ...
Jacob T27 Oct 05i had the e-500 for over a week now, i'm loving it. very light, ...

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