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Miss Advantage of useful high ISO, a USP of DSLRs. I firmly believe that one should go for better body with 1 lens, rather than having 2 lenses.
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Thank you to all who replied to my thread. My head is still spinning on which camera to choose. I've spent the last 2 weeks reading reviews and searching for the best prices. I've convinced myself to go w/ the Evolt E-500, I've found some pretty good deals on ebay for it. Just not sure if I should spring the extra 100$ or so and get the Dual kit. However this morning I came across a Canon XT w/ Kit lense brand new with a 1gb memory card for 640$ shipped. I could get the Dual Kit Oly for this price, possibly less and the Oly w/ only the 14-55mm lense for almost 200 less. Which do you say is they better buy? I will be upgrading the lenses in the future, but which camera has the better Kit lense?
Thank you all so much for your help.
Joe
 
As you're still unsure, go for the safer bet with Canon; you don't want to be struck with a case of Buyer's Remorse should Olympus fail to actively encourage the development of their line. You would be just as safe with a mid-range Nikon.

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I would still recommend the K100D. It has much better ergonomics, build and viewfinder than the XT. Also, The K100D will give better high ISO performance short of getting a Canon 5D. The AS rocks, too.

I was shooting at ISO 800 and 1600 a couple weeks ago with a 30D and my old DS. It was not the 30D that did better.
 
I was also on the bubble with the k100d, I like the idea of the SR. How is the K100d compared to the *ist?
 
I actually own an *ist DS and have tried a K100D. The K100D has faster AF and the AS works well. Other than that, it feels an awful lot like my DS, which is a good thing. It may have a smaller buffer but I am not a spray and pray shooter. Pentax goes after making a good handling camera that gives natural results. Some love it, some hate it. The defaults on the D and DS were soft but can be fixed by tweaking the controls. The K100D has improved defaults but I could not see any big leaps forward compared to my tweaked DS settings. Phil was quite impressed with the photo quality, although he appears to prefer the D40 at low ISO.
 
The E500 is a great buy because the lenses are decent and Oly makes some MEGA fast glass. Expensive but really nice stuff.

But, and a big but ....... the viewfinder is adead set awful. Just awful.
Joey D724 said:
Thank you to all who replied to my thread. My head is still
spinning on which camera to choose. I've spent the last 2 weeks
reading reviews and searching for the best prices. I've convinced
myself to go w/ the Evolt E-500, I've found some pretty good deals
on ebay for it. Just not sure if I should spring the extra 100$ or
so and get the Dual kit. However this morning I came across a Canon
XT w/ Kit lense brand new with a 1gb memory card for 640$ shipped.
I could get the Dual Kit Oly for this price, possibly less and the
Oly w/ only the 14-55mm lense for almost 200 less. Which do you say
is they better buy? I will be upgrading the lenses in the future,
but which camera has the better Kit lense?
Thank you all so much for your help.
Joe
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Joey D724 said:
I was also on the bubble with the k100d, I like the idea of the SR.
How is the K100d compared to the *ist?
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First of all, forget E500 as it does not have good High ISO performance and Dynamic Range as compared to Rebel xT & K100D. And if u r getting K100D about 75$ or more cheaper to xT then grab it. It won't disappoint u. (That SR will be definite advantage while shooting landscapes in fading lights e.g. early morning/late evening. It will help u going for lower ISO.).
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by far. The Canon 18-55 tends to be rather soft.

Note that you can routinely pick up the Oly 40-150 tele on ebay for $150. So you might be better off going for the single lens kit and grabbing the tele at your leisure.
 
Just to follow up to my original posting, I've decided to go w/ the Olympus E-500. I paid 500$ free shipping ,for the Dual lense brand new on ebay. Should be coming this week......hopefully. I can't wait!
 
Thanks for coming back and telling us. Lots of these threads just end in mid-air...

Regards, David

PS: Oops, forgot to say "Welcome aboard the Olympus SLR Forum".
 
Thanx for the warm welcome!

I decided on the Oly E-500, because it seemed like the best bang for my buck. I knew I wouldn't be getting any new lenses for a while, so I really wanted to get the dual kit. Also from what I've read their Kit lenses seem to be one of the better ones. Hopefully I'll have some pics to share soon!
 
And also try to experiment with various contrast settings, if u prefer shooting jpgs. IMHO Default mode is too contrasty, blowing out highlights quickly. So keeping contrast at -1 or -2 should help.

I just mentioned that so u be ready what to expect. The camera is nice value with its twin lenses.

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john farrar said:
As you're still unsure, go for the safer bet with Canon; you don't
want to be struck with a case of Buyer's Remorse should Olympus
fail to actively encourage the development of their line. You would
be just as safe with a mid-range Nikon.
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LOL, you should see Oly's PMA line up. scare tactics, Olympus has been in the camera business for a long time.

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highsee3 said:
LOL, you should see Oly's PMA line up. scare tactics, Olympus has
been in the camera business for a long time.> >
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So had Minolta. I still have Olympus cameras, an OM2, that takes the most wonderful 35mm film shots with its system of lenses. And an RD35 film compact in the car - that works too. The OM system almost became mainstream pro, but then they bailed when autofocus appeared.

However Canon and Nikon are undeniably better starting points for newbies who might want to go places (and many have the hope that they might) with their hobby in 2007. To newbies, yes you can take the most wonderful shots with Olympus DSLRs but the vast majority of pros use Canon and Nikon and they wouldn't choose them without good reason.

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That one body, and one or two lenses.
Remember the OM10?

Most DSLR are getting bought because Digi P&S are so awful in low light, or for action.
That's all.

SOME have ambitions, so I have to ask why they buy Canon, as they'll end up ditching lenses anyway, if they want to go up to a 1Ds in the future!
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