Using Manual Focus Lenses with the Olympus E620
Call me a Luddite, but I like using manual focus, even with my Olympus E620. It frequently makes my photography more fun. And it allows me to use some premium quality prime lenses that I couldn’t otherwise afford in their AF incarnations.
Many of us have some marvelous glass left over from our Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Leica and Minolta film camera systems. And frankly, nobody (with the possible exception of Leica and Ziess) makes lenses with the same durability and quality as many of the solid, brass-n-glass gems we used in the... (read the rest)
Olympus ZD 40-150 Lens Just $20!
Zuiko Digital 40-150, f4-5.6
[Update: 29 Aug 2009 — Looks like this deal has now expired] …Olympus e620 buyers can get a rare deal right now: While the basic e620 with 14-42 kit lens is still priced at $699, the two-lens e620 kit (with ZD 40-150) is going for $719.95 for a limited time. And the e620 body-only price has dipped to less than $540.
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Olympus E620 Review Part 1
The complete Olympus e620 review will span several individual posts. Rather than save all my notes for three or four weeks before writing a single comprehensive review, I’ll publish it in pieces after each step of the process. Later I’ll post an index summary pointing to each individual article in the review series.
First though, I think it’s important to make clear that these are not bench tests. They’re actual user tests based on my personal experience with the e620. There might be some technical posts... (read the rest)
Olympus e620 Reviews Roundup - Update 06 Jul 2009
Now that I’ve ordered my e620 there’s not much to do but wait until it ships. Naturally, it wasn’t in stock anywhere in the body-only configuration, but I’m told that should be remedied sometime next week.
25 June update — Got it! The new e620 arrived this afternoon. I’ll post some first impressions in the next day or two. Hope to have a full review write-up within the next week or so.
In the meantime, I’ve been poring over the various e620 reviews... (read the rest)
e620 buzz takes back seat to Olympus Pen E-P1
Expect the online buzz about the Olympus e620 to move to the back burner the next few weeks. Today (15 June 2009) Olympus unveiled its new micro-four-thirds camera, the Pen E-P1.
Olympus’s announcement says it’s “Not a point and shoot. Not an SLR. It’s a Pen.” Judging from the photos on Olympus’s site it’ll come with a 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 lens. Also available is a 17mm f2.8. And the price? $799 for the camera with 14-42 kit says Oly. A bit less for body only. And $100... (read the rest)
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