Olympus E-30
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25 years ago
Olympus' E-30; All The Filters Of The Rainbow
While some may consider the Four Thirds system ( www.four-thirds.org ) to be the Rodney Dangerfield of the D-SLR world, there is no doubt it has enabled Olympus to produce a series of cameras that represent one of, if not, the best pixel per dollar value today.
17 years ago
Until now, the Olympus Four Thirds platform DSLR line up included the E-420 and E-520, competing for the budget-conscious photographer, and the E-3, a semi-professional model. Today's announcement of the E-30, which is scheduled to be available early in January 2009, plugs the gap between the E-520...
17 years ago
Olympus E-30 D-SLR, a photographer's treat
Photography is the most interesting and fascinating profession of all times. Whether it is the old folding type Zeiss Ikon, Balda or Houghton camera or the latest 12.3 mega pixel digital cameras, capturing and reproducing images is a marvelous invention.
17 years ago
Olympus E-30: Hands On
The new Olympus E-30 ($1,300, estimated street, body only) has six of these in its ample bag of tricks, along with some high-end capabilities inherited from the flagship Olympus E-3. It's also the first Olympus DSLR to crack the 10-megapixel barrier, with a 12.3MP Live MOS sensor.
17 years ago
Olympus E-30
Front view of the E-30 with the Zuiko Digital 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 II lens. (Source: Olympus.) The body designs and ergonomics of the E-30 and E-3 look quite similar, although the E-30 has even more button controls than its 'big brother'.
Pros:
- You're looking for a small DSLR camera that can accept a wide range of relatively compact lenses
- You'd like to choose from the widest possible variety of image aspect ratios when shooting JPEG files
- You require sophisticated in-camera image stabilisation and effective dust reduction technology,
Cons:
- You want to shoot video (the E-30 can't)
- You're a low-light photography enthusiast or a sports photographer who requires faster continuous shooting speeds than 4 frames/second
- You're not prepared to grapple with the complexity of the controls and menu system
17 years ago
The E-30 ($1299, body only) is a midrange digital SLR that fits between the E-520 and the flagship E-3 in Olympus' line-up. The easiest way to describe the E-30 is this: take the E-3, subtract the weather-sealing, then add a higher resolution sensor, a new image processor, a larger LCD, and "art...
17 years ago
Olympus E-30
With the highest resolution of the range, the E-30 isn't the highest specification. But what does it have that the others don't?
Pros:
- Super fast autofocus
- Good noise control
- Nice landscape results
- Good build quality
- 5EV exposure compensation
- 5EV image stabiliser
- Improved autofocus in live view
- Expanded metering system
Cons:
- Muted colours on colour chart
- Slight cast in portrait mode
- Purple fringing in high contrast areas
17 years ago
Olympus E-30 review
When we tested the Olympus E-3 in January 2008, we described it as ‘...a fine all-rounder and a jewel to use' and duly awarded it a mark of 90% and a coveted WDC Gold Award. We praised its build, image quality and general interface, and it looks like those comments must have filtered their way back...
Pros:
- Free-angle LCD screen
- build quality
- light body
- button layout
Cons:
- Pointless Art Filters
- tends to underexpose
- JPEG ISO performance
17 years ago
Olympus E-30 review
Perhaps Olympus should have called it 'The Morph' because that's what the E-30 is: it's the perfect morph between the Olympus E-520 and the company's top-end E-3 professional model. The E-30 shares many of the E-3's key features at a price more suited to these straightened times.
17 years ago
Olympus E-30
Targeted towards enthusiasts, high-level amateurs and photo hobbyists, the E-30 finally fills the hole in the Olympus dSLR line-up between the entry-level E-420 and E-520 cameras, and the high-end, professional E-3 . For the body only, expect to pay a price of AU$1,799.
Pros:
- Art filters are great fun
- Support for multiple exposures
- New 14-54mm kit lens is good
- Image quality is consistent
Cons:
- Live view is frequently laggy
- Antiquated menu system and graphics
- Loud
- slow autofocus in live view
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