Olympus Evolt E-510 Digital Camera with 14-42mm Lens

Pros: Compact and light, great image quality and handling. Superb kit lenses. Image stabilization.

Cons: Imperfect Live View, slow AF in low light. Poor menu system.

The Bottom Line: Lightweight yet well built with excellent image quality and flexibility. Handles very well and is easy to setup and control. Great value for money, particularly in the two-lens kit.

Review: Two years is a long time in digital photography, with technology moving quickly and yesterday's cameras of choice fast becoming today's also-rans. Thus it is that two years after buying a Fuji S9000, I found myself considering a DSLR to replace it. ...

Pros: In general a great camera for beginners and experts alike

Cons: Noise at ISO1600, Live View focusing takes LOTS of time

The Bottom Line: Wonderful camera, and best price out there, buy it, unless you are willing to pay the extra $200 for the Sony a300 (coming out April 15th, 2008)

Review: This camera is the first Digital SLR I ever owned, but since then I have bought two more, hopefully my opinion isn't skewed. This camera is really targeted at the first-time SLR buyer. It is feature packed, and at a low price, but I can easily assume ...

Pros: A great camera much nicer then a point and shoot

Cons: If I want to add additional lenses they are costly

The Bottom Line: Over all a great camera at a great value.

Review: I have owned many digital cameras all point and shoot but never a Digital-SLR. With this being my first Digital-SLR I needed to find out all of my options and what camera was going to work best for me. After reading tons of reviews by professionals ...

Pros: Large 2.5" LCD, programmable function(Fn) button, 2 stabilization modes

Cons: Pop up flash casts a shadow from the lenses that come in the kit.

The Bottom Line: If you are just starting out this is the perfect camera for you. Easy to use and quick programming.

Review: I did much research on DLSR's before purchasing my first. The camera is feature rich in a nice starter price range. I have had the Olympus EVOLT E-510 for two months now and have been able to take nice pictures of anything. I like the 10 megapixel ...

Pros: Once you figure everything out, this is an excellent camera for the intermediate photographer.

Cons: You can's see the image in the LCD screen prior to taking the picture.

The Bottom Line: I really like this camera. I had never owned an Olympus before-mostly Minolta in the past-but have to say I would probably buy another one.

Review: I got this camera for Christmas last year and it came with an extra lens for up to 75mm I think. I loved the camera from the beginning, the only complaint I have about it is that you cant see in the LCD what the picture looks like prior to taking the ...

Pros: Image stabilization and excellent image quality (albeit I use the sharper 14-54 lens).

Cons: Live view delay (for my purposes, it's too slow).

Review: In reply to the previous reviewer, DSLRs do not have 'movie mode' functions. I recommend to that reviewer if he misses the movie mode, he should revert back to his digicam. I like the movie mode, and this is why I have kept my Canon Powershot S3IS. I use ...

Pros: Lg LCD. 10MP. Sensor cleaner. Image stabilizer. Price. 2 lenses. Quality. Size.

Cons: Small viewfinder. No movie mode. Pinch type lens cover.

The Bottom Line: Good end results; decent price for what you get; easy enough for beginner yet still has functions and features a professional could utilize.

Review: This is my first SLR and I am more than pleased with the quality of the photos. I took it out of the box, took a few minutes to sort of familiarize myself with the basic functions, then began taking some of the most gorgeous photos I've ever seen! After ...

Pros: Great price, fast focusing, image stabilization, flexible settings, full-featured menus, and, of course, GREAT PICTURES!

Cons: Small-maximum-aperture kit lenses, menu settings reset when powered down, sometimes a LONG shutter lag.

The Bottom Line: Buy it! Buy it! Buy it! Buy it! I recommend this camera to all of my students at the Community College. Solid, flexible, affordable.

Review: I've been doing film photography for over 30 years (both taking and teaching), so it was hard for me to switch to digital. Even though I'm quite technical, I can get overwhelmed by all the menu options, for example. After much research, I decided to ...

Pros: Sharp images. Light weight. Beautiful color. Auto focus right on easy to use.

Cons: No lighted control wheel.Buttons placed in inconvenient locations. Need an external flash sync socket

Review: I have used this item in Alaska, cruises, Mexico, Panama, on vacations, business, manufacturing photography, and personal use. Works great. Body is adequate. I would prefer a magnesium or aluminum body. It handles easily, feels like part of my arm. I ...