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First camera beyond a simple point-and-shoot for me. I am just constantly amazed at the quality of pictures this camera takes...

this is my first SLR camera and so far i'm very satisfied with it. it takes great pictures, lots of manual controls and the speed is awesome. after buying a few lenses for it ive been experimenting and it definitely is worth the price in my opinion.

The complete process did not take as long as first believed and my camera was in great condition.

The Olympus e520 is a good entry-level DSLR with in-body image stabilization, usable live view, and many other nice features. While made in China, it has a metal lens mount, and I was impressed by its overall construction. I wish I could say the same about the bundled kit lens, which is a cheap 14-42mm zoom with a plastic mount. I'm a semi-pro aviation photographer. I got acceptable results on the ground, but noticed a slight but definite blurriness in the air, despite using the image stabilizer. Ordered the companion 40-150 mm zoom separately and when that arrived, discovered that it would not deliver consistently sharp focus at infinity and max zoom, regardless of camera settings, due to motion of the lens end, also noticed the same in the 14-42 mm lens. This is unnaceptable for me. I returned the camera and both lenses for a full refund. Amazon's service was excellent, and the camera is good, but the lenses are terrible.

I thought the camera was a lot more then what it is.I have used it and am not inpressed with it's preforamce.I'm compareing it to my Nikon D100. I'llkeep on trying and see what I get
HJWinston