Olympus E-520 with 14-42mm lens

Pros: Light, high quality camera and image quality with loads of features and ease of use.

Cons: Too much noise at high ISO settings. Slow auto focus is low light.

The Bottom Line: Hard not to recommend for its excellent value and quality along with ease of use and great handling. Not for serious use in low light however.

Review: The E520 is Olympus’s replacement for the year-old E510, and as such it shares much of the character and personality of the earlier model. It is almost the same size and weight, has the same look and feel, and handles almost exactly the same. In many ...

Pros: Sharp photos, affordable

Cons: Live View too slow on Auto Focus

Review: I bought the E-520 as an upgrade to my E-500. I wanted to try out the Live View and have larger megapixel count. Now after months of usage, the Live View is never used because the Auto Focus is way too slow and eats the batteries up. However, the unit ...