Using An Olympus DSLR - Olympus E-450, One Of The Original Compact Professional Cameras

When you think of Olympus, you probably just think about their current mirrorless offerings. But did you know they started in the digital realm like everyone else - with DSLRs? I found an Olympus E-450 sitting lonely on a used camera site, just waiting to be snapped, and took it out for a spin this last month to see how it holds up. I was pleasantly surprised.
I also picked up my first Olympus mirrorless camera recently - an EPL2. Or something like that. I'm excited to try it out. I even bought an adapter with aperture control for some vintage lenses. Should be fun.
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[@pwood5733]

In 2004 i bought my Olympus E1 and a volvo v70 d5 both new. Today i still use the camera as my only camera and the volvo as my daily car. Both still going strong and i see no reason to change either. I have no idea what shutter count is on my camera but may get it checked one day but the car has 174k miles on it. Both great design great build quality and both relentless

[@legitpotato130]

You have great taste tho. V70 is a banger of a car and E1 is a banger of a camera! 😎

[@averysmith2002]

I have a 1995 volvo 850 turbo, that I bought recently and a olympus e 420 as my first serious camera. Loving the car so far hopefully the cameras great too

[@bobparr4723]

I have an E1 and a VW Golf with 193,000 miles on the clock and they work perfectly 👍

[@wetwafflecz7374]

My main digital camera is a Olympus E-620. Yep, a 4/3 DSLR. I got it from my dad when he bought a new camera. It has everything that snappines outlined: awesome sensor, great form factor, great ergonomics, etc. What I love about this camera is that it *just works*. Sure, its 14 years old. But even compared to today's DSLRs (or lack there of) I'd say it's still a solid camera. In addition, the Zuiko 12-60mm Lens I have with it has probably the fastest, most reliable auto focus I have ever seen. It's practically instant, and in the thousands of photos I've shot with that camera, maybe like 10 were out of focus. In a way, I hope it is the last DSLR I will ever own. I'd go as far as to say it's almost a perfect digital camera. Now that most of my photography that I do for fun is on film, it's nice to know I can pick up the Olympus for whatever I may need, and it just works. It's sad to know that Olympus isn't the company it once was, and that DSLR's as a whole are on their way out. In a way, I'd say this is a film SLR but with a digital sensor and all the convinces that come with that. I feel it provides an alternative to today's cameras with high-pixel density view finders, and crazy AI powered features. At the end of the day, it's simply a small, compact, and reliable DSLR, and not much more. And I like that.

[@theretroratETSY]

I got this camera in 2010. It cost me ca 250 eur in Spain. I've made beautiful pictures. I'm not a pro photographer, but I had so much fun with it. Beautiful memories. Only the battery door is broken :(

[@5dstrix]

There's something alluring about older kooky digital cameras... I'm glad you made a channel about them.

[@Tejvir7]

wow you make your videos so calm and fun to watch

[@snappiness]

Glad you like them!

[@Durio_zibethinus]

Watching this on my amoled display is a huge enjoyment. It's vibrant and so pleasant to look at..

[@snappiness]

Oh I'm so glad! I was worried it would be disappointing! Haha. I'm still filming on my Pentax DSLRs, so the video quality isn't the best. Glad it didn't took awful though ;)

[@NoahSONG]

My dad picked a e510 and 50 f2 macro from a garage sale not long ago. I gave it a go, I normally shoot full frame nowadays but I used d40, k10d and d90 before. This little thing is way better than I remembered when I operate the aforementioned 3 cameras. The OS is smooth, the IS is actually working, compare to what I remembered from my K10D. And the color requires very little work in post. Not sure I am good at shooting pictures or it is actually a better camera. Anyway I enjoyed it a lot, it's a keeper. I do have to admit, when I use D40, D90 and K10Ds, I do not have a masterpiece like this 50 F2 Macro.

[@beameup64]

Still have my E-510. I purchased it new and later had it converted to infrared. Used it today! My trusty 14-54mm is permanently attached.

[@BillCoSmith]

The E5 is my main camera with the E450 as a backup. But I like the smaller form factor of the 450 and use it quite often. If your going to use these cameras long term, you need to find parts like the doors and such for repairs. Even cheep parts bodies will help. I started using gaffers tape to prevent damage to the memory door and any surface that needs protection. Tape is easy to remove and easy to replace, more so than a new door. If you need low light on occasion, get a couple of flash units they are cheep. I know it may be a bit petty, but I also tape over any Olympus branding on the cam and lens. That way guys don’t give me s**t as to why I’m not using x-brand. It is really funny when guys are trying to get a look at what I’m shooting with and I tell them it’s an older camera that needs tape and leave it at that, hahaha. Thanks for the video Bill

[@snappiness]

Any lens recommendations? I have the 35 macro and the 25mm on my list right now. Just watching and waiting to snag a nice deal on them ;)

[@BillCoSmith]

@@snappiness good idea on the deals! Any pro lens is good to go. And the 25 is fun to play with. What I keep is the 12 - 60mm zoom on the E450 and the 14 x 35 mm zoom on the E-5. In the go bag I keep the 7 - 14mm wide angle and 50 - 200 mm telephoto zooms with a x2 doubler (just in case) This handles just about every thing except macro’s. Thanks, Bill

[@miscible21]

I've come back to this video because I've just acquired an E-400 with two kit lenses. I am falling in love it ❤️

[@snappiness]

Awesome!

[@heklisv]

Today I went for a walk with my trusty Olympus E450. I was pleased with the photos, as always!

[@TheDIMONART]

Olympus DSLR- first camera with live view mode. They are pioneers in that field. Also, Olympus- pioneer in ultrasonic dust removing system, which "cleans" the sensor. If i`m not mistaken:-)

[@wetwafflecz7374]

Yep, they also pioneered the ultrasonic sensor cleaning. Even my 14 year old E-620 has it and it's super useful.

[@robertvanvaals2677]

I own an E-420, bought it a week ago, it was my first DSLR in 2008 but I sold it pretty quickly back then. I have no clue why because this is a great camera. It's so tiny and so well thought out - very innovative.

[@_dremart]

I have an e-500, e-410, e-510, and an e-3, each with a nice assortment of lenses. That is all I own. These little cameras are great and create a fun challenge to photography, due to their age. Colors are great on all of them, but the e-500 is a bit nicer to look at when shooting in JPEG. Such fun cameras.

[@tobias2358]

I got a second hand Olympus e410 yesterday which is not much different. I got it together with a camera bag, 14-42mm kit Lens, 40-150mm Lens, lenshoods, charger, strap, CF card and 2 batteries for 50 Euros. I love it... I also use Olympus mirrorless. Most times it's the em5 mk3. Thanks for the great video.

[@handmadephotography1446]

Thanks for this video. I own a E 420 since 2009. I bought it new. Best regards Jens

[@remobls]

I've got me an Evolt-410 a while ago. Even with kit lens and a scratch on the front of the lens I'm really pleased. Colors are amazing and the square shape of the images are perfect for internet.

[@snappiness]

They are very capable! It's pretty cool that they are so inexpensive. I'd like to get a better lens for mine and really give it a run. We'll see.

[@remobls]

@@snappiness I´m looking foward do bye an 4/3 to M42 and see how this combo works.

[@snappiness]

@@remobls I'm about to try that out with this olympus EPL2 I bought. Try some M42 and K mount as well.

[@remobls]

@@snappiness Looking foward for that video ;-)

[@simon.revill]

@@remobls I’ve used OM lenses on my E-400, the OM 50mm f1.8 rendered images with a nice character. Manual focusing can be tricky due to lack of focus aids and the small viewfinder, but completely possible.

[@jjmarz1001]

I have an e-410 that I've had for over 11 years. I took it on a trip to South America in 2010 and recorded some wonderful memories with it. Also was able to use old Nikkor AIS lenses on it in addition to the kit and pancake lenses. Don't use it much these days, but use the Olympus om-d e-m5 as my compact system. I also shoot Nikon film and digital SLRs. The Olympus cameras are great for hiking trips and any occasion were you want a compact setup.

[@snappiness]

Very nice. I was having trouble finding adapters for the original four thirds mount, but I'll keep looking. Would be a great camera to adapt lenses to.

[@luzr6613]

Nice to find your channel. I've an E300 which I bought new. After years of ignoring it i've just pulled it out again - and it's fun. It also slows me down and makes me think more as it's limitations impose a different discipline to contemporary cameras. On the lookout now for the better lenses and an E1 to keep it company. Go well.

[@KobieMC]

The good ole evolt series. I almost picked one up (E-510 if I remember correctly) when they first came out. They were definitely pioneers and ahead of the curve.

[@snappiness]

Some cool innovations came from Olympus, just like a lot of cool innovations from Pentax and other lesser known players. I wonder if people realize how much of their Sony is made up of other camera innovations :P

[@johnwest7228]

I have the e510 that came with two lens package and the old e10 - hope to find time to give them a workout soon

[@riggee4061]

Bro good see you with an Olympus. E series, I have an Olympus E-1 with a 35mm macro lens great combo highly recommend. Great channel, your instagram gallery is awesome 😎. Happy photography

[@snappiness]

I've been looking at that 35mm macro lens. Glad to hear good things about it :) thanks for stopping by.

[@user-kz6wj5zl6z]

Sigma 105 mm f 2.8-makro best@@snappiness

[@klausdebunker9176]

Have an E450... loved it. Needs a repair, for which parts are now a problem. Now using an E600... loving it.

[@Hey_Beau]

Liked the video! I have never used Olympus, but am very familiar with the Micro Four Thirds format, that's really where I started. The lens size and overall price of the newer systems is still such a huge advantage in my work.

[@snappiness]

When the prices recently started dipping I almost picked up one of the new em10s or em5s. Seems like a really good bang for the buck. But I already have a lot going on camera wise, so that'll have to wait. This EPL2 I picked up was very inexpensive, and I hope to adapt some of my Pentax lenses and have some fun with that 2x crop factor. Should be interesting!

[@Fiona_Chasing_Light]

My first DSLR was the Olympus e-520, and I am about to take possession of an E-450 because I miss the quality of the images. (I sold my e-520 years ago.) I know there is a lot of love for the Fujifilm cameras, but these old DSLRs have something special too.

[@ServingMyJesus]

I have had the E-500 from new and I am still in love with it.

[@NiGhtPiSH]

My first DSLR was the E-410 that I got from the store as a double zoom kit back in the day. A wonderful camera that served me well for a long time. I got to know it's limits and how it performed in most situations, I got used to it's focus hunting in difficult light. Even to this day I am amazed of the shots I've nailed with it.

[@DivisionStreetDrums]

I own the 14-54 2.8 and the 70-300 both are extremely sharp and fast auto focus on my em1's. I used th 70-300 for motorsports including on track Nascar race. Performed amazingly. Great video

[@Noealz]

olympus cameras are definitely underrated - I shoot with them sometimes, they are quite amazing

[@snappiness]

And underated sometimes means cheap - great combo for someone like me :P

[@williamcurwen7428]

I have an Olympus E1 and E500 and they both have Kodak sensors, take the same batteries, and can be used with the VA-1 right angle finder. It took awhile to figure out their best qualities, and I found that if I kept to base ISO, made a custom white balance, and then dial down the colour saturation, contrast and sharpness, it started to work for me. These particular cameras have a limited dynamic range of around 8 stops and if the scene matches that range, it becomes quite magical and painterly. Add a 1/8th black mist filter to give a bit of bleed into the shadows … well, now you know.

[@jalakanen]

I have E-1, E-300 and E-3 still in use. E-1 and E-300 give excellent colours in good light.

[@snappiness]

That's what I noticed with this guy too. Fantastic colors. Thanks for commenting! Cool you're still using them.

[@arilinn8756]

I miss my e-1. Built like a tank and felt good to hold.

[@donwallace7354]

New-to-me E-410 arrived today, kit lens, absolutely beautiful condition, for less than $50 shipped. Took a while to figure out how to get the optical viewfinder to work, but finally got it. It came with an original Olympus battery actually charged, but no charger. Thankfully, my PM2 charger also works for the BLS-1 that the E-410 uses! I'm looking forward to trying it out!

[@terrym540]

I am in the UK, and have just bought, and waiting delivery, from dealer, a Panasonic L1 with the 'kit lens' Leica Panasonic 14-50mm zoom which has image stabilisation. This like the corresponding Leica Digilux 3 uses the four thirds lens mount.

[@karim2k]

My first DSLR camera was an olous too, I bought the E500 back in 2005 and I did enjoy it for years, a true legacy

[@snappiness]

Very nice cameras!

[@miscible21]

There is an E400 available at a camera shop I frequent. I am undecided about buying it because of the price and because I'm heavily into Pentax gear. But it's still a steal. It works out to about $137 with two lenses. And it's in great condition. This video may just have pushed me off the edge.

[@peterchiarello3160]

Yes, I went mirrorless with the Olympus OM D EM1. Love it. My very first DSLR was the Olympus E10, I really liked it too but the battery grip battery is no longer taking a charge but I will take it off the shelf and use it in my "studio" (if you could call it that). I'm thinking about using it as a film scanning station with a copy stand.

[@MotoRich900]

Thanks for jogging my memory, I just dug up my old two lens kit E-500

[@snappiness]

Cool! Fun little cameras!

[@alexbush5943]

I am shooting omd em5 classic. It's becoming my favorite camera everyday. I have f and ef adapter. It hits hard and turns heads.

[@Karhallarn]

I always had a sweet spot for Olympus cameras and leneses, eventhough just owing a e600 for a short time back in the day just prior to moving Samsung Mirrorless. After Samsung gave up an E-3 was in the ball park when choosing a new camera, loved it but made the conservativ decision and went 5D, than sold 5D; thoug about E-3 again and nearly picked it up, than made the conservative decision and went all out D750. Now I had the opportunity to supplement my D750 with an E-5 and 12-60 and 50-200 lenses and since I got that about four months ago, my Nikon left the shelf thrice for very low light but hasn't been used else.... I love the E-5 and the lenses and as a huge bonus for me, I dont have to care for the weather at all when out with the kids. THe Olympus just works and works and works and produces super sharp images with very special colours on a reliable basis! I'm not sure how long the D750 has a reason to stay...

[@snappiness]

That's a really good example is using cameras that just work for you, even if others make more sense on paper. I have done that a lot too. I learned just to focus on what camera I enjoyed using, and enjoyed the images that came out of it :)

[@Karhallarn]

@@snappiness Just to give an Update. I sold my Nikon D750 and supplemented my E-5 with an e-M1 II to use the awesome Olympus Pro lenses! Great camera and does a bad ass job with the old lenses. The E-5 though, will never go and has won a place in my heart. It is still the camera that gets taken out when it is really miserable weather. It just withstands!

[@alexisstember]

More money I didn’t need to spend but I can’t help myself when I watch your reviews. I just love these old cameras ❤️

[@snappiness]

Tell me about it! 😬 When I see an old forgotten camera for sale it just calls out to me, haha. It's becoming a problem.

[@leslawrenson]

This was my first DSLR. I sold it and bought an Olympus E-PL1 which has the same censor and software.

[@Estirvana]

I heard old timers refer Olympus for having beautiful blue colours, and wow it does show in your images!

[@GodlyAnnihilator]

I bought my first used camera in July 2020, the Olympus E-410 with the M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f-4-0/5-6 for 80 euros. I took some stunning images, after that it was impossible to use my phone because I loved the feeling of a camera in my hands. The camera despite it's age, felt amazingly good, and together with those sharp lens I've had tons of fun! But unfortunately because the mount didn't have much available lens I went with Nikon D3400, now using the Sigma 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM for wildlife photography. But without that camera, I could never realize my love for photography, I'm so thankful for that, so I didn't want to keep it somewhere closed, I got it up for sale, and somebody wanted to give it for a present, I guess another future photographer is on its way.

[@Seele2015au]

Sorry for being late. I had a E-450 kit with two lenses, but sold it to get the E-420 "Komachi" Limited Edition with leather ERC, matching leather strap. and the 25mm lens, as mentioned in the webpage seen at 4:32, which only shows the bottom half of the ERC. I it was the way cameras were used by most people back then: with a standard lens in its ERC when out and about. I found the 25mm lens to be more than adequate, even though its optical configuration is over complex to my eyes. I couldn't help wondering how it would be if Olympus used a Cooke Triplet or Tessar type configuration to give that unique imaging signature, but then it would make it an odd man out in the lens line-up. Admittedly my E-420 chews through batteries which made me suspect that the batteries were about to expire, but they turned out to be just fine when used in newer cameras that take them. So it is more likely that there is an issue with the electrics inside.

[@craigthomas8198]

I had an old E-420, loved it! getting on Ebay now I think to get an E-620 to get back to Olympus. Low light was an issue but great outdoor camera

[@samiant5199]

This was my dad's first dslr camera, most my child hood was captured on this. I planing to use it as my bike camera in the summer. He has a telephoto for it too. Maybe get the fisheye f8? Shame those primes don't cost less!!! Also I'm in the UK 🤔 I hate leather cases tho.

[@snappiness]

Haha, I have never used a leather case they just look so cool. Less of a practical thing and more of showing off your camera for most people I suppose. Camera should be fun for bike trips. Small and light. Gets out of the way so you can enjoy riding.

[@samiant5199]

I hate kit lenses so I'll see what I can find

[@AndrewSowerby]

Olyumpus' color science is, to my eye, great - up there with Pentax. I picked up a E-M10MarkII last year while I was waiting for a Pentax KP price drop (which never came), and I fell for it immediately. You nailed it about the ergonomics. It's amazing just how comfortable they manage to make these compact cameras feel in the hand. And that's another way they work for a Pentax user (we love our grips and button layouts!). I've never managed to warm to Sony or even Fuji cameras because they've never felt all that comfortable to me, as much as I admired them in other regards. It doesn't seem like enough people feel that way though, because Olympus have been sold on, and Pentax were sold on twice. That might have something to do with them sinking more money into innovative features, materials and craftsmanship than they do on headline specs and marketing, though.

[@snappiness]

I tend to agree with you. That would be an interesting in-depth study, to compare the two companies. They do seem to share a lot in common both with great innovative features, poor marketing (for better or worse) and niche followings. I do look forward to trying out a EM10/EM5 one day. I almost bought one with the recent price drops. Can't believe how cheap they are right now brand new.

[@AndrewSowerby]

@@snappiness there certainly are some amazing bargains to be had. Add bang for the buck to the list of things they have in common then. Oh, and how could I forget the awesome IBIS? :D

[@tenettttt]

Had one of those. Hated it. Pentax K10D tho. Great colors.

[@snappiness]

Love my Pentax K10D :)

[@Lordvader330]

I still use my olympus E-5 and evolt 510 along with my modern OM-D EM-1X. I grab my e-5 when there is good lighting as you stated. It still takes amazing pictures. I have shot with Olympus since 2005. I love the images, and the light weight of the system. I also use vintage glass with the mirrorless system. Those images are spectacular.

[@snappiness]

Very nice! That EM-1X is a beast of a camera! Any cheap lens recommendations from a long time olympus user? Both for m4/3 mount and the original 4/3 mount. If there was one lens a new olympus user should try, what would it be?

[@Lordvader330]

@@snappiness the 50-200 2.8-3.5 is amazing I still use it today on my Em-1X with the adapter. I have seen them on Ebay for $200 to $250. The Minolta Rokkor 55 mm 1.4 is an amazing manual lens that works great with an adapter. Any OM series lens gives great sharpness and colors. The beauty of a mirrorless M4/3 is all old lens will work. And with the crop factor you get double the focal length. The combos are endless, you just need to practice manually focusing. With peaking and magnify thats really easy as well.

[@Lordvader330]

@@snappiness as for a new m4/3 lens any of the 1.8 primes are excellent. I haven’t found the need for the pro primes yet. I do have a few of the zoom pro lens. They are my main setup lens.

[@snappiness]

@@Lordvader330 thanks! Good info. That 50-200 does look sweet, and a great price nowadays!

[@Lordvader330]

@@snappiness the Mark II is a touch faster to focus. Anyone looking try to get that one. Same for the 75-300. Also a great lens.

[@shirakawanaoya]

Oh wow this was my first dslr!!!! The memories!!!

[@rpdee7344]

11/8/2023 I have purchased 2 of the Olympus OM -d 4/3 lenses and use them with the Olympus om-d 4/3 to micro 4/3 to use on the Olympus OM-D 1, 5, 10 cameras the lenses are slightly larger than the micro 4/3 lenses, but still can be used with the auto focus with the converter. The Olympus DSLR digital camera for me did not really get on its own till the micro 4/3 cameras came out with better image qualities and camera features.

[@ulf750]

I sold my E-420 to a friend that was starting to get into photography a year ago and have sellers remorse, but I do use my E-3 quite often. Your take on the E-3 would be a good vid I think.

[@domtomazo]

Nice video as usual! My vintage DSLR of choice is the Pentax K10D. CCD magic and I have a lot of Pentax glass. I have never tried the Olympus DSLRs, but have had several micro four thirds-cameras. Panasonic GF2 (sold), Olympus OM-D E-M5 (sold), and currently Olympus PEN-EP5 and OM-D E-M5 Mark II. Great compact cameras - I use them with the M.Zuiko Premium lenses (12/2, 17/1.8 and 75/1.8).

[@snappiness]

Do you ever adapt your Pentax glass to those mirrorless bodies? I bought an adapter with aperture control to try out on my EPL2 I teased in the video. Should be good fun. In the past I had a GH3 for video. Worked nicely. If I get going enough on here again to justify a dedicated video camera, I'll probably pick one up again.

[@domtomazo]

@@snappiness I have adapted my DA Limited lenses (no aperture ring) to Fuji X with an adapter with aperture control (K&F Concept) and that works fine. Not as good as a proper aperture ring, but still fully usable. For micro four thirds I only have adapter without aperture control, but I also have some older K-mount with aperture ring (FA Limited ❤️)

[@SoapinTrucker]

I have the E-420, in fact, 3 of them, LOVE them with ED glass and/or a 35mm prime lens, WOW the macro shots!!!!!! :O HOWEVER, as you mentioned, low lighting is a problem! The Nikon D3400 works GREAT at night, oh my gosh it is good!

[@frankponce9268]

I got a E30 bought in 2007 and 1 year ago i bought a E3. Best camera ever. It cost me 250 euros.

[@WhiteMFingRabbit]

This one was my first DSLR, shooting on Micro 4/3 now (had a full frame Canon for a bit, but Olympus just feels right for me)

[@snappiness]

Very nice! Good to go with what feels right, not what others will tell you that you need :)

[@unbroken1010]

Still have my eye on Lumix lmc1 and olympus e3

[@ammadoux]

my olympus e330 is still working, had the e620 and finally the e5 which i used till the last shutter, fabulous DSLR, better than Nikon 7200 and 810 which gave me super results but never liked using them like i did with the e620 and e5.

[@snappiness]

Yes, very well made. I can see why there were so many digital olympus fans from the beginning of the 4/3 sensor size.

[@aidanhumble]

E410 user here, only gripes are seeing shooting info in viewfinder, and colour reproduction on LCD. In good light it's runs the newer m43 sensors close in my opinion.

[@ridealongwithrandy]

Awesome video, I too have the E-5 and the E500 which i love shooting with. Cheers!

[@artiecisneros4691]

Great video. I still have my E620 that I bought when they first came out. I have the kit lenses plus a pancake 25mm.

[@normanq1206]

I bought an e-500 a few weeks ago. Got it cheap on ebay with a 14-45 kit lens, but it's hard to find a prime lens that's priced low. The kit lens leaves a lot to be desired.

[@tomislavmiletic_]

Back in the day I've had E1 & E3 nd few lenses, but whan I sw that Olimpus isn't punping out any new lenses for that FT mount I saw a writing on the wall and i exited (sold) the whole kit. Today I'm a happy Fuji user.

[@lighthunterphoto]

I still have mine Oly E-400 (14-42 and 40-150/F4-5.6 ) it was my first camera (my mom using it now) I am using mostly the Pentax K-3II :)

[@snappiness]

How fun! That K-3II is a beast :)

[@PaulWilkinson]

I still shoot with my Olympus EPL-1 with the more modern 17mm 2.8 lens. It's getting on in years but it's one of my favourites and it's fun to use!

[@snappiness]

Cool! The EP2 is what I bought. Apparently pretty much the same as the EPL2, not sure really what the difference is. Anyway, no fun lenses for it yet, but I did buy an adapter to mount my vintage glass on. That 17mm looks really nice though to keep with the compact size. :)

[@ransackedroom]

The Olympus XZ-1 and XZ-2 are the best digital point-and-shoot cameras ever. Lovely f/1.8 lenses, just the right controls, lovely ergonomics. A refreshing break from heavier cameras.

[@snappiness]

They look beautiful! I will keep my eyes out for them on the used market.

[@petersmitham8273]

I’ve ‘subscribed’ to the olympus m4/3 system and have a variety of them...But I do enjoy my old €-500....takes great photos....thanks for the video..🇬🇧📷🌈😘

[@petepictures]

I have the E 400, and several Panasonic MFT ones, all great cams

[@hendrikscheel4919]

Im a Canon guy, but have a E420 on the side just for fun and still highly enjoy it

[@roykitcher8904]

I for one Love my Olympus E400 and my E450 all so just Picked up an E620

[@snappiness]

So fun! Great cameras!

[@Nareimooncatt]

My first serious entry into photography was the Oly E-500, which is actually a step or two down from this one (8MP and no live view). It was great to learn on, but I quickly outgrew it and now my kids use it. I shoot a lot of low light, which just didn't work out well with it. As a general purpose camera in good lighting, it did perform well. Also may look into those CF to SD card adaptors. I didn't know those existed, and I think the USB port on my camera is a little lose because it sometimes has connection issues. Thanks for the tip.

[@snappiness]

I was happy to find out about them too! I rely on SDs a lot for my workflow getting the photos from the camera to my phone. Plugging in the camera to the PC was getting a little old.

[@martinvanbakel3950]

I love Olympus. I've got 3× the E-300 and the E-330 and the E-410. Great cameras, still use them today. I've bought a new Sony, I hate it. Worst camera I bought.

[@mmadmic]

I still use my E3, and I love it. On top of that FT lenses are quite cheap for their qualities.

[@kenblair2538]

Great video, I totally agree . I started with a Olympus E-1 and E-520. almost a decade ago. E-520 was stolen , and I was looking for more pixels and came across a E-30 (KEH Camera), a few months ago, for $165 . I have an assortment of 4/3 lenses, and didn't want to discard them, the E-30 is impressive, even in 2021. KB.

[@snappiness]

Fantastic!

[@codiecrieg2480]

a couple min ago i bought 450 for less than 50$ with 2 lens. Hope it will be as good as i need to.

[@TheKrzysiekz]

got 4 of these cams, still got e-620. Killer feature of old dslr - batt life - its not that power hungry as evils, so there is only option to power off after 4 hours of inactivity ;)

[@danigonzalez4299]

I think my friend Jordi has one! And two lenses. The 14-42mm and a zoom, but on the cheap side. I think it is a 50-150mm. He uses it for everyday images and once or twice a year in the racetrack. He seems very happy with it

[@danigonzalez4299]

Will pass him this video :)

[@snappiness]

I'd be interested to hear how that zoom lens holds up! Seemed like a pretty good buy at today's prices. :)

[@danigonzalez4299]

@@snappiness indeed! Lets see if je happens to watch it and ser this comment :)

[@ssthapit]

I shoot with Olympus DSLR (E-300) and MFT camera (EM 10 II). More Olympus videos will be appreciated.

[@simon.revill]

An Olympus E-400 was the first DSLR I bought - when it first came out - and have shot some great photos on it. Photos have a pleasing soft warmth to them. I remember the Nikon D70, a Canon and a Pentax were other considerations at the time. Relating your review to the E-400, I thought your summary was quite true, although I found the 14-42 kit lens to be very good - albeit slow. The lack of fast primes was however, frustrating. I still use it now, as a complementary part of my kit... more for landscape, street scene and architecture.

[@snappiness]

Do you still use the kit 14-42 or are there other lenses you use with it? I'm looking around for another native lens to try out.

[@simon.revill]

@@snappiness yes, I still use the 14-42 kit lens. I’ve had and sold the wider zoom, 9-18mm F4.0-5.6 Zuiko lens too. It’s performance was very similar - good image quality, but you need good light for the autofocus. Sigma brought out some fast primes, but they were big, heavy and expensive. The Zuiko SWD lenses would be interesting to try. However, there doesn’t seem to be many second hand four thirds lenses around anymore.

[@snappiness]

@@simon.revill yeah they do seem hard to come by.

[@simon.revill]

@@snappiness I’ve since bought the 40-150 kit zoom lens and found it too, to be a nice lens. Took some nice photos of sheep with it, using back button focus in continuous mode. I didn’t realise the camera had back button focus until recently!

[@xmeda]

4/3 PRO lenses are still expensive as there is no problem to use them on any modern m4/3 Olympus or Panasonic camera with adaptor.. and they will stay expensive, Zuikos are great :D

[@snappiness]

Good point!

[@alexrogov7186]

Most 4/3 lenses are not optimised for CDAF so autofocus will be pretty slow on most mirrorless bodies. Olympus cameras with on-sensor PDAF such as E-M1 series or E-M5 III are probably the safest bet.

[@monalbios5847]

What lenses fit for olympus 😍.

[@bigrobotnewstoday1436]

Canon you do a Olympus CCD vs Olympus CMOS video please?

[@absurdfool]

i do, e510 w/ 11-22, 14-42 n 70-300 lenses

[@StevesWeekender]

Yup, cool camera, ... EM1 mk2 here with 12-40 Pro lens, absolute bargain off ebay Aus last year, now also have added 7.5/2, 17/1.8, and 40-150/4 lenses in black friday and other super specials, solid camera and pleasure to use for both photo and excellent video, seems to compliment my vintage Pentax gear, cheers :)

[@snappiness]

That looks like an amazing setup! The sales recently on olympus cameras have been almost too good to pass up. I've never bought a new camera before, but came close. But if I were to invest in a more serious kit, I would want to sell either my k-1 or k3. Right now they are working pretty good for me so I'm holding onto them and just trying these old guys out for fun and inspiration :)

[@VWLivin]

This is a super late reply, but nice video. It's worth mentioning that there are cheap lens adapters out there to mount non 4/3 lenses onto the 4/3 mount. I used a lot of vintage Olympus OM and Nikon glass on my E3. Good stuff.

[@snappiness]

I am now shooting an E-300 and I have an M42 adapter with it that I am really loving. Cool about the other types of adapters too!

[@Philip-tp6fz]

Wait what, can you tell me some more aboit about this. I have a olympus 420e, i use it for macro phtography, but the best lens you can get for this old model is the 50mm macro lens. Newer olympus model cameras can mount 60mm and even 100 mm macro lenses. What do you mean by adaptar? and would i be able to mount a newer 100mm macro lens to my 420e?

[@VWLivin]

@@Philip-tp6fz There are quite a few lens adapters out there for the original 4/3 system. You just have to do your homework and find them, making sure to not accidently get one for Micro 4/3. That's the real issue, is that most internet searches automatically default to the M4/3 mount and not the original 4/3 mount. However, they are out there. For what you are asking, using a more modern M4/3 lens onto an origianl 4/3 camera body, I don't believe that's possible. There are lots of vintage Macro lenses by Nikon, Pentax, etc. that you could adapt to your E420 body.

[@Philip-tp6fz]

@@VWLivin alright i get it, thank you very much man!

[@51watty]

I got this camera for our honeymoon. Now eleven years later learning how to actually use it.

[@gonzalolaurie8243]

I still sometimes use mi E-3, not that small but great ergonomics. I got the 50-200mm SWD, 12-60mm SWD (Really, really great lenses!) and a couple more 4/3 lenses that I use with My OM-D. With software like Topaz Denoise AI, noise is not such a problem with old cameras.

[@snappiness]

Nice kit!

[@bimotribawono7003]

I subbed for this. Long story short, I saw this video week ago, and I search the e450, didn't get one but I found the e420 for dirt cheap with kit lens zuiko 14 42mm. The original box, cd and manual book and also 2 cf cards. I need the pancake lens but I can't find it. Is there any cheap prime lens for this?

[@snappiness]

There weren't a whole lot of prime lenses made for this mount, but check the Panasonic's too because they also had original four thirds mount DSLRs before moving the the micro four thirds system.

[@vicman1288]

can you review the olympus E-500? love your channel

[@snappiness]

I'd love to one day! I'm working on my E300 review right now. Still taking pictures with it :)

[@sergeyperlov1893]

I have Olympus E-1, Olympus E-500 & Olympus E-5

[@ronster500]

I have the E-3, the E-510 and E-420 and up until last year I was still using them... the E-420 has a broken card door and replacements seem to be impossible to find, sadly :/ Now I'm using OM-D cameras but I do sometimes use the 4/3 lenses I still have on them via the adapter.

[@johnslobbe7438]

I started with an E 500 with two lens kit and eventually added a 18-180 superzoom and a big Sigma 50-500 superzoom. Went sking and didnt want to damage camera so brought my point and shoot but hung the camera bag in my room on a plastic hook. Hook broke over weekend and came back to a destroyed lens mount on camera which ended up being replaced with an e 520 which still have but i did sell the large lens to help finance a drone. I have though now gotten a Canon point and shoot superzoom which suits my needs better as the olympus was a little large for bringing on the motorcycles safely. So have an e520 if anyone interested

[@snappiness]

That's so sad!! The superzoom is a good idea. They pack so many features and so much value in a small size. I love mine (panasonic).

[@Elix17]

When you're saying that a 14-42mm kit lens leaves a lot to be desired, what frame of reference do you have? Have you actually compared its image quality to other Olympus or Panasonic lenses? Because I have. And I don't agree with you. Optically this lens is on par with the best zoom lenses besides the high end series F2 lenses.

[@nineteenseventy4588]

Is there a way to get the Camera RAW Profile in LR instead of Adobe Standard? Compared with newer Olympus Cameras I did not find a way to change that.

[@T-Prime848]

Would You Recommend This Camera For Street Photography In 2022 …

[@snappiness]

It's small, quick enough - has limited lenses and will suffer AF speed and noise levels in low light. But if you can find one cheap enough they are pretty cool!

[@xobnibox804]

Omg, that was my first dslr. Really enjoyed using that body but the viewfinder was too small and the numbers of auto focus points were too limited. I still have a sigma 30mm f1.4 but sold rest of four thirds system

[@snappiness]

No way! I don't do anything crazy with autofocus which is why I didn't mention it, but I could see how that would get old fast. For me the high ISO performance would be the reason I would need to move on after a while, as fun as this camera is.

[@unbroken1010]

You like the e300 or this better. The 300 I think did not have live view c.f.?

[@BCZICANGaming]

Where did you find you sd adapter? I cant seem to find one.

[@snappiness]

I did a search for "sd to cf card adapter" and saw several on eBay. Mine came with some other stuff I bought on eBay.

[@pawelbrzozowski3899]

Olympus DSLR's were not smaller or lighter than their competition and additionally handicapped by their small sensor. This lead to paradox situations when a chunky "professional" camera like Olympus E-5 offered visibly worse image quality than entry level, smaller and much cheaper Canon 550d, 500d or even ancient 450d. That is the main reason why Olympus moved to m4/3 mirrorless system. It was impossible for them to compete is DSLR market.

[@brucecggallagher1949]

If you don't mind a suggestion about what can be achieved with the older 4/3rd's format; give a look at the older images of Kathy Weaver's on Flickr.com. I believe you will find her achievements, especially with her 14-54 f2.8-3.5 ii lens and her 70-300 f4-5.6 Oly (which I own as well) exceptional. Cheers from Victoria, British Columbia

[@Wysdomd]

Is this camera good for filming?

[@chittitao2871]

Pls make a video for this i have but i dont how to pic a good quality

[@peterhewitson71]

Hi and thanks for a great vid I have just purched this camera it came with a Olympus 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 Lens , it is my first ever DSLR , I have my own channel and have only been using my go pro for shots so wanted to up grade for better stills , what lens would you recommend for longer shots not to pricy , plus any other accessorys , also is there a maximum GB sd card size it will take thanks for any help

[@snappiness]

Not sure a out the SD capacity limit. As far as lenses the most popular ones I see see for the original four thirds mount are the Olympus 45-150 and 70-300, which remember with the crop factor of 2x are the equivalent of double their range. So pretty good range.