Olympus E-30 user reviews (Body Only)

5.0 stars

"World class lenses now have a body" on February 19, 2010 by dinorama

Pros: Great body design, features better than the more costly other brands and the ability to use the best lenses at any price. I find this camera to be right on the money.
Oh did I mention it has a self cleaning sensor and in body shake.

Cons: The only thing I would like is for it to be splash proof and metal body like th E3. And as soon as the E3 upgrades to a larger sensor, I will buy it as well.

Summary: I the world of digital, the game is the "Mega Pixel" count. I liken it to the "Horse Power" race in cars. Do we really need all that horse power to drive in traffic. Sure one needs all that power to make a living behind the wheel, but what is the price for HP when in real life it is about the performance and handling in our everyday situations.
This is the same for "mega Pixels". When we are rarely printing larger than 8x10, what on earth do we need a giant pixel count for? Braging rights, that is it in a nut shell. I would much rather have more feature and benifit's for my real life situations.
The print is only as good as the lens that took it. Olympus has the best lenses in the business, all that automatic this and that camera's do in the back ground are helpful and make them easy to use, but as we grow our skills we find ourselves trying to do it "old school". This is where the art of it boils up to 2 things, you skill and the lens.
I have taken many THOUSANDS of portait's and sold tons of prints, as do many studio's. And I have NEVER shot a session in the highest res setting, yet I made prints up to 30x40. And that was with 8 mega pixel bodies. It alway came down to the flexablility in the camera's features and adjustment and the quality of the lenses I used.
Back to the car analogy, do you want a dragster or a sports car. Do you want to spend your money on an engine for a car that can't take a corner (unless you are a pro driver) or do you want to look like a pro because you can take a corner.
So It come down to budget with most of us, and in that, Oly win's the race. What you don't have to spend on the body you can invest in the lens, and it is really that simple.
This E30 is not the best camera money can buy, those one's cost $40,000 that right 40k. It is the best 12 to 15 mega pixel camera for the money, when you factor in the Olympus lenses it uses.
You want braggin rights, buy a Beamer, you want your money's worth, buy a Corvette.