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Olympus E-620 review from TechRadar UK’s expert reviews of Digital SLRs

18 April 2009 673 views One Comment

Olympus E-620

Olympus E-620

The Olympus E-620 DSLR fits snugly between the E-30 and the recently announced E-450, in the middle of the Olympus ‘E’ range.

All three cameras incorporate the Four Thirds system – which is almost six years old now, and remains unique as the only DSLR system that was designed from the ground up for digital imaging.

Other manufacturers, like Canon, Nikon and Pentax, just adapted their film-based cameras and lenses to take digital pictures, but Olympus, and other members of the Four Thirds consortium like Panasonic, decided to wipe the slate clean and start from scratch.

Obviously, this approach carried risks, not least the enormous research and development costs, but it has benefits as well.

Theoretically, cameras and lenses that are designed specifically for digital imaging will produce better results than older models, originally designed for film use. >>read more


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