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Originally Posted by NQLD_Newby
Ok newbie camera question. Is the above camera a good starting SLR? Not for astro photo's or anything like that, but a good starting camera to learn how to use an slr camera, and about the different settings etc?
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G'Day Rex,
I am an Olympus fan (have been since the OM-1
) so my opinion could be considered biased
... Olympus makes some very good / excellent SLR and DSLR cameras. Of recent times I have been disappointed with some of their compact cameras, but I think they still have control of their DSLRs.
My short answer would be "yes", but have a look at some reviews on the web.
www.dpreview.com should have one on the E-410.
I have an E-510 which I am very happy with, though for astro work it does suffer from noise compared to the Canons - at least that's my experience and opinion... I was a little confused when I read dPreview's review just recently which I think suggested the noise was equivalent to a Nikon or Canon (
). I think if I had bought a Canon for it's low noise in long exposure High ISO astro work and it performed like my camera I'd be disappointed! I must read that review again more carefully one day. But that said, I'm very happy with the E-510 for everything else.
Al.