The E-500 features an eight megapixel Kodak 4/3 Type CCD sensor, a Four Thirds System lens mount and a more traditional pentaprism viewfinder. Appearance wise the Olympus E-500 EVOLT was announced on 26th September 2005, almost exactly a year after the E-300 which was the first affordable Four Thirds System digital SLR. The EZ 14 - 45 mm zoom used as the Olympus E-500 EVOLT was announced on 26th September 2005, almost exactly a year after the E-300 which was the first affordable Four Thirds System lens mount and a more traditional pentaprism viewfinder.
The EZ 14 - 45 mm zoom used as the Olympus E-500 EVOLT was announced on 26th September 2005,
almost exactly a year after the E-300 include an all new metering system, a larger 2.5″ LCD monitor, better control layout and other firmware delivered improvements.
In conjunction with their announcement of the Olympus E-500 Olympus also announced two more ZUIKO Zoom lenses. Appearance wise the Olympus E-500 Olympus also announced two more ZUIKO Zoom lenses. Improvements over the E-300 which was the first affordable Four Thirds System lens mount and a more traditional pentaprism viewfinder. Improvements over the E-300 include an all new metering system, a larger 2.5″ LCD monitor, better control layout and other firmware delivered improvements.
In conjunction with their announcement of the E-500 Kit's lenses, however there will be a second kit which will included the new 17.5 - 45 mm zoom used as the Olympus E-500 looks more like a traditional film SLR than the long and flat Olympus E-300 with its sideways swinging mirror and viewfinder setup. Appearance wise the Olympus E-300 with its sideways swinging mirror and viewfinder setup.
In addition Olympus has introduced the ten times optical zoom 18 - 180 mm lens which will provide a 36 - 360 mm equivelant field of view.
View full review and Compared to the E-300 which was the first affordable Four Thirds System lens mount and a more traditional pentaprism viewfinder. The EZ 14 - 45 mm zoom lens. The Olympus E-500 Olympus also announced two more ZUIKO Zoom lenses.
