Olympus E-330 Is it a good camera? How much would you pay for it?

[Black Panther]

Here's a link to the specs. (http://castlepictures.com/olympus/e330.html)

I don't know crap about professional cameras, my only camera (apart from cellphones) was a Canon Digital Ixus 400...

My guess is that this Olympus is old?

How much do you think it is worth today? In $ or € ?

[dr emulator (madmax)]

what was you planning on spending on it ?
it looks ok to me if a bit pricey , but if you've got your heart set on it it's up to you ;)

[Black Panther]

I was thinking of buying it because someone I know personally has one to sell.... for €150
It seems to have everything just no memory card, which I'd have to buy separately.
I held the cam in my hand, looked in good condition and the lcd works and everything, got all cables and 2 batteries (one spare) But I don't know what else to check.

I tried ebay to get some ideas of pricing, but there's only one and it's for some 1200 british sterling...:eek:

:confused:

[dr emulator (madmax)]

well afaik they are good cameras

things to watch out for

scratched lenses :rolleyes:

scratched lcd displays

dead pixels (in both the camera /lcd)

ask them for a test drive (if your serious about that make of camera get yourself a 1 or 2 gig sandisk compact flash card, as they are relatively cheap these days, and even if you don't get that specific camera you can always use it to back up office files and whatnot ;)

personaly i don't like the xD-Picture cards as i've had them in the past and they didn't last long

another consideration is whether it can shoot video with sound, iirc the older version i had for a while didn't

but obviously that's an extra bonus feature you may or may not want/need

[theJesus]

Don't listen to max, get the biggest fucking card you can find/afford if you plan on taking a lot of pics at events or anything.

[DaveK]

Don't listen to max, get the biggest fucking card you can find/afford if you plan on taking a lot of pics at events or anything.

QFT. I bought a 32GB SDHC card for this very reason, I could do with a 16GB but fuck it, if I ever go to an event I take lots of pictures and videos I don't have to worry about having to swap cards in the middle of something or worrying about carrying a dozen cards around, it's also more convenient when transferring files etc. The only thing I have to do is carry a spare battery or two, when I get around to buying one...

[Wile E]

I shoot in raw mode, and I ran out of space more than once on my 8GB card.

[Black Panther]

Well, I bought the cam. Do you think I got a good deal at €150 / $185.76? Tried it out with my (lol) old 128MB sandisk and I must say it isn't bad for a macro of a 2 inch ornament....
http://images.gorillarape.com/hosted/20100529101058p5290126.jpg

No more than 8 RAW photos fit on the 128MB though, and I prefer the raw ones to be able to edit exposure and the like if something isn't quite right, since I'm definitely not a pro!

Got much work to do though, have to read a 200 page manual, never had a dslr camera before and I don't really know how to use it at all!

[Polaris573]

Get a book that introduces you to basic photography. You'll learn more from it than the camera manual.

[Black Panther]

You're right - the camera manual assumes I know all the photography jargon.

[theJesus]

The manual usually really only teaches you how to use the controls and menus etc. of the camera, not what they do.

[ssvs04]

I know this is a old thread but thought I would chime in. That is a older camera but that camera has a cult following of sorts for the excellent photos it takes up to ISO 400. The live view B mode is still faster then most of the new models of todays DSRLS. Also Olympus lenses in my opinion are some of the sharpest out there. And also I would get several smaller memory cards for taking photos. If you get one big memory card and it fails all your photos are lost. With several smaller ones at least you have some saved on the other cards. You will never find a pro using one large card.

[twilyth]

It's not like you have to wait for the card to be full before you dl.

[ssvs04]

It's not like you have to wait for the card to be full before you dl.

True. But the top notch pros you read about in books will never carry large memory cards. And they always tell you that in there books. But instead recommend many smaller ones. And also when I do some jobs taking pictures for interiors of club houses and offices for apartment complexes for there websites I dont like dragging extra stuff with me like laptops and other such devices. Im a bit of a lazy photographer compared to most and carry as least as possible. Specially if im out in the hot sun doing a Tea Party rally I want my back pack as light as possible. This is part time work for me no need to make it miserable.