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DSLR Battlemodo Follow-Up

By now you've probably seen our Battlemodo between the four hottest entry-level DSLRs on the market—the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi, the Sony Alpha a350, the Nikon D60 and the Olympus E-420. With 91 good-sized comments (and counting), there were obviously some issues raised that merited further investigation. Here are some new details, discussed by camera model. More »

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6:10 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Wilson Rothman
16,940 views, 31 comments

Latest by pinolo: Interesting article and follow up. I own a Canon 400D and, instead of replacing it for the extra 2MPX and LiveView, more »

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Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo: Canon Rebel XSi vs. Sony Alpha a350 vs. Nikon D60 vs. Olympus E-420

This month, four eagerly awaited cameras all hit the market with a big ole thud: Canon's EOS Digital Rebel XSi, Sony's Alpha a350, Nikon's D60 and Olympus' E-420. They are not all evenly matched on paper, as you will see, and they certainly vary in price. But what's different about them, really? They are all aimed at people who wake up one morning and realize their point-and-shoot's pics are pretty crappy, people who don't consider themselves photographers but wouldn't mind spending a little money (under $1,000) to put those high-school photography lessons to practice with a decent body-and-lens kit. I decided to fiddle around with the four hottest new entry-level DSLRs and see what I could see. More »

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10:40 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Wilson Rothman
74,383 views, 108 comments

Latest by luisaugusto: @flame500 Get some facts before saying stupid things, lenses are co-developed and manufactured by sony under Carl Zeiss standards. By the way, more »

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Lightning Review: Olympus E-420, the World's Smallest, Lightest, Cheapest DSLR

The Gadget: Olympus E-420, billed as the world's smallest and lightest DSLR More »

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DSLR Sizemodo: Nikon D40x vs "World's Smallest" Olympus E-420

We just got the Olympus E-420, and before we shoot a million test shots (rough approximation), we thought we'd take a look at it's biggest claim to fame: it's the smallest and lightest DSLR around. Here you see it with the relatively handy and lightweight Nikon D40x, which in body is almost totally identical to its update, the D60. Below you can see the two from all the necessary angles, with starter lenses and even on my kitchen scale—both weighed with batteries, as they should be. OK, Olympus, we get it! You're smaller than the other guys. Stay tuned to find out whether we think all that shrinkage is paying off. [Nikon; Olympus]

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6:00 PM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,251 views, 18 comments

Latest by Narfmaster: @doofusgumby: "girly man hands" Snort. Thanks for that. The Olympus SLRs are dead dead dead. 4/3 is crap, the build quality is more »

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Olympus E-420 DSLR: Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper

In case you were worried that digital SLRs would remain priced higher than point-and-shoots, Olympus is breaking down the $500 barrier with its, well, $499.99 E-420. (Kinda makes you feel like sparkin' a doobie, don't it?) Sure, it'll cost you an extra hundred to get a 14-42mm starter lens, but this is the beginning of the truly affordable DSLR. That's not the only thing Olympus is excited about though: the 13.4-oz. E-420 is up to 40% lighter than other DSLRs in its class, and is being declared the "world's smallest digital SLR" by its maker. All that while retaining Live View, a 10-megapixel sensor and a 2.7" LCD. We can't wait to try it out. Jump for press release and chart of freakishly detailed specs. Just one question, Olympus: What happened to the Evolt brand? More »

12:00 AM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Wilson Rothman
12,956 views, 38 comments

Latest by tridion: Some photos taken with E-420. Also some ISO 800 shots: [highiso.net] more »