Olympus E-520: Update to a Top Seller

Sample Images

The Olympus E-520 is an entry-level DSLR available as a kit with the 14-42mm lens or a two-lens kit with the added 40-150mm lens. Since the E-520 is targeted at the entry-level DSLR market, all sample images were shot with either the 14-42mm or 40-150mm lenses. Noise test images were captured with the 35mm f3.5 macro lens, which was used for the excellence of its images at the f4 aperture setting used in those tests. Small images are in some cases cropped with minor processing in Photoshop. Clicking on any small image will open the full untouched, uncropped image with complete EXIF data. This will allow you to examine the performance of the E-520 at the pixel level. Sample images represent a full range of difficult lighting conditions so you can assess performance and flare shooting into the sun, bright sunlight, shadow, and mixed lighting.

4/3 lenses from Olympus, Panasonic, Leica, and Sigma are interchangeable among 4/3 mount cameras. The 4/3 mount is an all-electronic mount like the Canon EOS mount. There is no real crop factor or multiplier in 4/3 lenses as all are designed for the 4/3 system and they will not fit any film cameras. Compared to 35mm focal lengths the focal length of a 4/3 mount lens can be multiplied by two to determine the equivalent 35mm focal length of a lens.