Olympus E-1 Digital Camera

The E-1 is what all my previous digitals should have been; I love it. It does what I tell it without offering silly user modes this user never uses. It's beautifully built and handles superbly. If I could add one thing it would be a swivelling screen. I used that a lot on other cameras. Don't let anyone tell you that 5Mp isn't enough - it's what you do with them that counts.

The FL20 is an ideal pocketable alternative to the rather naff built-in flashes on other bodies. It's not awfully powerful but is adequate for fill-in and so on.

The 14-54 is the perfect standard lens for me, as I spent years using a 28-105 on film. The only disadvantage I've found is that I've now started looking for extra lenses again; I thought I'd got over that . . .

Later on I must add that the E-1 proved a disappointment in that it had a body fault which would cost more to repair than the camera was worth. If buying used, therefore, check every function or get a warranty. It gets 5/5 when it's fully operational!

best dslr camera ever, 5mp bt the best use of 5 mp. colours are superb, built like a tank. only drawback is small lcd screen but if you can live with that why pay £900 for a camera when you pick it up on ebay for aeound £300

Very easy to use right from the start and superb quality pics, far better than any compacts. Having purchased the 4/3 adapter i can now use the collection of lenses from my OM1 that i have had lying around unused for ten years.

In part I can only echo what others have said in earlier reviews regarding build and image quality of this DSLR. The build is excellent, solid and well finished with the majority of buttons being exactly where you would want them. It all seems to me to be very intuative. Shutter actuations are quiet with a lovely "engineered" sound to them. The real issue though is of course image quality. I have to say the images I have produced so far have been (leaving my shortcomings as a photographer aside) superb. Colour rendition is up there with the very best and the level of detail captured with a good lens in adequate lighting conditions is terrific. On paper this camera is limited by its low pixel count, in reality this is simply not an issue. I came to this camera from an E520, in itself a very nice bit of kit. I would be surprised if I went back to using the E520 as my main camera body. The battery grip simply enhances the use of the camera, balancing it very well and enabling you to shoot for very long periods. Overall the E1 is an absolute stunner.

I think it was a long time arriving but otherwise its good camera arrived well wrapped.I did not receive a cd for my computer it would be nice to have that if seller still had it.