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Giving Credit Where Credit is DueWhen I started the search for my first digital camera, I really had no idea just how far this technology had advanced over the last couple of years. My original intent was to purchase a inexpensive model, a "toy" that I could experiment with and use for family pictures etc... One review led to another, and I started to notice a significant pattern. In nearly every review I read, the Olympics D-500L digital camera was either selected as the editors choice, or was rated at having the best picture quality of the entire group. Soon, I found my way to the Olympus D-500L/D-600L FAQ - an extraordinary site filled with many useful tips for Olympus owners. Perhaps even more significant to me, was the wealth of links leading to the sites of other Olympus owners and the many high quality photos that were on display. Before that moment, I had never realized how far the digital camera technology had developed. At that point, I realized that digital cameras had finally come of age. The D-500L vs Everything ElseSince the quality and capabilities of digital cameras seem to improve on a nearly daily basis, it is no small feat to make a informed decision on the best camera to purchase. While the guys at rec.photo.digital the are currently enamored with the Nikon Coolpix 900, to step backwards to a camera with a viewfinder or slow LCD display just wasn't an option for me. I needed a camera that could give me be sharp photographs suitable for web pages, that was also able to duplicate (using the macro option) existing customer photos while I was on the customer site, thus eliminating the need to scan them later for inclusion on the web page. A through-the-lens viewfinder is a necessity for this type of work. In addition, my many years as an amateur photographer made an SLR camera the most natural option I could imagine. The 500L also won out over the 600L because I preferred the 500L's improved low-light sensitivity, as well as the enhanced telephoto capabilities. Plus, at $600, the 500L was also a major bargain. You Wanted to Take Pictures, You Say?
This page was last updated on 07/12/98.
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