Some initial impressions of the E-620

The E-620 has made it to Melbourne. I had a walk round the City for an hour or so to see what it handled like. I have an E-3 and an E-30 and, except for the placement of the buttons, the E-620 handled pretty much the same. The lens on the camera was the 14-54 mark II. In my view, this is a very good lens for this camera. With the new grip the camera felt very well balanced with this lens. I was able to walk around with the camera held by my side just holding on to the grip. The camera is not slow at focussing with this lens. The dynamic range seems to have been improved and IMHO is better than the E-3. The noise at higher ISO’s, however is not good. It appears less film grain like than other Olympus models, and looks more like Panasonic noise.  As with all Oly cameras, colour is very good straight from the camera.  Here are 3 pics taken with the E-620.
Taken at 100 ISO.

Taken at 320 ISO.

Taken at 800 ISO. Note the details that were able to be retained in the skylights. With the E-3 I have trouble keeping all the details in the window frames here. But noise is very noticeable.

Olympus E-620 Arrives early to Melbourne

      Olympus E-620 have arrived in Melbourne two weeks earlier than expected.

At the moment Camera Action only have a few of the twin kits.

Olympus probably did this to get the jump on the Nikon D5000 which I am doing the Australian launch for on Thursday the 30th of April.

Click here to get an invite.

Olympus E-620 instruction manual download

I have just added the Olympus E-620 instruction manual to the downloads page.

So take your time we still have a month before we can get our hands on one.

E-620 Instruction Manual (English) (9.9 MB)

Olympus lens hood and extension tube compatibility table

Lens hood Compatibility Tables (Ultra-) Wide lens Standard lens Macro lens Telephoto lens Super-Telephoto lens Auxiliary Extension Tube Compatibility Lists Lens hood Compatibility Tables (Ultra-) Wide lens Model name Lens Hood Lens Case Front Cap Rear cap ED 8mm F3.5 Fisheye – LSC-0814 LC-74 LR-1 ED 7-14mm F4.0 LSC-1022 LC-87 ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6 LH-75C LSC-0918 LC-72B 11-22mm F2.8-3.5 LH-75 LC-72 LC-72B Standard lens Model name Lens Hood Lens Case Front Cap Rear cap ED 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD LH-75B LSC-0918 LC-72 LC-72B LR-1 ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 LH-61C LSC-0814 LC-58B LC-58C 14-54mm F2.8-3.5 LH-70 LSC-0816 LC-67 LC-67B 14-54mm F2.8-3.5 II LH-70D LSC-0918 LC-67B 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 LH-61 LSC-0816 LC-58B LC-58C ED 18-180mm F3.5-6.3 LH-65 LC-62B ED 14-35mm F2.0 SWD LH-82B LSC-1122 LC-77 25mm F2.8 LH-43 LSC-0710 LC-43B Macro lens Model name Lens Hood Lens Case Front Cap Rear cap 35mm F3.5 Macro – LSC-0814 LC-52 LC-52B LR-1 ED 50mm F2.0 Macro LH-55 Telephoto lens Model name Lens Hood Lens Case Front Cap Rear cap ED 150mm F2.0 LH-89 LSH-1220 LC-82 LR-1 ED 35-100mm F2.0 LH-82 LSH-1326 LC-77 ED 40-150mm F4.0-5.6 LH-61D LSC-0814 LC-58B LC-58C 40-150mm F3.5-4.5 LH-61B LSC-0918 ED 50-200mm F2.8-3.5 LH-70B LSH-1220 LC-67 LC-67B ED 50-200mm F2.8-3.5 SWD LH-70C Super-Telephoto lens Model name Lens Hood Lens Case Front Cap Rear cap ED 300mm F2.8 LH-120 LSH-1738 LC-140 LR-1 ED 90-250mm F2.8 LH-120B ED 70-300mm F4.0-5.6 LH-61E LSC-0918 LC-58B LC-58C Auxiliary Model name Lens Hood Lens Case Body Cap Rear cap EC-14 – LSC-0710 BC-1 LR-1 EX-25 EC-20 LSC-0814 Extension Tube Compatibility Lists AF: Autofocus / MF: Manual focus Applicable Lenses,Shooting Range and Magnifications Combined lens Focusing Focusing Range Magnifications Range Fixed focal lenses ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm F3.5 Fisheye Not usable because focusing is impossible. ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm F2.8 MF 11.1 ~ 11.2cm 0.98 ~ 1.17x (1.96 ~ 2.34x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL 35mm F3.5 Macro MF 14.6 ~ 15.6cm 0.70 ~ 1.68x (1.40 ~ 3.36x)*2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 50mm F2.0 Macro AF/MF 21.3 ~ 23.1cm 0.49 ~ 0.98x *1 (0.98 ~ 1.96x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 150mm F2.0 MF 79 ~ 126cm 0.17 ~ 0.31x (0.34 ~ 0.62x)*2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 300mm F2.8 MF 175 ~ 420cm 0.08 ~ 0.25x (0.16 ~ 0.5x) *2 Zoom lenses ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm F4.0 Not usable because focusing is impossible. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6 Not usable because focusing is impossible. ZUIKO DIGITAL 11-22mm F2.8-3.5 Not usable because focusing is impossible. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD Except 60mm Not usable because focusing is impossible. 60mm MF 21.0 ~ 25.6cm 0.43 ~ 0.58x (0.86 ~ 1.16x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-35mm F2.0 SWD Not usable because focusing is impossible. ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 14mm Not usable because focusing is impossible. 25mm MF 13.3cm 1.02x (2.04x) *2 42mm MF 16.2 ~ 17.3cm 0.61 ~ 0.69x (1.22 ~ 1.38x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 14mm Not usable because focusing is impossible. 25mm MF 15.3 ~ 15.7cm 0.99 ~ 1.14x (1.98 ~ 2.28x) *2 45mm MF 20.8 ~ 23.5cm 0.57 ~ 0.78x (1.14 ~ 1.56x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-54mm F2.8-3.5 Except 54mm Not usable because focusing is impossible. 54mm MF 17.7 ~ 22.2cm 0.47 ~ 0.65x (0.94 ~ 1.3x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-54mm F2.8-3.5 II Except 54mm Not usable because focusing is impossible. 54mm MF 17.7 ~ 22.2cm 0.47 ~ 0.65x (0.94 ~ 1.3x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL 17.5-45mm F3.5-5.6 17.5mm Not usable because focusing is impossible. 28mm MF 15.1cm ~ 15.9cm 0.89 ~ 1.16x (1.78 ~ 2.32x) *2 45mm MF 218.4cm ~ 22.4cm 0.57 ~ 0.91x (1.14 ~ 1.82x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 18-180mm F3.5-6.3 18mm Not usable because focusing is impossible. 50mm MF 19.2 ~ 23.4cm 0.50 ~ 0.71x (1.00 ~ 1.42x)*2 180mm MF 27.0 ~ 162.0cm 0.14 ~ 0.54x (0.28 ~ 1.08x)*2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 35-100mm F2.0 35mm Not usable because focusing is impossible. 60mm MF 30.9 ~ 32.1cm 0.40 ~ 0.42x (0.80 ~ 0.84x) *2 100mm MF 52.9 ~ 54.4cm 0.25 ~ 0.30x (0.50 ~ 0.60x)*2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm F4-5.6 40mm MF 19.0 ~ 20.4cm 0.61 ~ 0.70x (1.22 ~ 1.40x)*2 80mm MF 28.0 ~ 40.6cm 0.32 ~ 0.48x (0.64 ~ 0.96x) *2 150mm MF 48.0 ~ 118.8cm 0.17 ~ 0.39x (0.34 ~ 0.78x) ZUIKO DIGITAL 40-150mm F3.5-4.5 40mm MF 20.8 ~ 21.4cm 0.58 ~ 0.62x (1.62 ~ 1.24x) *2 80mm MF 40.7cm 0.31x (0.62x) *2 150mm MF 79.6 ~ 110.1cm 0.17 ~ 0.28x (0.34 ~ 0.56x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 50-200mm F2.8-3.5 50mm MF 27.6 ~ 28cm 0.48 ~ 0.49x (0.96 ~ 0.98x) *2 100mm MF 48.9 ~ 53.9cm 0.25 ~ 0.32x (0.5 ~ 0.64x) *2 200mm MF 88.5 ~ 195.9cm 0.12 ~ 0.35x (0.24 ~ 0.7x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 50-200mm F2.8-3.5 SWD 50mm MF 27.6cm ~ 28.0cm 0.48 ~ 0.49x (0.96 ~ 0.98x) *2 100mm MF 48.9cm ~ 53.9cm 0.25 ~ 0.32x (0.5 ~ 0.64x) *2 200mm MF 88.5cm ~ 195.9cm 0.12 ~ 0.35x (0.24 ~ 0.7x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 70-300mm F4.0-5.6 70mm MF 42.5cm ~ 43.8cm 0.34 ~ 0.4x (0.68 ~ 0.8x) *2 150mm MF 74.2cm ~ 125.8cm 0.17 ~ 0.42x (0.34 ~ 0.84x) *2 300mm MF 90.8 ~ 422.1cm 0.09 ~ 0.66x (0.18 ~ 1.32x) *2 ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 90-250mm F2.8 90mm MF 47.7 ~ 53.5cm 0.28 ~ 0.32x (0.56 ~ 0.64x) *2 150mm MF 69.9 ~ 103.7cm 0.17 ~ 0.24x (0.34 ~ 0.48x) *2 250mm MF 107.1 ~ 264.3cm 0.10 ~ 0.21x (0.20 ~ 0.42x) *2 *1 When using the ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 50mm f2.0 Macro Lens, use manual focus at 0.8 to 0.98x (0.3m or less on the lens distance scale). *2 Magnifications Range : Figures inside ( ) are the values converted to 35mm film camera. .

Olympus E-620 in Australia 7th May 2009

I have just heard from Olympus that the E-620 should be available in Australia from the 7th of May.

People are getting excited about this camera.

Already people are pre-ordering also there is a surprising amount of interest from people who have own other brands of cameras, looking for a light well featured travel camera.