Archive of 4/3 DSLR camera & lens reviews from biofos.com

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olympus dslr e-system:



bodies section

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E-1 | E-300 | E-500 | E-330 | E-400 |E-410

E-420 | E-510 | E-520 | E-3 | E-30 | E-620

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ARTICLES & DOCUMENTATION:

E-1:

M1 to E-1: A remarkable journey; article from Quest here

E-1 My user report (first published on Andrzej Wrotniaks site) here

OM Zuiko lenses on an E-1: my own tests here

E-1 ASIC Processors Diagram: Schematic of E-1 internals (PDF file) here

E-1 Pocket Guide (PDF file) here

E-1 Quick Start Guide (PDF file) here

E-1 Camera Manual (Very large PDF file - 6mb) here

E-1 How to upgrade firmware (PDF file) here

E-System DeLuxe Brochure (US Release Design) here

E-System DeLuxe Brochure (Europe Release Design) here

E-System A4 x 4 side Brochure (Europe Release Design No 3?) here

E-System DeLuxe Brochure (Europe Release Design No 2) here

LATEST E-System Chart as at Dec 2006 E1, E500, E300 (PDF file) here


E-300:

E-300 System Chart at Dec 2006 shared with E1, E500 (PDF file) here


E-330:

OM Zuiko lenses on an E-330: my own tests here

E-330 Glossy Brochure - worth a read (PDF file) here

E-330 Quick Start Guide (PDF file) here

E-330 Advanced Manual (20MB) (PDF file) here

E-330 Olympus System Chart at 12/06 for E330/E400 (PDF file) here


E-400:

E-400 On Test; my own review of this little gem is here

E-400 Compared to an OM2n; a lighthearted look is here

E-400 Olympus 10 page glossy advert (PDF file) here

E-400 Olympus System Chart for E400/330 (PDF file) here

E-400 Basic Instruction Manual (7.4mb PDF file) here

E-400 Advanced Instruction Manual (16.3mb PDF file) here

E-400 Body + ZD14-42 cut-away (large file) here


E-500:

E-500 Instruction Manual (11.36mb PDF file) here

E-500 Olympus System Chart for E500/300/E1 (PDF file) here

E-500 Box contents (PDF file) here

E-500 General Details (PDF file) here

E-500 Overall specification (PDF file) here

E-500 Glossy Brochure (PDF file) here


E-410:

E-410/510 Olympus System Chart (PDF file) here


E-420:

E-420 How to set up/Customize your camera (26th January 2009) here

E-420 Official Advertising Brochure (PDF file) here

E-420 Manual (15.5Mmb PDF file) here


E-510:

E-510 Technical Review by Andrzej Wrotniak (Recommended) here

E-510/410 Olympus System Chart (PDF file) here

E-510 Instruction Manual (6mb PDF file) here

E-510 Official Advertising Brochure (PDF) here


E-520:

E-520 BIOFOS Detailed Review here


E-3:

E-3 Biofos Review (60+ pages) here.

E-3 User manual (full PDF version) here

E-3 Quick Start Guide (PDF doc) here

E-3 Official commercial glossy brochure here

E-3 Release - A brief look at the specs/layout of the new camera here

E-3 Many Hands on E-3; a collaborative review here


E-30:

E-30 Biofos Review here.

E-30 User manual (full PDF version) here


E-620:

E-620 Biofos Review with many images to download here.

E-620 User manual (full PDF version) here

E-620 How to set up/Customize your camera (created 26th May 2009) here


E-System sensor/imager:

Kodak 4/3 Image Sensor - Technical aspects (PDF) here

Kodak 4/3 Image Sensor - Long Specification (PDF) here

Kodak 4/3 Image Sensor - Assembly Drawings (PDF) here

In Search of the Ultimate Sensor - Discussion Document (PDF) here

Early 4/3 Rationale Document - by Olympus (PDF) here




Posted September 2005; updated January 2009 Copyright © 2004/05/06/07/08/09 John Foster