The 10 mp touting E-3 is a friendly little critter.

Most of the shooting options rely on the front and rear dials to control.  These control aperture and shutter speed - until you press a modifier button and then they control other shooting options.  These are pretty easy to get to grips with without doing the non-blokey thing of actually reading the instructions!

Olympus is continuing to show the worth of the ‘Live-View’ system for those photographers who may not have been convinced by the compact-like ability to compose images on an LCD screen.  But then, they would wouldn’t they as they were the pioneering force of this in the DSLR market………..

The E-3’s screen is the smallest manufacturers can get away nowadays at 2.5″ (64mm) but it can get all twisty-turny like that of a camcorder.

The LCD previews depth-of-field, exposure and image stabilisation settings so you know what you see is what you’re going to get.

You can get your sticky mits on the Olympus E-3 for under a grand right now (just the body).  Slap a 14-54mm lens on it and add another £500.

Olympus E-3 (uk) Site

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