Digital Camera News and Reviews

Olympus E-30

DIWA Labs has got their hands on the new mid range DSLR camera, the Olympus E-30, that is due out in the beginning of next year. They have tested the E-30 with the new Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 II lens that has a faster auto focus system and can be with auto focus on the micro Four Thirds system.

Some key features for the Olympus E-30 camera:
-12.3 megapixel Live MOS sensor
-Articulating 2.7″ LCD screen
-Live View
-11 focus points
-ISO sensitivity 100-3200

Read all the test of the Olympus E-30 DSLR camera with Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 mark II lens here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Olympus Mju 1050 SW

Camera Labs has reviewed the Olympus mju 1050 SW (known as Stylus 1050 SW in North America) compact camera. The camera can handle very tough conditions such as falls and underwater photography.

Some key features for the Olympus mju 1050 SW / Stylus 1050 SW:
-10.1 megapixel sensor
-Waterproof down to 3m
-Freezeproof of -10 degrees C
-Shockproof to 1.5m
-3x optical zoom lens (38-114 mm)

Camera Labs ends up giving the Olympus mju 1050 SW a 82% rating due to that is able to take pretty good pictures and as the camera promises it is able to take pictures under very tough conditions. The only downsides are a bit short zoom range, no optical or sensor-shift stabilization and some vignetting/softness in the corners. The Olympus mju 1050 SW seems like a very capable camera if you want to take underwater pictures, but a strong competitor to the Olympus camera is the Pentax Optio W60 that is some cases have better specifications.
Read the full review of the Olympus mju 1050 SW / Stylus 1050 SW camera here.

Olympus Zuiko Digital 25mm f2.8 pancake lens

DIWA Labs has tested the only pancake lens from Olympus so far, the Olympus Zuiko Digital 25mm f2.8 lens. This relativley cheap lens was designed to fit the smaller DSLR camera from Olympus, the E-420 and E-520. The Olympus Zuiko Digital 25mm f2.8 lens seems to be able to produce very good pictures when you compare it to its price range. The lens should be a good friend for every photographer that want to travel light.
DIWA Labs has also compared the Zuiko lens with its big brother, the Panasonic Leica D Summilux 25mm f/1.4 lens.

Read the full tests of the Olympus Zuiko Digital 25mm f2.8 lens here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.

Leica 25mm F1.4 lens

DIWA Labs has tested heavyweight Panasonic Leica D Summilux 25mm f/1.4 lens that is one of few lenses for the Four Thirds format that can sport F/1.4. They tested the lens on the top DSLR camera from Olympus, the E-3.
DIWA Labs has also compared the Panasonic Leica D Summilux 25mm f/1.4 lens with its cheaper cousin from Olympus, the Zuiko 25mm f/2.8 pancake lens and it seems that the Leica is only marginally better than the Zuiko lens.

Read the full tests of the Panasonic Leica D Summilux 25mm f/1.4 lens here.
The tests done by DIWA Labs are very technical so you need to read their test guide to understand the test results.