The e510 will 'double' your focal length with lenses and it has a very effective shake reduction system so you can do all your shots hand held .
Would be my choice..
The C&N cameras would need IS lenses and are not as feature rich as the e510. If you are considering an e510 it is a category higher than the rest and the best camera in that lot..
Regards,Tyr.
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Thanks.
So the 150mm that comes in the kit would give me a 300mm..
Basically, yes, it gives you the field of view of a 300mm lens with a 150mm lens. The aperture remains the same as that is to do with the real focal length..
You will have a greater depth of field than with a 300mm lens..
It will be very small and light and if you decided to get a big lens, such as the Bigma (Sigma 50-500) it would be come equivalent to a 100-1000 lens!.
Regards,Tyr.
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I'd endorse what Tyr says. All are good cameras and for 'general' use it's a toss-up. but if you want specifically bird photography, the longer (effective) focal length (= greater magnification) due to smaller sensor size, and in-camera image stabilisation of the Olympus, make it a good choice for you. the twin-lens bundles around at the moment are a very good deal..
Best wishesMike..
Why those 4? Pentax & Sony aren't bad:-).
They'll also give you the image stabiliser like the E-510,which you'd probably need using a 300mm lens because that would also be multiplied by 1.5x to 450mm..
I'd look at the K10d,& I'm a Minolta user (the last Pentax I used had a great viewfinder, useful if you have to go to manual focus)...
I have always liked canon and know nikon is a good camera..
What made me think about olympus is the fact that their point and shoot cams produce brilliat quality pics. The 510 with the two lenses seems to be a good deal. Have never thought about pentax or sony..
I was going to get a nikon because Ii have tamron mirror lens (500mm) with nikon mount but does not seem to work on the d40x.I'm sure Ill be happy with any of themYour advise is a help.
I m pulling my hair out at the moment !!!!!!!.
Thanks guys..
I shoot Pentax and find the lack of telephoto lenses a bit annoying at present. There are 3rd party lenses but, I would like some long Pentax glass..
Go for the Olympus you won't be disappointed. Especially for wildlife photography, you will see the difference..
Regards,Tyr.
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Being from South Africa wildlife is always on the menu.
Maybe you could tell me why the tamron mirror lens does not work on the d40xgives and error on the f stop (love that lens).
One thing I am worried about is wide angle on the oly. The kit lens is 14-42 which is 28 -80 (NOT VERY WIDE). How does one go wider than that?..