Olympus E-510 review

It may have a plastic mount but the 14-42mm kit lens is a star performer. It's sharp, contrasty and commendably low on chromatic aberration

There's nothing special about the 2.5-inch LCD screen. Its 230,000 pixels are sharp enough but the colour veers towards yellow and is a little too bright

The choice of lenses is limited to those produced by Olympus and a few offerings from Sigma

Good blues and the subtle yellow of the stone demonstrate that classic Olympus colour quality the company seems to excel in

Subtle reproduction of indoor lighting shows the E-510 to be a capable performer. The image stabilisation works really well on low-light shots like this

Outdoor shots are punchy, sharp and with the right amount of contrast