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Is the Olympus E-500 good for Carrying Everywhere?

Olympus E-500
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Olympus E-500 Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE
Olympus E-500 has a score of 46 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Olympus E-500 Review

Olympus E-500 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis
Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Large sensor in Olympus E-500 ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.
Large Body
Even the smallest lens attached to this body will be a burden to carry everywhere with you.
479g
Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 66mm
With a thickness of 66mm,Olympus E-500 is not a pocketable camera for sure.

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Olympus E-500 Alternatives in Mid-size SLR cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Pentax K-1 II

Compare E-500 vs K-1 Mark II

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF4 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #51
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #5
Pentax K-1 Mark II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 95
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Pentax K-1

Compare E-500 vs K-1

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF2 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #47
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #4
Pentax K-1
Imaging
Features
Value for Money 90
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 94
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony A99

Compare E-500 vs A99

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #84
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #16
Sony SLT-A99
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 92
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony A99 II

Compare E-500 vs A99 II

42 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #35
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #2
Sony Alpha A99 II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 93
Sports 91
Daily
Landscape

Nikon D780

Compare E-500 vs D780

25 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
Nikon F Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #43
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #3
Nikon D780
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports 90
Daily
Landscape
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