Olympus E-500 for Street Photography

Is the Olympus E-500 good for Street Photography?

Olympus E-500 Street Photography Score

AVERAGE

Olympus E-500 has a score of 42 for Street Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Street Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Olympus E-500 Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Optical Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

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.

No Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

No Image Stabilization

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Large Body

Due to the lack of sensor based Image stabilization, Olympus E-500 users have to rely on lenses with optical IS in order to maximize the sharpness of their handheld street photography photos. Currently there are native Four Thirds mount lenses with Image Stabilization for Olympus E-500.

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Olympus E-500 Alternatives in Mid-size SLR cameras for Street Photography

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
	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
	Imaging Features Value for Money 90 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 94 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
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 93 Sports 91 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
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 92 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A77 II Compare E-500 vs A77 II	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #90 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #20
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Pentax K-1 II

Pentax K-1

Sony A99 II

Sony A99

Sony A77 II