Australia from Four Cameras -- (2 of 4)

• Olympus E-500

The E-500 was the first DSLR I ever used, and I've been shooting with it for nearly eight years. I learned how to operate manual controls with this camera, and built a muscle memory with it that I can't quite replicate with any other camera body. The E-500 doesn't have the live-view features or the 13MP sensor of the E-30, my other Olympus camera body, but I chose to travel with the 500 because it's smaller, lighter, and I am more familiar with its nuances. Comfort with a tool could be more important than features, bells, and whistles.Even with its older sensor and more limited features, it's very capable of producing gorgeous images. I've always been impressed with its color accuracy, especially shooting in .jpg with no post-processing. Rich blues and greens make it great for landscapes.