5MP is more than enough to make a fine 11x14.
I generally think that in digital things have been changing so
rapidly that each camera is statement about technology when it was
designed. The rate of change may be slowing down though. Each camera
seems to build on the last one whether an inexpensive one or a pricey
one. So newer is almost always better from an image point of view
regardless of price.
I double checked the reviews for noise at dpreview and at ISO 1600
the 8MP E-500 is a little noisier than the E-1. Each review gives a
Canon model as a benchmark and it is disturbing if you are a high ISO
guy that the Oly is not only a lot noisier, but a lot of detail
disappears as well at 1600. So Canon might be your best bet, maybe
with an adapter and Oly lenses? Interestingly the Nikon D50 noise is
lower than the noise from the 350D, but about the same at ISO 1600
and it would open up a lot of lenses for you that have been designed
for a digital sensor similar to those for Oly.
You can always crop to 4/3.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Apr 8, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Larry Powers wrote:
>
> I am about to go digital and like the 4/3 format as well as having a
> prejudice for Olympus cameras. I have seen the e-1 with a 14-54
> zoom for
> $900 and the e-500 at about the same price for the 2 lens kit. I
> would
> typically print 8x10's but want the option to go up to 11x14. I
> also shoot
> some indoors sports so low light ability is important. Given the
> same lens
> does one have better performance at 800 or 1600 ASA? I will also be
> shooting using studio flash so ease of using manual mode is important.
>
> I have read the reviews and I believe that either camera will do
> what want.
> I like the idea of the more rugged pro body of the e-1. I also
> wonder how
> much difference there is between the 5meg pixel sensor of the e-1
> vs the 8
> meg pixel of the e-500 for making larger prints.
>
> Any comments and opinions appreciated.
>
> Larry Powers
>
>
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