Advice on older Olympus DSLRs

[gronk33]

Hi there,

I'm looking for a camera with a pretty specific list of criteria:

1. I have to fit a fisheye adapter or fisheye lens on the camera to get a 180 degree view
2. It has to be 8 megapixels or better
3. It has to have a small form factor - 5 inches wide or smaller
4. It has to be relatively cheap ($200 used preferably)
5. It has to be supported by the Olympus SDK - I've listed the models supported below.

Unfortunately I don't know enough about all of the Olympus models to know where to begin looking. Can anyone here help me out?

Thanks very much,

Ted

Models supported by the Olympus SDK (from their developer's site)

• E-3
• E-30
• E-620
• E-520
• E-510
• E-500
• E-450
• E-420
• E-410
• E-400
• E-330
• E-300
• E-1

Version 3.4 (RyeNV)
• C-8080 Wide Zoom
• C-7070 Wide Zoom
• C-7000 Zoom /
C-70 Zoom
• C-5060 Wide Zoom*
• C-5050 Zoom*
• C-4040 Zoom
• C-4000 Zoom /
C-4100 Zoom
• C-3040 Zoom
• C-3020 Zoom /
C-3100 Zoom
• C-2040 Zoom
• C-765 Ultra Zoom
• C-760 Ultra Zoom
• C-750 Ultra Zoom*
• C-740 Ultra Zoom*
• C-730 Ultra Zoom
• C-700 Ultra Zoom
• D-40 Zoom /
C-40 Zoom
• C-21
• E-100 RS
• SP-700
• SP-500 Ultra Zoom*
• SP-350 Zoom*
• FE-130/X-720
• D-595/C-500 Zoom

Version 2.0 (Wheat)
• D-360L/C-860L
• D-460Z/C-960Z
• D-490Z/C-990Z
• C-211 Zoom
• C-2100 Ultra Zoom
• C-3000 Zoom
• C-3030 Zoom

Version 1.5 (Jam)
• D-220L/C-420L
• D-320L/C-820L
• D-340L/C-840L
• D-340R/C-830L
• D-400Z/C-900Z
• D-450Z/C-920Z
• C-2000 Zoom
• C-2020 Zoom
• D-500L/C-1000L
• D-600L/C-1400L
• D-620L/C-1400XL

[Don Kondra]

The E-510 can be had used for a couple hundred but the fisheye lens is gonna kill you

Cheers, Don

[Greg McCary]

Yep. I agree with Don. The 510 would fit right in, but look out on the fisheye. Really no cheap way around that one. You can Photoshop a fisheye effect pretty easily.

[gronk33]

Thanks guys. Okay, I'll look into the 510. I'm doing panoramic HDRs so the fisheye is a big help - fewer rotations. I have a Nikkor which I use for my Nikon - it's great. But I was hoping I could find something cheaper (and used) for an Olympus.

[Don Kondra]

Hmm, the fisheye really isn't appropriate for panorama's.

You may want to look at the 9-18mm, it's quite reasonable in price.

Cheers, Don

[Atomic2]

Are E-510s going for 200 already?

You can certainly find an E-500 for 200 if you look.

[Greg McCary]

You can do nice panos with the kit lens. It just takes software to stitch the images.

[erikzen]

I agree with Don's suggestion of the E-510 with the 9-18mm. I just got the 9-18mm and am pleased with the results so far.