I just bought an slr digital camera..an olympus e-520 I was wondering where online i can find information...?

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I just bought an slr digital camera..an olympus e-520 I was wondering where online i can find information...?Where can i find information or tutorials on how to properly understand the settings of this camera. This camera came with 2 types of lenses, but since im new to slr cameras, i cant see the difference between the 2 of them. Does someone knows a place to go online and learn about the different settings of this camera? I bougth the Interactive DVD tutorial of this type of camera, but in my opinion it just tells you information but not in details...

Thanks

Blackriver Images
It seems your camera usually comes with a 14-42mm and a 40-150mm lens. In general you will want to use the 12-42mm for landscapes, architecture. You will want to use the 40-150mm for things that are far away as well as most portraits (zoom to 50mm to 70mm) for most portraits if you have the space. You want enough distance so that your subject isn't distorted but close enough to keep them sharp as possible.

As far as tutorials there is a really nice book for beginners to DSLR photography by Steve Luck and Johgn Freeman called "The Illustrated Practical Guide to Digital and Classic Photograph". It's been on sale at Boarders for $ 9.99 for over a month now and it covers all the basics with lots of illustrations and pictures.

You may also want to try starting a membership (free) to flicker.com There are several groups dedicated to your camera and you can post on their bulletin boards to ask people questions. They all use your specific camera so they should be able to help you.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/e520/

Rob Nock
Congratulations on your purchase. That is a fine camera.

The suggestion to join Flickr is a good one but there are also some excellent Yahoo groups for Oly users where you will find a wonderful community of friendly users who can help you figure things out:

This one is for Oly DSLR users in particular -
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Olympus_E-system/?yguid=276537846

This is a more general Oly camera users group -
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/?yguid=276537846

Here are links to some on line sites that have good information that is well organized to help answer questions:

1) This is a guide for first time users -
http://www.digicamhelp.com/topics/learn/for-newbies/

2) The first link here is to a basic dictionary/glossary, the second link is to inexpensive lesson services from the same site -
http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/define-digital-slr.html
http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/digital-slr-camera-technique.html

3) Here is a user forum you can join to discuss various Olympus cameras -
http://www.fourthirds-user.com/forum/

Here is a link to my Flickr page with most pictures taken using Olympus DSLR cameras
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robs-photo-memory/sets/

HTH. Feel free to email me if you have specific questions.

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