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I'm planning to buy a DSLR camera this December and I am deciding which is better? (in price and performance) Nikon D3000 or Olympus E-500? Which do you advice me to buy and why?
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A straight choice between an Olympus or a Nikon, I would have to say the Nikon everytime.......
That said You would be wise to have a close look at the Pentax K-x model, Its as good if not better than either of the cameras you have listed.
Actually the Pentax is far better than the two you have listed, Both from a performance & price point, There is no contest......!!!
When buying an entry-level dSLR as a first camera of the type, each of the major manufacturers offers great value for money. You will probably get a better deal on the D3000 now that it has been superseded. Otherwise, both are excellent I am sure.
But, you maybe need to look ahead a year or two. Are you certain that you will never want more than the basic camera body and the kit lens you get with it? And are you sure that you will never want to upgrade to a more advanced model at some time in the future.
With dSLRs the last thing you want is to be switching brands a year or two down the line. By then your lenses and accessories will certainly be worth many times the value of your camera body.
So, in terms of the width and depth of lenses and accessories, the Nikon has to be the choice. If you had short-listed Nikon and Canon, it really would have been a coin-tossing operation as both those brands are comparable in terms of looking to the future.
Quote: Actually the Pentax is far better than the two you have listed, Both from a performance & price point, There is no contest......!!!
I agree and at the moment if you look in currys electical shop you can get a dual lens kit for the pentax k-x for £399
This sounds pretty good if you dont mind having AA bateries 
All brands are good these days, there`s not a lot in it.
If your on a budget, twin lens kits can be pretty good as Paul say`s, I believe Sony have twin lens kits as do Olympus. I would`nt bother with an E500, its so old now.
This E620 kit is pretty good.
http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-olympus-e-620-plus-14-42mm-40-150mm-lens-kit...
EPZ review
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Olympus-E620-DSLR-11192
Actually Canon is better than either so why ignore them????
Go into a shop and see what feels comfortable in your hands.
No 'bad' cameras are produced these days ........ the competition is too great.
It doesn't matter how good a camera is - if you don't like the feel of it then you will not use it and it will have been a waste of money
I use an Oly, and my brother in law uses a Nikon. There isn't really much in it as Paul says. One thing to bear in mind is the comfort of the camera. The Oly mentioned (620) has a very small body, which can affect the balance of the camera - you really do need to have the battery pack, not for the extra power but to give you something to grab hold of. That said I'm of the opinion that Olympus make the best lenses, others may disagree that's up to them.
Another thing to bear in mind, if you are just starting out, is the image stabalisation. Olympus do it in the camera Nikon, I believe do it on the lens.
Oh and with legacy lenses, the Nikon lens fitting has remained the same since the year dot, Olympus have been known to change theirs occasionally (ok frequently) this means two things Nikon legacy holds its price, Olympus dont (although converters are pretty much a dime a dozen and usually good quality if made of the right material) so they tend to lose value if you decide to sell in the future.
Best thing to do is take a trip to the camera shop and have a play
Go into a shop and see what feels comfortable in your hands. Then completely disregard this oft-trotted out piece of 'advice' because it isn't the best way to decide on a camera. It'll feel differently after an hour, it'll feel different when actually shooting from different positions and switching from portrait to landscape and it'll feel different when attaching different lenses.
So don't decide by handling in some shop. Read reviews, understand and check specs. Look at the system as a whole. OEM lenses and accessories as well as third-party.
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