Olympus E-500 digital SLR

Today I bought a Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera. I am totally excited about the same.

The Olympus E-500 digital SLR – main features:

• 8.0 million pixels with Full Frame Transfer CCD
• 6.4cm/2.5” HyperCrystal LCD (215,250 pixels)
• Supersonic Wave Filter for dust protection
• Light and compact penta type design (for classic SLR look)
• Single AF, continuous AF and manual focusing
• 49 area AE sensor
• ESP, centre-weighted average and spot exposure meteringplus high light basis and shadow basis spot metering
• Professional AE lock functionality
• Sequential shooting at 2.5fps in HQ (1/8) and SQ JPEG format up to the full memory card capacity when using high-speed media, such as SanDisk SDCFX (Extreme III)
• IR Hybrid Type Cut Filter for equalisation with human eyes
• 1/3 EV ISO steps
• TruePic TURBO image processor
• 21 scene programme and scene select programme modes
• Dual slot for CompactFlash/Microdrives and xD-Picture Cards
• Built-in pop-up flash
• User-friendly menu with detailed and simplified display
• Weight: 435g, size: 129,5 x 94,5 x 66mm
• Compatible with the complete range of Olympus E-System lenses and many accessories

I am very much new to professional photography. Just to relax a bit I want to step into this 😀 . Below one picture which my brother shot. It has really come out well.

Sample shot. It is quite huge file.