Question about the Olympus E-510 and if Len Caps/Hoods are in the box..?

[RandysWay]

Getting ready to pull the trigger in about a week on a new Olympus E-510, with the 14-42mm & 40-150mm Kit Lenses. It'll be my first dSLR. I can't seem to find (anywhere!) if these are included in the box:

• Lens Caps for both lens (Four lens caps, correct? One for each side, two lens total)
• Lens Hoods for both lens (Two lens hoods, correct?)


What is the read/write speed on this dSLR? Would getting a SanDisk Extreme IV 4GB CF Card for this camera be worth it, or would the camera not take advantage of the card speed? This question is, of course, excluded from the fact of how wonderfully fast the data would transfer to my drive.

Thanks, all!
- Randy

[Riley]

Getting ready to pull the trigger in about a week on a new Olympus E-510, with the 14-42mm & 40-150mm Kit Lenses. It'll be my first dSLR. I can't seem to find (anywhere!) if these are included in the box:

• Lens Caps for both lens (Four lens caps, correct? One for each side, two lens total)
• Lens Hoods for both lens (Two lens hoods, correct?)


What is the read/write speed on this dSLR? Would getting a SanDisk Extreme IV 4GB CF Card for this camera be worth it, or would the camera not take advantage of the card speed? This question is, of course, excluded from the fact of how wonderfully fast the data would transfer to my drive.

Thanks, all!
- Randy

the kit i saw on display had all that, and appropriate bags for lenses too

[pas49ras]

The camera reaches 10MB/s sustained..so any card above that should more than max out the camera's read/write speed. The Ultra IV is rated at 40MB read/write speed..you will notice the difference on your computer downloads but the cards are rather pricey just for that.

[RandysWay]

Thanks, you two! :D Riley: Appropriate Bags for each lens? You mean like a carrying case for each lens?

Tschüss,
-R

[Norm in Fujino]

Here's what the bags look like; actually I think this one came with a Sigma lens, but the Olympus bags are very similar.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/technical/P8284017w1.jpg

[Riley]

thanks Norm