Should You Buy This Camera

Olympus E-510 vs Olympus PEN E-PL5

Side-by-side used price and spec comparison. Lowest current prices pulled daily from the major used-gear sites.

Olympus E-510
Olympus

Olympus E-510

Olympus E-System · 2007
Lowest now
$50
MSRP
$799
-94% vs MSRP
Near the 90-day low

Close to the 90-day low. Within $1 of the 90-day low of $49. 6% of the $799 MSRP. Prices have been steady this month.

Full details & price history
Olympus PEN E-PL5
Olympus

Olympus PEN E-PL5

Olympus PEN · 2012
Lowest now
$99
MSRP
$699
-86% vs MSRP
Typical pricing right now

Today's price sits in the middle of its recent range. The 90-day window runs from $85 to roughly today's $99. 14% of the $699 MSRP. Prices are down 9.2% over the last 30 days.

Full details & price history

Specs side by side

Olympus E-510 Olympus PEN E-PL5
Brand OlympusOlympus
Family Olympus E-SystemOlympus PEN
Category bodybody
Body type DSLRMirrorless
Mount Four ThirdsMFT
Sensor MFTMFT
Sensor family —Olympus 16MP Four Thirds Live MOS · 16MP Four Thirds Live MOS
Megapixels 10 MP16.1 MP
Autofocus —Contrast Detection
IBIS Sensor-shift3-axis
Weather sealed NoNo
Max video —1080p30
Max native ISO —ISO 25,600
Body weight —325 g
Dimensions —111 × 64 × 38 mm
Body material —polycarbonate
Released 2007-03-052012-09-17
Discontinued ——
Status discontinueddiscontinued
MSRP $799$699
Current low $50$99
vs MSRP -94%-86%

Both cameras appear in

Curated best-under lists where both of these qualify today.

The verdicts above describe price timing. They don't tell you which camera fits your shooting style. See /methods for how we normalize seller conditions and compute the deal score.