A highly recommended digital SLR and lens kit combo for CCD enthusiasts is the Olympus E-500, a vintage digital SLR camera launched in 2005 with an 8MP Four Thirds sensor from Kodak, fitted with a legacy manual focus from the 1080s, the Sigma Mini-Wide II 28mm f/2.8. The camera and lens combo, light in the hand, and swift on the take, should do well for enthusiasts enamored with the low-light, high-quality film-like images CCD sensors are known for.
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The Olympus E-500, although not the smallest, was the lightest DSLR camera on the market when it was launched in 2005, and, unlike the preceding E-300 model, featured a body shape similar to that of a conventional SLR. The camera is fitted with the highly acknowledged 8MP Kodak KAF-8300CE CCD sensor, has good ergonomics, a comfortable hand grip, and a body that is built stiff and strong.
The Sigma Mini-Wide II 28mm f/2.8, on the other hand, is a lens known for its good contrast and color rendition, and is a later version of the original Mini-Wide. The lens, a compact, manual-focus wide-angle lens, was made available in various camera mounts from the 1980s to the early 1990s.
Construction-wise, the Mini Wide II is mainly of plastic construction with a 6-element, 6-group optical design, multi-coated glass, and 6 matte blades that form a hexagonal aperture shape. The lens measures 43–50 mm in length, depending on the version, weighs around 210 grams, and takes 52mm filters.
To distinguish it from the original iteration, the Mini Wide II features a plastic aperture ring and a diagonal pattern focus grip, while the original Mini Wide has a metal aperture ring and a square pattern focus grip. On PentaxForums, the Mini Wide II enjoys a favored rating of Sharpness (8.6), Aberrations (7.4), Bokeh (7.7), Handling (8.7), and Value ( 9.2).
Reviews indicate that the lens shows moderate sharpness when used wide open. Sharpness, however, improves significantly from edge to edge when the lens is stopped down to f/5.6 or f/8, a characteristic that makes the lens well-suited for shooting in bright daylight with smaller apertures.
On the 2x crop sensor E-500, the Sigma Mini-Wide II 28mm f/2.8, with its standard normal 56mm equivalent offering a field of view similar to that of a short telephoto, is a good choice for street photography, cityscapes, and environmental portraits. The lens has a close-focus distance of 0.22 meters and is known for its macro capabilities at a 1:4.5 macro reproduction ratio.
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