Is the olympus pen e pl8 good for beginners?

The E-PL8 page doesn't label it a beginner camera, but it's a sensible one to start with. It has a 16.1-megapixel Micro Four Thirds sensor and in-body stabilisation, and it takes a large lens range. If you're after a beginner PEN specifically, the Olympus PEN E-PL9 and Olympus PEN E-PL10 pages describe those models as beginner-friendly.

For an everyday kit on the E-PL8, I'd start with one of these:

• Panasonic Lumix G 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II for a light, simple walkabout lens.
• Panasonic Lumix G 12-60mm f/3.5-5.6 if you want one lens that covers wide to telephoto.

Before you buy, read Your first camera. It makes the point that current cameras from major brands are all good, so handling and size matter most.

Written by Claude from this site's pages.