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| 3.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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 Bringing Fun Back to Photography...Sep 10, 2010
The E-P1 showed up and I am impressed! After reading so many reviews online, many of which talked about the shortcomings of the camera (no AF assist light, slow AF, etc.), I did have a few doubts. But after un-boxing the camera, charging the battery, and attaching the lens, they were all washed away.
This is a beautiful camera, and solidly built. There is some weight to it, but it is well-balanced. The retro look just makes you want to pick it up and start shooting! I was afraid the menu system would be hard to understand, but 90% of it is pretty self-explanatory.
Not having an on-board or pop-up flash just forces you to focus on lighting, and there is always the hot shoe for a true flash unit. Beats the "deer in the headlights" look any day. The accessory viewfinder that came as part of the kit is pretty slick. It would have been nice to have a few indicators or meters inside, but it's not a deal breaker.
The 17mm lens is very sharp and forces you to actually move closer or farther from your subject to get the right perspective. This forces you to think about composing the shot, instead of just zooming in and snapping away. Overall, that's probably what I like most about this camera. You want to pick it up and take pictures, and when you do, you actually have to think about what you are doing.
candid cameraJul 18, 2010
I use to roam around with a Leica and 35 mm lens and have missed doing so since buying a dslr. This little camera is an excellent way to indulge a good old habit. I an having fun and am very pleased with the results. The lens quality is outstanding. The optical finder is very good and allows me to operate a camera in the way that I was taught.
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Battery door broke two months in.Apr 13, 2010
I traded a nikon slr system for this more compact Micro Four Thirds system. I love the "any lens works with an adaptor" nature of the camera. The files that I create with it are of good quality as well. I wish I could say the same for the build quality and customer support. I charged the battery one afternoon and when i put the battery back in and closed the door it would not latch. The catch on the body had simply broken off. The slrs from olympus have locking battery doors of good design and quality but the doors on all of the "pen" cameras are bad designs. I called Olympus and I was asked to send in my camera for two weeks to see if it was covered under their limited warranty. When I asked about a loaner I was told they did not provide them, "have a nice day" and was then hung up on. I just put my tripod's quick release plate on to keep the door shut now. I kept my nikon lenses and will send this camera in for repair when I have purchased another nikon body so I can sell this camera and get some money for the GF1.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
An excellent camera.Apr 08, 2010
This is a great camera, it does what it says it will do, looks great and works right out of the box. Once you work your way through the menus and shoot wisely you can eliminate the need for post processing. The "ART" filters are all great.
It looks like a camera, feels like a camera, sounds like a camera (lovely shutter sound)is a camera.
Recommended.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
I love this camera.Apr 03, 2010
I've been shooting with my trusty Pentax K-1000 or my 4x5 field camera for years. I finally decided it was time to move into the digital era. I cannot even begin to express how impressed I have been with this camera. It's light weight, easy to use, has superb picture quality, and has done really well in low light so far.
A few people have complained about the view finder issue. Or, lack there of. Honestly, being someone who has mostly been shooting with my 4x5, I've had no problem with focusing and viewing everything on the LCD screen on the back. The screen is large, I can see it just fine in sunlight.
It's my new baby. I take it with me everywhere. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a mid-range DSLR.
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