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 Olympus Pen E-P1 Is a pretty good camera! April 11, 2010
Sandra P. Tzuc
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently purchased the Olympus Pen E-P1 and it's a decent camera. It's a combination of a digital SLR and a point and shoot camera. The quality of the images are pretty good. This camera might take time getting use to if you are a frequent user of a DSLR. If you want a really good camera, this is it. REMEMBER THIS ISN'T A DSLR, It only has DSLR features!
Great little camera May 12, 2010
Reza Farivar (Ubana, IL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This camera is great. The whole design is the result of a set of compromises that I can totally live with and even like.
1. The picture quality is great! Not above $1000 Canon or NIkon DSLR great, but I can live with it. It matches a lot of entry level DSLRs though, and is as good (or better) than what you get from other Olympus DSLRs.
2. Given the two control wheels and total customization of the body controls, there is no compromise in the control scheme. Yes, it will take you a month or two to fully get used to it and customize it to your liking. But once there, it becomes an extension of the photographer. No monkeying with buttons and no diving in menus. It becomes a lean, mean photographing machine!
3. The small camera size makes it totally feasible to have it always with you. If not in a coat pocket with a pancake lens, you can always have it in your hand bag (purse) or just let it live in your backpack. I have a very thin backpack designed to carry a laptop and a book or two at most, and I can easily have the E-P1 there with the kit lens.
4. The kit lens is great. A bit of compromise here compared to maybe the best lenses available, but the collapsible design plays heavily to the portability factor.
5. The Olympus color rendition is just fabulous!
Because I have it always with me, I now take about 600 photos a months. This alone has made me a better hobbyist photographer compared to before I got this gem!
Favorite Camera May 20, 2010
A Painter (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I absolutely love this camera! The portability and ease of use really makes this camera fun and inspiring. The jpg quality is a real plus. Often the photos look so good right out of the camera that I don't need to spend time editing in Photoshop or Lighroom. I have a Nikon DSLR's and canon and Panasonic point and shoots, but the EP-1 is really the perfect fit for what I do, which is a lot of street/travel photography. Great camera to just through in a messenger bag and go. I would highly recommend the Panasonic 20mm to go along with it, amazing for low light. The kit lens is pretty good too though. The lack of a viewfinder doesn't bother me because I've spent so many years now shooting with just an lcd, but for those used to a viewfinder you might want the E-P2. With the price so low right now this is a great value.
true innovation August 21, 2009
C. watkins (antarctica)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
great picture taker, the images are stunning and its so easy to live with. the image quality is on par with nearly every DSLR out there minus some full format stuff. i do miss having a flash though, which will be remedied soon enough.
Very satisfied with this camera May 27, 2010
Tord P. Ursin
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Panasonic 20 mm lens is more fun, so consider buying that as well.
The fold-in mechanism in the lens is nice for saving space - but I am already getting tired of using it.
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