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Photo-John, a.k.a. John Shafer, is the managing editor of PhotographyREVIEW.com and has been since the site launched back in 1999. He's an avid outdoor enthusiast and spends as much time as possible on his mountain bike, hiking or skiing in the mountains. He's been taking pictures for ever and ever, and never goes anywhere without a camera.
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Wow, it’s so small! Exciting!
D’oh! Wish this was out this month instead of next. Looking forward to a full review
I’ll add some detail to the review later. But I have to correct what I said about the auto focus with video. There is auto focus in the video mode and it works really well.
Does the \E-System Hot Shoe\ provide access to sensor data or is it pretty much there just to fire a flash? I’m wondiering if it would be possible for Oly to create an add-on EVF down the line that would work with zoom lenses.
That is soooo cool! Look out dp1 and dp2!!
WOW, looks really cool! Can’t wait to check it out. Enjoyed your ‘box opening’ video-fun.
Is there a long zoom lens out there that will work on this camera? Like, for example, the zoom lens for the Panasonic Lumix G1?
The Panasonic zoom lens will work – any lens with a Micro Four Thirds mount will. But since the Olympus has built-in image stabilization, it’s kind of a waste to use the Panasonic lens, which has optical image stabilization. I think the Panasonic image stabilization also has to make their lens bigger than an equivalent from Olympus. I was thinking about a longer lens for this camera today and I would like to see a compact 50-100 with a fast aperture. That would be equivalent to a 100-200mm lens on a full frame camera and it would be a great compliment to the 14-45mm kit lens it will sell with. I’m sure their working on longer lenses. We’ll just have to wait and see what they come up with.
i can’t wait to get my hands on one of these babies…
just remember, if you are attaching Leica M glass, you’ll need to do the magnification exercise. My Elmarit 28mm will turn into a 56mm.
And I’ll be able to use my old Zuikos? Right?
Amjamjazz – yes, you can use your old Zuiko lenses, with the adapter. Olympus made sure that was an option.
That camera took this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGG10_XIEAM&fmt=22
I am sold! I’ll get to use it too in an upcoming bike tradeshow.
This is a great product. Perfect for walking about and shooting great pictures. Having it you’re more likely to have a camera with you at all time. That’s certainly my plan.
I’ve had the E-P1 for about 2 months and love it! In the beginning I was ready to give it up due to the challenging learning curve; however, I learned to take one day at a time beginning with auto, and slowly trying different settings and features.
Biggest Pro for me personally: IQ is my No. 1 priority for me, and I find the E-P1 produces images comparable to what I got from the XTi and a few “L” lenses.
Biggest Con: Slow AF. However, with few exceptions I can work around this and it is not a problem for me.
Other great features include: IBIS, ability to use many other lenses with the E-P1 (thanks Olympus)! Size, rangefinder style, LCD screen viewable in bright sunlight (better than any others I’ve tried)….many more.
I sold my entire Canon system for the M4/3 system – and have not looked back.
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