Olympus E-P1 Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera

June 15th, 2009 by Photo-John

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14 Responses

1. Patia Says:
   June 16th, 2009 at 9:57 am

   Wow, it’s so small! Exciting!

2. Wes Says:
   June 16th, 2009 at 10:06 am

   D’oh! Wish this was out this month instead of next. Looking forward to a full review

3. Photo-John Says:
   June 16th, 2009 at 10:20 am

   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.

4. Eric Says:
   June 16th, 2009 at 1:17 pm

   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.

5. sammy aka lightbright Says:
   June 16th, 2009 at 5:01 pm

   That is soooo cool! Look out dp1 and dp2!!

6. Gunz Says:
   June 17th, 2009 at 6:10 am

   WOW, looks really cool! Can’t wait to check it out. Enjoyed your ‘box opening’ video-fun.

7. Darcy Says:
   June 21st, 2009 at 6:07 pm

   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?

8. Photo-John Says:
   June 21st, 2009 at 7:57 pm

   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.

9. gumanow Says:
   June 23rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm

   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.

10. Amjamjazz Says:
    September 3rd, 2009 at 4:46 am

    And I’ll be able to use my old Zuikos? Right?

11. Photo-John Says:
    September 4th, 2009 at 8:05 pm

    Amjamjazz - yes, you can use your old Zuiko lenses, with the adapter. Olympus made sure that was an option.

12. francois Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 10:31 am

    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.

13. dsi r4 Says:
    October 7th, 2009 at 4:17 am

    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.

14. Liz Says:
    October 8th, 2009 at 5:30 am

    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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