My local dealer has two EP1 kits to demo and I took him up on it today. Feels good in the hand. Great size. Certainly consumer grade. Files look good. It really needs a VF. LCD is ok but not great. It's menus are very much like my wife's 420. Looks to me like they have something to work with, but they had better get the pro unit out soon. The competition is working hard. Mine will be here in 2 weeks. The rep could not tell me much that we don't already know. It's not the CL we were looking for but closer than anything we have now. The 14-42 kits lens is really weird! -Durr
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EP1 First look
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Brian Mosley
New member
Imagine an E-30 in a PEN case with LX3 style focusing via big 3" LCD and you're there.
I can shoot easily with the hotshoe OVF, easily switching LCD on to check exposure/back off. One touch focusing on centre point, recompose, shoot any number of times with zero lag.
Take a few days to set the camera up and master the controls and you'll
find this a formidable photographic tool
Keep an eye on our running field test / early adopters diary for further experience.
Kind Regards
Brian
I can shoot easily with the hotshoe OVF, easily switching LCD on to check exposure/back off. One touch focusing on centre point, recompose, shoot any number of times with zero lag.
Take a few days to set the camera up and master the controls and you'll
find this a formidable photographic tool
Keep an eye on our running field test / early adopters diary for further experience.
Kind Regards
Brian
Brian Mosley
New member
ps manual focusing with legacy lenses is better than I expected - in body stabilization + smooth ISO 800 IQ with fast glass makes it a very useful option for all you lucky leica lens owners
The 17mm f2.8 pancake lens is my favourite 35mm EFL FOV... extremely sharp in the centre, some lateral CA which can be corrected in PP.
Kind Regards
Brian
The 17mm f2.8 pancake lens is my favourite 35mm EFL FOV... extremely sharp in the centre, some lateral CA which can be corrected in PP.
Kind Regards
Brian
jonoslack
Active member
No - mine - I got an email from the dealer, it's arrived. . . unfortunately I'm in the wrong continent!
jonoslack
Active member
Shhhhhhh - so much to do
Olympus is coming in for training on Tuesday and we got some of the 4/3 adapters in...if that is any indication.
Terry
New member
Apparently they were in my shop yesterday. First week of July is what I'm hearing. I am not hearing anything about the half case and it doesn't seem to be showing up on price lists. What are you hearing?Olympus is coming in for training on Tuesday and we got some of the 4/3 adapters in...if that is any indication.
Brian Mosley
New member
Hi Lili,
it feels a bit like a mixture of metal and plastic - somewhere between a high end compact and a Leica M8
I never had an original PEN, but this feels like a 'proper' camera.
Cheers
Brian
Will
New member
'my dealer' lol, I like that.
Addiction to the gear
I know I shouldn't get one and deliberately didn't go to the London launch because I knew the pushers could easily make me!
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VladimirV
Guest
Brian, I have seen you at the launch in London yesterday but did not get the chance to talk to you.
I have written down my initial impressions of the E-P1 here: http://www.seriouscompacts.com/2009/06/olympus-e-p1-london-launch-hands-on.html
I have written down my initial impressions of the E-P1 here: http://www.seriouscompacts.com/2009/06/olympus-e-p1-london-launch-hands-on.html
Cindy Flood
Super Moderator
VladimirV, I enjoyed reading your review. Thank you.
Interesting review VladimirV. I noticed that someone mentioned that using a CV finder wouldn't work because of aspect ratio difference. I use a CV 35mm with a Canon G9 with little problems--just adjusted to it. The issue is---if you use anything other than the 17, then its of no use.
Diane
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Brian Mosley
New member
VladimirV, sorry we didn't get a chance to say hello... I read you impression piece on seriouscompacts thanks - keep an eye out on our running team review over on our Safari Group coordination site... it's not very pretty, but the raw content is valuable
I'm meeting more Safari Group members in Sheffield today for an E-P1 intro in the real world (without a salesaman standing by lol) so should be fun.
Good observation about the size... I was surprised that, even though it's not much bigger than my Panasonic LX1, it feels much bigger - not a compact, not a DSLR, it's a PEN. Hmmm maybe that's a useful statement
Cheers
Brian
I'm meeting more Safari Group members in Sheffield today for an E-P1 intro in the real world (without a salesaman standing by lol) so should be fun.
Good observation about the size... I was surprised that, even though it's not much bigger than my Panasonic LX1, it feels much bigger - not a compact, not a DSLR, it's a PEN. Hmmm maybe that's a useful statement
Cheers
Brian
hot
Active member
PLASTIC with metal cover.Hi Lili,
it feels a bit like a mixture of metal and plastic - somewhere between a high end compact and a Leica M8
There it is:
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VladimirV
Guest
Thanks Cindy and Diane, glad you liked the mini-review.
Diane, you could set the camera to 3:2 mode for use with a CV viewfinder so this should not be a problem as far as I can see.
Brian, I will follow your review, I am still very interested in the E-P1 and how it performs. The only problem at the moment is the lack of good pancake lenses for it, I am not impressed by the performance of the 17mm lens although I like it's size.
Can you check the screen in low light and see if you get the same problem with noise and banding in live view mode that I described?
Diane, you could set the camera to 3:2 mode for use with a CV viewfinder so this should not be a problem as far as I can see.
Brian, I will follow your review, I am still very interested in the E-P1 and how it performs. The only problem at the moment is the lack of good pancake lenses for it, I am not impressed by the performance of the 17mm lens although I like it's size.
Can you check the screen in low light and see if you get the same problem with noise and banding in live view mode that I described?