I can buy a refurbished with a 14-54 MKII for the same price as a new E-620 with the same lens. Which would you choose and why?
I'm not a pixel-peeper
but from what I've seen both of those cameras are great and solid.
I'd get E-30, because it will be a better fit for my lenses.
(ZD 12-60mm and Leica-D 25mm the only lenses I still have and I think I will keep those two for as long as I'm vested in 4/3rd body) Not to take away from other ZD glass, but this is my choice based on size, weight, performance, considering other systems/lenses I have, etc...
If I were a newcomer to the 4/3rd, I'd get E-620 with 14-54mm, (I did enjoy my E4xx with 11-22mm, 50mm and others, for many years as light kit) But since I have G1 and EP2 I don't really need the compactness of E620. Just wish Oly introduced new E30 with slightly more rigid design, I really don't like how E3 feels in my hands and the weight with 12-60mm is more than 5D with 90-Cron. (off topic...)