Questions about E-P2

[gekopaca]

I'm looking for a second hand E-P2 and I'm wondering how is the shutter button.
Is it accurate? How "long" is it? … comparing to a GH1 button for instance.

And what about the shutter? is it quiet?

Thanks in advance for your reviews.

 

[david.elliott]

Super accurate. I push it and woah the shutter does what it is supposed to. Every time. 100%. Top marks for accuracy for sure.

It is a very short shutter button. Really very short. Nowhere close to an inch in length or even a half inch. Not even a quarter! I'd say it has the height of one or two skinny coins or a few ultrathinslicesofdeliciousdelimeat.

The shutter does not whisper, nor does it yell. It speaks with an inside voice that would be quite at home in professional circles.

 

[Griffin]

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[gekopaca]

Super accurate. I push it and woah the shutter does what it is supposed to. Every time. 100%. Top marks for accuracy for sure.

It is a very short shutter button. Really very short. Nowhere close to an inch in length or even a half inch. Not even a quarter! I'd say it has the height of one or two skinny coins or a few ultrathinslicesofdeliciousdelimeat.

The shutter does not whisper, nor does it yell. It speaks with an inside voice that would be quite at home in professional circles.

You seem to be a little sarcastic ...

I ask because I have a Ricoh GR-D and IMO the button isn't accurate enough.

About the shutter noise, I think my GH1 is really loud.

 

[shadowfox]

Maybe it's a language context barrier... when you say 'accurate' are you referring to shutter-lag, that is the lag time between pressing the button and the shutter actually closes and open?

If that's the case, then E-P2 has a low lag time, unless held by the camera trying to auto-focus, the shutter is almost instantaneous.

As for the shutter sound, it has a high-pitch *schnikk* sound. Not loud, but it's there.

 

[gekopaca]

Thanks for your answer.
I don't speak about lag (I guess there's not) but the "feeling" (the distance?) when you press the button.
I'm an old user of mecanic buttons (as on my R-D1) and I shoot a lot in the street - so my question is about the "decisive moment" - with the Ricoh I can't feel exactly when the button will action the shutter.
The button of the E-P2 seems like the button of the Ricoh GR-D - that's why I ask the question.

Please excuse my poor english, I'm only a french photographer :-(

PS : there's no problem with auto-focus lag because I use only manual lenses ;-)

 

[tapesonthefloor]

About the shutter noise, I think my GH1 is really loud.

I can't comment on the shutter travel distance (or, hey, can we call it the shutter throw, as we would for the length of a manual transmission stick? Do we already call it that? I like it...), but I can say I've noticed the loud shutter of the GH1/G2, too. I would characterize the shutter sound of the E-P2 as more of a click and a whine. Definitely quieter, with less shake.

 

[matt_s]

EP2 shutter button

EP2 shutter button

Hi, I have the EP2 but have never used the Ricoh, so I cannot compare the two. The EP2 has a 2-step button, where the first detent will hold AE (or whatever you set it to). I often just press the button to this point and hold it there, the button click on this step is pretty obvious. The second step (press the button further in to trip the shutter) has a much less obvious click, but basically anything past the first click will trip the shutter. It has a very short travel from not pressed to all the way pressed- about 1 to 1.5mm.

Not the most tactile button, but I have no problems with feeling the shutter release, and I use old film cameras most of the time.

Matt

 

[Dave Jenkins]

The EP shutters have very short travel. I sometimes accidentally fire mine off when I'm only trying to press it down far enough to focus. It requires a very gentle touch.

 

[gekopaca]

Thanks guys for your precious reviews.
Now I feel I know better that little beast 🙂

 

[nightfly]

As someone here recommended, you might want to go into the settings and map the focus to the AEL button rather than the shutter button. This keeps the lens from focusing every time you touch the shutter and makes it feel very fast and direct. Also allows you to lock a hyper focus position which remains even if you turn camera off.

Although I guess the point is moot with manual focus lenses.

Just got one myself and an impressed so far with how fast it is once set up properly. Waiting on my memory card to take it out shooting today.

 

[Pickett Wilson]

The E-P2 is a great camera. I ended up selling mine only because it was just too small for my big hands...too hard to hold onto the camera without pressing buttons I didn't want to. You won't be disappointed with the camera if you buy one. Go for it.