__hh
Well-known
Size comparison with Panasonic G1/GH1 - matched by the hotshoe.
It really is quite small...
very clever!!!
back alley
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i'm liking the looks of that oly...but then i also like the looks and feel of my g1.
Thardy
Veteran
Yeah, I like the size of the camera and sensor. 
Wiyum
Established
The G1/GH1 comparison is useful.
I think the DP1 comparison is moreso.
Small indeed!
(pardon the 2-minute photoshopping to match them and remove backgrounds; I just wanted the reference)
I think the DP1 comparison is moreso.
Small indeed!
(pardon the 2-minute photoshopping to match them and remove backgrounds; I just wanted the reference)
__hh
Well-known
The G1/GH1 comparison is useful.
I think the DP1 comparison is moreso.
Small indeed!
(pardon the 2-minute photoshopping to match them and remove backgrounds; I just wanted the reference)
It's growing on me
yanidel
Well-known
Design looks great though a little plasticky from the top.
Unluckily the 2x crop sensor is very far from the 1.3 of the M8 for selective focus ability. And no aperture ring ... unless you mount a Leica lens but then the crop factor is the issue again.
Maybe I am expecting too much a compact camera to match the Leica M capabilities.
Unluckily the 2x crop sensor is very far from the 1.3 of the M8 for selective focus ability. And no aperture ring ... unless you mount a Leica lens but then the crop factor is the issue again.
Maybe I am expecting too much a compact camera to match the Leica M capabilities.
Wiyum
Established
...and as far as the cost comparison goes, the MSRP on the DP2 is $870, but it can be had for $649. If the MSRP of the E-P1 is $990 with lens (which lens?), then I'd expect the street price to be around $749.
But now we're in the realm of pure, uninformed speculation.
But now we're in the realm of pure, uninformed speculation.
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Larky
Well-known
It does look a little too plastic for me, I'd prefer it in black also, I'm not a fan of fake metal paint. I'd also prefer the shutter release button to be an old school metal nub rather than the typical plastic mound, but that's just silly I know.
taxi38
Taxi Driver
The screen on the back is nice to check the image but as a viewfinder it is useless.If you say any differnt you aint my buddy.
gavinlg
Veteran
It does look a little too plastic for me, I'd prefer it in black also, I'm not a fan of fake metal paint. I'd also prefer the shutter release button to be an old school metal nub rather than the typical plastic mound, but that's just silly I know.
Most of Canons small compacts have a metal shell - I'd assume this camera does as well.
AJShepherd
Well-known
If that image resembles the truth and isn't just someone getting handy with photoshop, then I'm buying one. Definitely.
Harry Lime
Practitioner
On average the 4/3rds cameras test about 1-2 stops noisier and get about 1 -.5 stop less dynamic range,
as compared to a APS sensor.
That said 4/3rds still is ahead of slide film and frankly it's not a bad trade off considering how small this thing is.
You can't really stick a Nikon D40 in your pants pocket.
If you look at it in comparison to a G10 and LX3 it totally trumps them. The only real competitor is the DP2,
but it's quirky.
If you start to compare it to a compact DSLR, the Oly starts to look a little weak, due to the price. Olympus
needs to get the pricing right. That's what's going to make or break this camera.
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I have read a lot about the Oly 4/3 cameras the last few days and I think what you said is just about spot on where I am at this point Harry re the d-Pen. Compared to a compact it looks great, but compared to it's price peers it has competition. Again, I hope the photo media has this new toy now and will be publishing reviews immediately about it.
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
Rover, the problem is that the aspect ratio of the VC finder is 3:2 and the Pen is 4:3.
Horribly correct
Two thoughts come to mind .... Cosina does what it does so well and offer 4:3 accessory finders .... and Oly is going to offer an overpriced $300 finder of their own.
Two thoughts come to mind .... Cosina does what it does so well and offer 4:3 accessory finders .... and Oly is going to offer an overpriced $300 finder of their own.
Wiyum
Established
The aspect ratio of the E-P1 Pen is unknown. 4:3 is a good assumption, given the Pen heritage and name of the format, but the m43 standard is quite clear on specifying only the size of the image circle, and executives from both Panasonic and Olympus have explicitly stated that cameras with aspect ratios of 3:2 or 16:9 are within the standard and likely to appear. If nothing else, the multi-aspect sensor of the GH1 is a real possibility here.
Rick Waldroup
Well-known
I have been checking in on this thread since it started and I am super excited about this camera. I switched over from Nikon pro DSLR's to the 4/3 system about 18 months ago. I also shoot a Ricoh GRDII and I have been waiting for this new m4/3 camera from Olympus. If this is what the camera looks like and if it can produce reasonable looking files at higher ISO's then I will definately buy one. However, I will need a viewfinder of some sort to mount on the hotshoe.
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
Wiyum, while you can play with the aspect ratio (ala GH1), you also lose some of the sensor when you do. There are always tradeoffs, I guess.
Avotius
Some guy
My god people, get over the viewfinder bit. The camera does not have a viewfinder, the technology is not about viewfinders, it is about making a camera smaller and being a crossover from a dslr and a point and shoot.