is it still worth to buy olympus e-pl1 now?

[immortal]

Hello,

courts is having promotion for the olympus e-pl1, so was wondering still worth to get that now??

its only 500+ i think..

 

[skeletonman]

Why not? It depends on your budget I guess.

 

[Snapperholic]

EP1 is a good start! I just started on micro4/3 and am loving every moment!

 

[cichlid]

For me, I would get the EPL1 and use the discount to fund for a EVF2 or a 20mm f1.7.

 

[Berkins]

I think the epl2 is aa better buy

 

[huatman]

Think epl1 is a good start. I got it when epl2 just out not too long and epl1 price start to drop. Feel it gd start if already own a DSLR.

 

[rhino123]

I have the EP-L1 and is loving it every bit. It is a light camera that I can bring everywhere if I want to leave my Canon at home.

 

[pinholecam]

I saw it at the tempting price of $500+ as well on sale at Harvey Norman, but the AF response was just horrendous.

 

[pandaze]

What u mean by Af is horrendous?

 

[pinholecam]

What u mean by Af is horrendous?[/QUOTE

AF speed too slow for me.
YMMV

 

[rhino123]

The AF speed is slow... but not incredibly slow... yet not the camera you would want to bring with you to shoot sports shoots and F1.

 

[stanycjw]

My friends (2) bought this for $1225 with standard kit lens and paid another $830 for zoom lens xx - 300mm but then the AF is slow and not suitable for birding /F1 and fast moving subject cos it's AF tracking cannot compare to a DSLR like D90, D300s, D7000 or Canon 50/60D.

Spot meter hunting for subject if background is bushsy.... still subject, cos is a 4/3 so you get appro 600mm with 300mm zoom.

 

[Boo...]

I was told by one of Salesman (last IT show), e-Pl1 is much better (in term of WB and much cheaper) than e-pl2. Sensor+AF speed are all the same. He proved it to me on the spot with all the same setting.

I read review also said that (e-pl1 better than e-pl2 in terms of picture Q).
E-pl2 win because of bigger LCD, more dots and nicers design. Price wise also "win" a lot over e-pl2.

I would rather use money to buy lens and stick to e-pl1 body.

 

[huatman]

I was told by one of Salesman (last IT show), e-Pl1 is much better (in term of WB and much cheaper) than e-pl2. Sensor+AF speed are all the same. He proved it to me on the spot with all the same setting.

I read review also said that (e-pl1 better than e-pl2 in terms of picture Q).
E-pl2 win because of bigger LCD, more dots and nicers design. Price wise also "win" a lot over e-pl2.

I would rather use money to buy lens and stick to e-pl1 body.

I was given quite similiar comment also when I bought e-pl1 (not at IT show). Spec wise not much diff. Think another plus pt on e-pl2 is it has newer kit lens. And saw some review e-pl2 sensor have some problem, think something like will have red dot or what when shoot at certain night condition, can't really remember.

 

[daredevil123]

I was given quite similiar comment also when I bought e-pl1 (not at IT show). Spec wise not much diff. Think another plus pt on e-pl2 is it has newer kit lens. And saw some review e-pl2 sensor have some problem, think something like will have red dot or what when shoot at certain night condition, can't really remember.

The red dots problem is not a problem with the sensor, but with the AA filter that is placed over the sensor.