It's here! Olympus E-P1 "Digital Pen" m43 system

[idontknow]

I called Challenger, they told me their purchasing dept didn't order the dual lens kit ... Guess I'll have to go down to IMM.

 

[drakon09]

Try using the AF at dim light..... compare the AF response to any half frame (non-pro Nikon or Canon) dSLR......you will agree with me. Each camera has its strength and weakness...

Erm, exactly.

And it's not just Nikon or Canon - ANY DSLR would have quicker AF than E-P1, given today's technology.

There will come a time where contrast AF would be competitive with phase detect AF.

 

[spheredome]

OK, let wiki these hybrids as dSLNR, digital single lens non-reflex. :bsmilie:

Olympus E-P1 is a class of its own...

Hmm should I call it...."compact with interchangeable lens" or "dSLR without reflex mirror" or a "rangefinder without view finder"?

 

[spheredome]

Yes, the purple coated steinzeiser filter is hopeless. Ghosting and flare are very serious. I threw one away last time.

Im having the same problem. H/N gave me the SteinZeiser one, got flare when I shoot indoor lighting..bleah. Where did you get your hoya??

 

[wire]

I used to be religious about UV filters for all my lenses during my minolta days. When I switched to Contax G2, never bothered with a protective filter anymore... same treatment for the E-P1. At least the front elements for both lenses are not buldging so I'm keeping my fingers crossed and pushing my luck for now.

 

[ndroo]

At least the front elements for both lenses are not buldging so I'm keeping my fingers crossed and pushing my luck for now.

Yeah, I decided to leave my 17mm without protection too :bsmilie:.

 

[NMSS_2]

E-P1 + Nokton 50/1.1, ISO 400, 1/25, f1.4, no flash

Nice camera!! btw how much is for the M-M4/3 adapter? and how far is the subject to camera for this shot?

 

[innerval]

E-P1 screen is really horrible in low light situation and indoor condition. Even my old camera - LX3 has a better screen. Was really wondering why Oly had to do such a lousy screen for the camera. And the most horrible thing was that it is MADE IN CHINA! : (

Other than that, I really love the camera!

 

[Atarandas]

I called Challenger, they told me their purchasing dept didn't order the dual lens kit ... Guess I'll have to go down to IMM.

Oh I mean , the IMM booth is selling the single lens kit for pan cake and zoom lenses ah, dont have the dual lens kit le , when I was there

 

[KTi]

Btw, the pricing for the pancake kit will be around...$1400?

Try Parisilk at Holland V. $1346 with 8GB SD. Nothing else. Need to pay by cash or nets though.

 

[microcosm]

Try Parisilk at Holland V. $1346 with 8GB SD. Nothing else. Need to pay by cash or nets though.

:thumbsup: Thanks for sharing your findings.

 

[intosite]

i cannot not use any of my lenses without a filter, cause i never use a lens cap. much faster. a habit i developed when shooting with a leica, cause sometimes just whip out cam n snap, then forget to remove lens cap n miss the shot, as i will forget cause looking through the rangefinder will not reveal anything. plus i don't want to hassle of holding onto a cap or dig around my bag for it. just take cam out n throw it back in.

i got my filter from this shop on the 2nd floor of peninsular...

 

[microcosm]

i cannot not use any of my lenses without a filter, cause i never use a lens cap. much faster. a habit i developed when shooting with a leica, cause sometimes just whip out cam n snap, then forget to remove lens cap n miss the shot, as i will forget cause looking through the rangefinder will not reveal anything. plus i don't want to hassle of holding onto a cap or dig around my bag for it. just take cam out n throw it back in.

i got my filter from this shop on the 2nd floor of peninsular...

That is typically a rangefinder shooter's style.

 

[tomcat]

I would have thought it's impossible not to notice that the lens cap is on when shooting with the E-P1.

 

[intosite]

I would have thought it's impossible not to notice that the lens cap is on when shooting with the E-P1.

yeah. but old habits die hard. just like used to the easy of not having to deal with a lens cap.

 

[tomcat]

yeah. but old habits die hard. just like used to the easy of not having to deal with a lens cap.

Well... my old habit is that I hate to shoot through a lens or filter that has dust on it. If I did not use a lens cap between shoots, I would go paranoid cleaning the dust of the lens/filter each time I take the camera out to shoot and miss more shots as a result.

 

[Xiao_shin]

Thanks for sharing the pricing.

Saving up now.

 

[bernards]

E-P1 screen is really horrible in low light situation and indoor condition. Even my old camera - LX3 has a better screen. Was really wondering why Oly had to do such a lousy screen for the camera. And the most horrible thing was that it is MADE IN CHINA! : (

Other than that, I really love the camera!

It's an Oly tradition. Even if you pay three times the price. You'll still get a substandard screen.

 

[intosite]

erm. i don't find any faults with the lcd screen. it's just a blown up issue, or rather non-issue.
when ppl online complain bout it based on tech specs only, i kinda got worried, but just bought it anyway.. when using it, to me, it feels like 10x better than my ricoh grd1 n dp1 screen. maybe 4x better than my nikon d200 screen...

 

[YSLee]

Have you used the new screens? Specifically, the VGA screens on the latest crop of DSLRs? Dropping back down to the EP1's screen is quite a jarring shock.