Olympus E-P1 World's Smallest DSLR

[Negus]

Olympus E-P1 World's Smallest DSLR


http://www.dpreview.com/previews/olympusep1/

Man, I want this camera.

The only thing that prevents me from buying a DSLR camera is the size, bulk and weight. I'm not a photography expert but I know these features are inherent in such devices but it looks like this camera has good compromise (no viewfinder and on camera flash) thanks to its Micro 4/3 format.

Plus, it looks ***y!

It's not hard to see where Olympus got the inspiration for the 'Pen Digital'' the Pen FT was an innovative half frame SLR that won many fans (despite its flaws) and remains a highly collectible classic 40 years later.

[donbuggy]

Yeah, that's a beauty. Not technically a DLSR because there is no mirror.

I'll wait for the next micro 4/3 camera from Olympus that's coming in December 2009. It might have a built-in flash and an electronic viewfinder.

I also have my eye on Oly's E620 DLSR.

[roninblade]

title is misleading, that's not an SLR; it even says so at the olympus site - "Not a Point and Shoot. Not an SLR. It's a PEN. What will you create?"

very nice camera, though.

[donbuggy]

Another micro four thirds camera - Panasonic's Lumix GF1:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/PanasonicGF1/

[vito corleone]

yup, this got my attention,too, and ,although lacking the mirror to make it a true slr tulad ng sabi ni donb, it's a nice camera

[Horsepower]

Hmmm. Mag Nikon D40 ka na lang Negus. Mas ok yun. Actually, mas ok ang D90. hehe.

[roberto_minosa]

Wow, retro! Pang-hippie...hehehe. Pwedeng gawing accessory.



Wearing it instantly makes you a tourist! Nice...

[donbuggy]

Sony NEX mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/sonynex5/

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/sonynex3/

[rockiee_s]

i have an olympus pen. and i love it!

mas madali gamitin than my former camera, a canon 450d.

[donbuggy]

^ How are the colors? I've read that Olympus produces the best JPEGS out of camera. It this true?

Here's a review of the Oly E-PL1:

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2010/0...g-camera-ever/

[rockiee_s]

yeah, pictures are so real.

i bought mine with the fixed zuiko lens. pero bought additional lens and the lens converter.

[Negus]

I'm waiting for E-P2 with EVF:





mali yung thread title not actually a DSLR.

[rockiee_s]

ohh....meron na dito nyan ep2.

pag may bibili ng ep1 ko, bibili ako nyan. hehehehe.

[digitel]

Di ba nauna yung Lumix GF1 dito? At Panasonic nag umpisa ng micro four thirds lens na DSLR di ba?

[CVT]

Those are really nice functional "small" cameras.... Masyadong bulky kapag regular DSLR camera ang dala mo sa biyahe (eroplano).... Mainit pa sa mata when checking in, kahit na sabihin pang allowed na extra kapag camera bag ang dala mo, katulad ng computers....

10K:dance1:

[Jun aka Pekto]

Rats. I just bought my first (beginner) DSLR, a Canon Rebel XS. I got it for a bit over half the price of the Oly E-P1. Oh well.

[roberto_minosa]

At least the XS has tons of cheap accessories.

[donbuggy]

Olympus E-PL1 (smaller and cheaper than the E-P1 and E-P2) compared to Nikon D3000 budget DSLR images:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusepl1/page13.asp

The higher resolution and better JPEG engine of the E-PL1 puts the baby Nikon to shame - with the Olympus trumping the DSLR in every respect. The Nikon D3000 isn't here because it offers class-leading image quality but because its feature set is most closely comparable to the E-PL1, even so the difference is dramatic.