Comments on: Breaking New Ground: The First Olympus micro-4/3, E-P1

By: George

George — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:36:08 +0000

Well being an old time Leica M and Nikon slr and currently a Canon G9 user, I find the Olympus E-P1 interesting only with the 17mm pancake lens and optical viewfinder as the best combo.
I can’t imagine Olympus getting much traction on this camera with bigger lenses, you’d be better off with a small dslr.
Real photogs don’t need any flash, never use mine on the G9.
If it fits in my pants pocket, fine.
To refer to a camera as a rangefinder camera is dopey unless it actually has one.
The last small ones I’ve seen or owned was a Leica and the Nikon SP.

By: Miserere

Miserere — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:30:37 +0000

Olympus are investing a lot of time and resources on their micro 4/3 system, so you might see a 35-100mm lens from them (70-200mm-equiv). But if you simply want the awkwardness, slap on a Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 with an Olympus micro 4/3 adapter. People might ask you where you left your camera when they see you with your lens

By: Aaron Seet

Aaron Seet — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:22:55 +0000

I would love to see a 70-200mm lens on that type of cam body. Ah the awkwardness….

By: Miserere

Miserere — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:51:18 +0000

I can’t help you out with the kids issue, but I can tell you that the rumoured price of the camera body with a kit lens (probably not the pictured 17mm f/2.8 pancake) is $990. Again, this is a rumour.

By: RoseyD

RoseyD — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:35:18 +0000

Was there any mention anywhere on how much the mini-oly will be priced?

Mis, I can’t afford shoes – I’m saving for my new camera… (that, and buying birthday presents for all my friends, and friends’ kids. why does it seem like 8/10th of people have summer birthdays?! What is that all about? 8/10th of our society wink at each other and go ‘get busy’ on Labor day through Columbus day weekend?)

By: Miserere

Miserere — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:05:24 +0000

And they’re more expensive than shoes, too

By: RoseyD

RoseyD — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:02:32 +0000

A man’s man? … how yummy does that sound?

Well, I’m surely not a professional photographer – lacking any body parts that would qualify as manly, and from those really cute pictures … it’s a camera that would look great in my handbag – since it (the camera) is small, it’ll be easier on my shoulder than my pentax currently is, when I attempt to carry it around as part of my day-wear. I don’t have color preferences. I’m an equal opportunity type of girl.

Now I’d made my mind up that I wanted the new K7 (Pentax) – and now Mis tempts me with a mini-Oly. Damn CBA…

By: Suecae

Suecae — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:31:47 +0000

Haha.

Excellent writeup. I too would love to have one of these, and I, like the great Ron Burgundy, am a man’s man!

By: Miserere

Miserere — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:37:44 +0000

Now that’s a comparison I would never have thought of

By: roentarre

roentarre — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:29:42 +0000

You definitely sound pretty much fired up there

I would not mind such tiny quiet camera to use. Just like tampons. It is lighter, the better