I’ve been dying to get my hands on it for months, and this weekend I finally have it! The Olympus EP-1 Micro four-thirds camera, that is.
I’ve just taken it out of its box, so don’t expect too detailed a rundown of its pros and cons just yet. But even in those initial moments, its a weird sort of camera – although not necessarily in a bad way. The first thing I did, after attaching the lens and removing the lens cap, was to raise the camera to my eye like I would a traditional DSLR. I actually brushed the LCD against my nose before I remembered that the EP-1 doesn’t have a built-in viewfinder.
I’ll be playing around with this a fair bit over the weekend, as well as checking out the new Panasonic Lumix FP8 compact snapper. Fortunately we’re having a bit of a baby party on Sunday, so there should plenty of photos to be taken.
Anybody else have a date with a gadget this weekend?
Zac
August 14, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Did exactly the same thing when i handled one. Just kept putting it up to my eye for the viewfinder.
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August 14, 2009 at 6:18 PM
i will also be playing around with my new Pen! think i might take her to the beach to play with the “ART” function coz its my first venture into this end of things.
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August 14, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Yeah I’m reviewing this puppy:
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Jay
August 15, 2009 at 6:41 AM
Focus people focus – this is a key question, is it snap-fast at focusing? (the huge failing of Sigma’s DP-1)
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