I got mine approx 2 weeks ago. Still getting used to it, but the size is definitely in its favor. I like being able to zoom manually instead of electronically. There are days when I reached for a zoom/tele button like a digi P&S b/c that's what the form feels like in my hand. In-body IS is what made me choose this over the Panasonic version, as well as the Olympus lenses being smaller. Also sensor being larger than that in a P&S (i.e., Canon G10 which I didn't "connect" with) is another good thing.
AF is slower than a DSLR, but I just updated the firmware last night and haven't had a chance to test it out (I think dpreview test said it's supposed to get 20% better). It would be nice if it had the dials (like the EP-1 or EP2) to adjust aperture, but it is more P&S in that fashion (adjust via the 4-way controller). The flash is teeny, but adequate for lighting up shadows in a sunny day. I am waiting for the EVF to come back in stock at B&H & Adorama to give it a try. My cousin has the EP2 with the EVF - I played with it briefly and want one of my own. I've never been able to manual focus well through an optical view finder and think that EVF might be a big help. Pat On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 9:21 PM, John Francis <jo...@panix.com> wrote: > > I'm trying to persuade my wife to move up to something better > than her old Casio Exilim. I'm tempted by the Micro 4/3 systems, > and the Olympus E-PL1 seems to have the ease of use and simplicity > that my wife is looking for (without being so large that she would > refuse to carry it around) at a pretty decent price. Even with an > extra lens (the 40-150) it's still cheaper than the Panasonic, and > has in-body image stabilisation. The optional electronic view- > finder might be interesting, too, although it's more likely to be > something that I would use than something my wife would consider. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
