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If anyone gets the wrong idea, then they deserve to have wasted their money. LOL.

I finally caved in last Thursday, prompted by a great deal from Vistek on the E-PL1 with the kit lens for $449. Here are a couple of shots taken Friday morning:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrdesign1/5169609015/" title="The Walk by JRDesign1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1431/5169609015_1a4a0cbd86.jpg" width="500" height="432" alt="The Walk "></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrdesign1/5169405799/" title="Foggy morning in North York by JRDesign1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/5169405799_bb154e4a73.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Foggy morning in North York"></a>

One taken on Saturday (November 13, 2010)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrdesign1/5179906170/" title="Cloudy With a Chance of High Contrast by JRDesign1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/5179906170_b3f9b062e3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Cloudy With a Chance of High Contrast"></a>

A few more taken this morning (Monday, November 15, 2010)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrdesign1/5179304235/" title="Monday Morning Blues by JRDesign1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1308/5179304235_359ca9192f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Monday Morning Blues "></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrdesign1/5179303277/" title="Monday Morning Blues 2 by JRDesign1, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5179303277_2315b43e28.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Monday Morning Blues 2"></a>

went out yesterday and put down some $$ for the E-P2. Maybe it's just me, but pricing seemed to be all over the place. Best deal I found was at Future Shop believe it or not - they have a sale for the E-P2 w/ 14-42 and the VF-2 for $799 (ends Dec 2nd). Kit lens will do for now, but my intention is to pick-up the 20mm 1.7 as soon as I can find one, and an adaptor for some of my canon glass.

pretty excited to pick it up tomorrow. 1st new camera i've purchased in almost 7 years. thanks for all the useful info, links, and opinions - reinforces why I love this site.

does this make me the 3rd, 4th, or 5th, etc... person to go out and buy one since this thread was started?! should be some affiliate links set up on here so TPMG can make $$ of these discussions that stimulate purchases!

Wow, that is a good price.

I haven't touched my E-PL1 this month. Some point next month, I'm going to put a PocketWizard on it and do a shoot with it, just for fun. I'm interested in seeing how they turn out.

Been messing around with my E-P2, doing some product shots. Tends to eat the battery pretty quick while doing it but I like the results, for the most part.

I've been having marvelous results with the E-P2 as a portrait camera using my Leica m-mount lenses - it's currently, easily, replacing my Ricoh GRD II and my Nikon D700s for travel and shots like this when I'm away from home:


Cheers,
Dave

For those owning these cameras, have you printed out say 8x10s and 11x14s and if so, how do they look compared to a DSLR print?

For those owning these cameras, have you printed out say 8x10s and 11x14s and if so, how do they look compared to a DSLR print?

I have yet to print any but it's likely I'll print out that one above and/or this one:


The father/daughter pic above would be a good test since it was ISO 2500.

Cheers,
Dave

I don't see why that would be any different than printing from regular 4/3ds camera. It's the latest same sized sensor and the process engines are the latest. So not sure why the distinction from a DSLR print when they are DSLR sensors.

I didn't have any issues printing 34x36 prints from my Olympus E-300 8mp camera ... so these will be more than adequate.

Print quality is indistinguishable from my E-30.

Hey Micro 4/3 shooters - what kind of camera bag/case are you using?

Olympus e-pl2 announced. Looks like a nice revision.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1101/11010 ... usepl2.asp

anyone else get the Panasonic G 14/2.5?

Does anyone know if the jpegs viewed on screen are corrected (my understanding is that the 20/1.7 and 14/2.5 as well as other Lumix G lenses are coded for software correction in camera) or only after the files are downloaded?

I've had mine for a couple of weeks now and I'm very impressed - it's a great match and just as good optically as the 20/1.7. AF is virtually silent and incredibly fast.

I'm using a Domke F6 for my m43 and film gear, both of which I will usually bring with me when I'm out shooting. For just carry-around, I have an old leather Minolta film camera pocket thing that fits the E-P1 and 20mm f/1.7 perfectly - i just toss it in my satchel.

Slightly closer to what I wanted, when I bought my E-P2. I would still prefer if it had a built-in LCD finder though.

Not worth upgrading from the the PL1 but yah a nice revision.

Now if Olympus would come up with a trade in policy to upgrade to the newer kit lens, only in my wildest dreams, LOL.

On the other hand I can wait for the (perhaps not so wild dream ) 14-54 2.8 m43 lens that might accompany the announcement of the pro m43 body.

Yeah, I probably wouldn't upgrade if I had the PL1 but if you are buying new it would be a very nice purchase.

the high-res LCD and control wheel address a couple of the biggest complaints I had about the PL1... the 2 also just looks nicer. Curious to see how the feel of it is. Still have fingers crossed that the EP3 will be the camera I want but if it's not, I'll take a closer look at the PL2. Or just give up on m43 and get a Fuji X100...

Ken, I've been eying that one. The 28mm FOV is something I enjoy.

WRT the jpegs being corrected; if, and this is only my understanding as I own an Olympus not a Panasonic m4/3, the lenses are similar to those used on the LX-3/5 series cameras I would expect that the in camera correction to take effect vs after download.

When I owned an LX-3, and instead of using SilkyPix and prior to Adobe LR being able to handle the LX-3 RAW files, I did conversion via a third party piece of RAW conversion software - the name of the software escapes me now but the distortion on the lens was apparent so the correction, in my opinion, must have taken place within the camera since any JPEGs did not display it in camera nor after they were downloaded but the RAW files, while not displaying the distortion in camera, did display it upon third party RAW conversion.

Cheers,
Dave

Dave - I find that when I use a 28mm FOV much looser than when using a longer (standard focal length) - hence I prefer it for digital so I sold my VC 28/3.5. I don't regret it. It is extremely sharp and I don't mind the large DOF. Focus is super quiet and extremely fast - even when compared to the 20/1.7. I highly recommend it.

In LR if you photograph say a checker board straight on using this 14mm lens, then make a distortion correction adjustment for that image, should you not be able to sync that adjustment to all other images that used the same prime?

This becomes more involved and cumbersome with a zoom with all the focal lengths between the low and high fl, unless you are like me with the 9-18 that I tend to use only at the 4 marked fls.

It is also ridiculously compact - less than an inch tall from the flange to the front of the lens.

If only the MAL-1 would work with ANY camera (FourThirds or otherwise).

Oly could make a few bucks off the design...great for dentists!!!

I have one built into my Oly 850SW/TOUGH for underwater use, but it's also great for dental work.

Hi Rob, may I ask why you went with an E-P2 instead of an E-P1? Also, I was looking at that 40-150mm lens, is there a reason you recommended the f4-5.6 instead of the f3.5-4.5 version? Thanks!

i'm pretty sure that within a few months i'll phase out (ie. replace) the d300 i have with the gf1, based on what these first few photos i've taken have to say:





the size of the gf1 + 20mm f/1.7 is just incredible and so practical. i just carry this camera in my bag and it's not even a nuisance to lug around, like the d300 + addon's is.

the GF-1's image quality is more than good enough for 8x10/12 prints and probably 11x14 if you shoot in RAW and don't blow out highlights... certainly overkill for any online display... for digital that covers 99% of my needs...

I replaced my D200 and lenses with the GF-1 for the simple reason that the IQ was sufficient but the camera was small enough that I rarely have reason NOT to have it with me.

The 14/2.5 makes it even more compelling.

If the 5mp Oly E-1 was good enough for 13x19 prints back in 2003, you can easily exceed that with todays Micro FourThirds +10mp cameras today.

Check this out:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Canon-EOS-Micro-4-3- ... 41552d0540

Canon EF adapter with built-in aperture blades... neat idea