Olympus PEN E-P2 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 17mm f/2.8 Lens and Electronic View Finder
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Manufacturer: OlympusModel: E-P2 w/ 17mm
Product features:
- 12.3-megapixel interchangeable lens digital camera; Micro Four Thirds format
- Includes 17mm f/2.8 lens and Electronic View Finder
- 3-inch HyperCrystal LCD with Live View function; Continuous Autofocus (C-AF) tracking system
- Record HD video with high-quality audio; Full Manual Control of shutter/aperture in Movie Mode
- iEnhance to automatically adjust color and contrast for a more dramatic effect
- Capture images and video to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
- Olympus BC-2 Body Cap for E-P1 Micro Four Thirds Digital SLR Camera
- Olympus LC-37 Front Lens Cap for Olympus 17mm f/2.8 Lens
- Olympus LR-2 Rear Lens Cap for Olympus Lenses
- Olympus FL-50R Electronic Flash for Olympus Digital SLR Cameras
- Olympus 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens for E1, E300 & E500 Cameras
Digital camera reviews of Olympus PEN E-P2 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 17mm f/2.8 Lens and Electronic View Finder
Digital camera Review: Beautiful but Expensive
Summary: 3 Stars
This camera is awesome. The quality of the photos is just amazing from something so small and so stylish. I really like the whole idea behind micro four thirds. The video is also quite amazing. Overall the camera is fairly straight forward to use, it's fast and responsive (in the normal modes) and it's just really cool looking and a joy to bring around.
The things that made me return it however are hard to ignore. Firstly, the Electronic View Finder doesn't look great, and if you're at all serious about the experience of taking photos, this will ruin it for you. I would rather they didn't force this accessory on you and dock the price $150. However, the reason they force you to buy it leads me to complaint number two, the screen on the back also isn't that great. It's pretty hard to use outside if it's bright, and since there is no real viewfinder, this is the focal point of the picture taking experience.
My only other gripe is that the sound of the autofocus will be heard in your videos. It was so loud I had to switch to manual focus, but since the screen isn't that great, it's hard to tell when something is truly in focus, or kinda in focus which and make or break some videos.
Anyway, the camera otherwise is top notch. It's light, cool looking, there are lots of lenses to choose from now, it makes incredible images to compete with any DSLR and the video is good (provided you don't use auto focus and don't rely on the image stabilization either). That aside this would be the perfect travel companion on any trip, especially if you care about image quality, even though it's not the best in terms of the photo taking experience. I'd be tempted to get the newer model they released that's a little smaller and less expensive which I'd assume offers similar quality.
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