So I went and bought an Olympus E-PL1

InternautInternaut Registered Users Posts: 347 Major grins
edited April 8, 2010 in Cameras
It goes straight against my new years resolution not to buy more gear and, as such, walking into my local branch of Jacobs and asking to play with one was a mistake. Holding it caused a massive temperature increase in my wallet which was suddenly about to go into meltdown through the lining of my trouser pocket. While the first two pen models feel like small cameras with a DSLR shoehorned into them, the baby of the Olympus Pen range feels entirely new. I went out and took some test photos yesterday:

http://internaut.smugmug.com/Other/Olympus-E-PL1-Test/11725142_koBqh#827505667_V4Y4k

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  • swintonphotoswintonphoto Registered Users Posts: 1,664 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2010
    I am jealous.... :cry
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  • craig_dcraig_d Registered Users Posts: 911 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2010
    Nice looking shots. Are those SOOC JPEGs, or did you do some PP to get just the right balance and contrast?
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  • JohnBiggsJohnBiggs Registered Users Posts: 841 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2010
    I love the E-PL1. It's been great for me. Amazing metering so far.

    I have a friend who has an Olympus Pen camera blog...
    http://olympusdigitalpen.blogspot.com

    Check it out, you will like it.
    Canon Gear: 5D MkII, 30D, 85 1.2 L, 70-200 2.8 IS L, 17-40mm f4 L, 50 1.4, 580EX, 2x 580EXII, Canon 1.4x TC, 300 f4 IS L, 100mm 2.8 Macro, 100-400 IS L
    Other Gear: Olympus E-PL1, Pan 20 1.7, Fuji 3D Camera, Lensbaby 2.0, Tamron 28-75 2.8, Alien Bees lighting, CyberSyncs, Domke, HONL, FlipIt.
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  • InternautInternaut Registered Users Posts: 347 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2010
    craig_d wrote:
    Nice looking shots. Are those SOOC JPEGs, or did you do some PP to get just the right balance and contrast?

    Thanks. OOC JPEG -> Apertrue -> Small boost for contrast, saturation, definition and a little edge sharpening. I tend to use the natural or muted modes so there's always scope for improvement on the MacBook.

    The JPEGs out of the camera are very good but I hope Apple will support the raw format soon (I shoot both and sometimes appreciate the little extra that raw gives).
  • InternautInternaut Registered Users Posts: 347 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2010
    JohnBiggs wrote:
    I love the E-PL1. It's been great for me. Amazing metering so far.

    I have a friend who has an Olympus Pen camera blog...
    http://olympusdigitalpen.blogspot.com

    Check it out, you will like it.

    Thanks. I followed the link and now I want the 17mm :D.
  • JohnBiggsJohnBiggs Registered Users Posts: 841 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2010
    Internaut wrote:
    Thanks. I followed the link and now I want the 17mm :D.

    I like the Panasonic 20mm 1.7, but it does cost more.

    BTW: Adobe doesn't support the RAW yet either. However they do have a beta raw converter for it, so it will not be much longer.
    Canon Gear: 5D MkII, 30D, 85 1.2 L, 70-200 2.8 IS L, 17-40mm f4 L, 50 1.4, 580EX, 2x 580EXII, Canon 1.4x TC, 300 f4 IS L, 100mm 2.8 Macro, 100-400 IS L
    Other Gear: Olympus E-PL1, Pan 20 1.7, Fuji 3D Camera, Lensbaby 2.0, Tamron 28-75 2.8, Alien Bees lighting, CyberSyncs, Domke, HONL, FlipIt.
    ~ Gear Pictures
  • Bear DaleBear Dale Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited April 8, 2010
    I've had a bit of a play with one....I'm jealous too!
    Cheers,
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