another common term is EVIL

EVIL=Electronic Viewfinder, Interchangeable Lenses.

oh wait, this one no EVF ah? LOL. hrm......... then ILC liao lor.

and that's just the STARTING price. not counting lens yet.

most people woul've just considered an SLR, say the Alpha A200 is around RM 1.6k with kit lens. the spare RM 1.4k could be used for flash, additional tele-zoom and prime.

does more wonders than a single camera like this.

your post just supported my point - PRICE! it's not worth it at that price point.

could just settle for the LX3 instead.

of course if we go by what you posted and not counting the $$$, then of course it's already dead obvious of its advantages la.

but this is not the case, the PRICE AT THIS POINT OF TIME is just not worth it and one could have other options.

check out the bulk orders in TZ, they have the LX3 wide / tele adapters.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 17 2009, 11:32 PM

why keep defending this Oly E-P1 la? it's not like anyone's disagreeing with you la - it is indeed GOOD but it's just that at this price, no matter how good it is, it's just not worth the $$$ compared to what's available now.

btw i think got that adapter also makes stuff like LX3 more adaptable already.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 17 2009, 11:47 PM

i also looking for compact camera ler. but most likely LX3 instead of this one........... perhaps something like this for a later upgrade.

LX3 wide
LX3 wider aperture
LX3 smaller



anyway Olympus is aggressive liao, i went to my blog just now and saw the pop-up ad showing the E-P1.

er, that's because it's a compact! people buy compacts don't care about viewfinder.

anyway with lens on like 14-140, the fella looks rather big. defeats the purpose already.

i was thinking la. the weight of the lens + EP1 would be on the lens. furthermore more no EVF so you have to hold it in such a way you can view the screen and zoom. might be inconvenient, just a thought.

panasonic got DSLR? if referring to the change lens one, it's not DSLR.

i think you misunderstood what the fella was saying.

btw i use Powershot A1000 and my N81 for photography. hu hu........... very backwards.

selling off DSLR to buy P1 doesn't make anyone more or less an "enthusiast".



why people keep thinking small size stuff good for blogger la?

seriously it's not a matter of blog or not, it's a matter of preference (eg, convenience of carrying around vs blog content requirement)

personally i think a good phone camera is still best la for people who like to write about things.

is there really a need to compare this with any DSLR?

thanks for the info.

i've tested the GH1 and i must say it's a love / hate thing.

don't like EVF yet found it interesting.

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Added on June 22, 2009, 2:09 amsorry if this link was posted........

http://thru-the-zuiko.blogspot.com/2009/06...ort-review.html



This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 22 2009, 02:09 AM