SHit, this camera is making me thinking of getting a cheap DSLR.....or this compact changeable lens system....

btw, the Pen was also launched in kl!

http://www.mycen.com.my/buzz/160609_new_ol...pen_ep1_01.html

Personally i dont care about the articulated LCD as it is a bit unwieldy sometimes and is a breakage hazard. Pity about the EVF though, but then the fact that they managed to fit essentially the E-620 into a body of a canon G9 is amazing.

Leica don't have interchangeable lenses do they?
The Price is 800 USD for kit zoom lens, and 900 for pancake + viewfinder

While i WANT the camera now, i would wait a bit until reviews are out, and the price turun sikit.

Besides - money still being collected.
But now i have an alternative to both cheap DSLR AND super/ultrazoom cameras i.e panny's TZ9/ canon's SX200 etc etc

Also, my PEN(IS) is small, but it can expand big big

(check out the tele zoom lens to get what i mean)

Roxy, they already did you know. its called the G1, then later on with HD recording, so it became GH1

I would love to get the 14-200 GH1 lens for the P1 though....

uh god. Just saw the pricing listed on the olympus malaysia facebook.

the body + 14-42 zoom lens - 2999
the body + zoom lens + pancake lens + viewfinder - 3799

This is a bit of a setback for me i think....



This post has been edited by seaotter: Jun 17 2009, 12:45 PM

Hey guys, i found this engineering sketches from another site previewing the P1. Check out the engineering.




That is some serious engineering mindbogglingness!

Also, i think the thread should be renamed to its real technical term:

New era of Interchangable Lens Digital Camera Olympus E-P1 aka Pen(IS)

....ILDC eh?

This post has been edited by seaotter: Jun 17 2009, 01:56 PM

Lets wait for christmas then. the prices should go down by then, then we can buy lol.
Personally i want both the lenses, but not the OVF. i can frame my shots nicely with LCD only. And EVFs are not really same as a true optical viewfinder so...*shrugs*

XED: which price is that? the 17mm or the zoom lens price?

its going to be 2999 for the body + zoom lens and RM 3799 for the twin lens set + optical viewfinder in malaysia. In early july.

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Added on June 17, 2009, 6:42 pm And you know what is nice about it? the body is fully metal. Stainless steel body with alu tops.
So nice.

This post has been edited by seaotter: Jun 17 2009, 06:42 PM

BUT, that is only good for the Panasonic camera - they don't have the EVF here

So this is not EVIL then hahaha

Alot people do, but some people are just too afraid of the bulk of DSLRs - even me.
Hence the P1 is quite perfect.

Now i just need to wait for it to go down a wee bit more...

Its an early adopter price anyhow - remember how much higher was the A200 when it first came out? (ok maybe not much. never followed the pricing)
While the price is also a factor, its the physical size of it. If i want an LX3, i'll go for an LX3. But it doesnt have the capability to change lenses - with olympus promising a faster prime lens, a WA lens in the pipeline, i will be very stuck with what i have if i go with fixed lens camera.

This camera is the best of both world - LX3-like size with interchangeable lens. With an adaptor, i can easily fit someone's massive tele lens, then later after i am done, put the body in my shirt pocket (ok, jacket, but you get my point).

This + 17mm lens = best walkabout camera. Much more than the A200 + prime lens. Smaller too.

But this is my opinion so

adapters yes, but not true lenses.

Also, the main problem here is the sensors are two different beings - one is about 40-50mm square big, while the other is about 230mm square big. That difference in information taken in is what i want in the camera.

The P1 should be nice in low-light - and from the sample pics, the images are very workable until ISO6400.

Actually i also dunno why i am defending it to the gills lol
But yeah, this is my next camera, damn the rest what they say about DSLR and whatnot. Coming from a compact world - this is a godsent!

Oh do check out this link http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/EP1/EP1A.HTM and read his love story with the camera

This post has been edited by seaotter: Jun 17 2009, 11:50 PM

Hey guys, i have more pics of the E-P1 for your eyes to see.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp...essage=32169971 <--- some dude in KL managed to get a unit for review.


(the camera concepts before the current form)


(accessories options)


(the E-P1 cut in half. Look at the stuff the crammed inside!)


(an E-3 i presume cut in half. Its so complex....)


(Panasonic G1 cut in half - same tech/mount - smaller volume usage)




(The E-P1 with a FT adaptor and lens)


(the E-P1 with OM adaptor and lens)


(E-P1 with Panasonic's 14-200 lens)


(The whole E family on one table)

Pictures thanks to dc.watch.impress.co.jp

The LX3 doesnt have a flash. People (enthusiasts) still flock to buy it.
Also, the ISO performance is already good, that the time you really need a flash baru you use a flash. A bounce flash even. Direct flash is too harsh la.
The compactness is to compare a SLR, not a compact camera. Actually the lens can be changed i.e. taken off, so the camera is very flat when there is no lens. And the 14-42 mm (x2 to get 35mm range) zoom lens is collapsable, so there is your retracting lens

edit: ugh, should have seen the NON in the non-enthusiast. In any case, this is not for everybody i admit. But if they can show those non-enthusiasts that they can print good pics without flash, i know ppl will buy it. Have you seen the sample pics at www.dpreview.com ? the ISO performance is nice!


This post has been edited by seaotter: Jun 18 2009, 08:55 PM

I presume it will be for those pro-sumer owners, rather than those tiny ixus users. But then, maybe the tiny ixus users want to get better camera or something?

Geh, I made an information mistake there. Sorry
What I think I meant to say is LX3 doesnt have viewfinder - ppl still buy it.

APS-C Sensor is big la. Susah want to shove into a Canon G10 body. And from the "heated discussion" i am following in another channel, they want an EVF and no LCD. dunno why - i can live with only LCD, but EVF not bad also. So canon needs to listen to the customers if they want to go against Olympus.

Actually from what i read - the lens is very light, and most of the weight is on the body. Saw pics of ppl using it and i dont see any problem. Even so, ppl will get used to the usage stance after a few shots anyway.

What do you mean? got zoom what. besides, you can always pasang any ol 4/3r lens with adaptor. will look funny, but its possible


Yeah. Its for ppl who are choosing between slrs. They want the IQ, but not the bulk - like me.
Which is why i am fanboying like crazy lolol.

Seeing the camera is reaching our shores next month - cant wait to see how it feels like.

Lol no. That is a photoshop someone made in the dpreview forums.
E-P1 tak keluar lagi they dah nak announce E-P2.