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Look on that page...]]>Jul 1st 2009 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/
I DEMAND AN ENGADGET RECESSION ANTIDOTE FOR THE E-P1!!!

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P.S. Here there are few shots with 17mm:
http://fourthirds-user.com/2009/06/olympus_pen_ep1_sample_images_to_download.php]]>Jul 1st 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/
The double-pumping on every focus attempt is not ideal, either.

The compression quality, however, looks impressive (not that the twice-compressed example on YouTube proves anything).]]>Jul 1st 2009 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/
:(]]>Jul 1st 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/ coupled rangefinder

17mm lens has rangefinder add-on.]]>Jul 1st 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/the still fotos of the ep1 do look nice!]]>Jul 1st 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/06/finding-the-view-and-zooming-it-too.html]]>Jul 1st 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/
Of course, portability might suffer a bit, but then design it so it folds away like some opera glasses can.]]>Jul 2nd 2009 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 20th 2009 4:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/ external finder ... 17mm pancake

Such viewfinders were always for prime lenses. E.g. Leica M8 rangefinder doesn't even have zoom lenses.]]>Jul 1st 2009 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/
Voigtlander makes a zoom external finder that covers 15-35mm, designed for use with the film & digital rangefinders -- it even has focal length conversion settings for the crop sensors found in the Epson RD-1 and Leica M8/M8.2.]]>Jul 1st 2009 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/
If you leave AF on, this thing will be a lot slower than a dSLR because it doesn't have phase-detect autofocus.]]>Jul 1st 2009 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/
The external viewfinder is only for use with the 17mm fixed focal length lens, not the 14-42mm zoom lens pictured here. The viewfinder is a passive optic and only provides framing assistance with the 17mm lens. It has nothing to do with focusing. The viewfinder is an item found on rangefinder cameras, and thus has little to do with the way an SLR (or a DSLR) functions. The viewfinder, along with manual settings, allows the photographer to operate the camera without the distractions of automation thereby shoot faster than those automatic function would allow. Some photographers would see this as a benefit or added flexibility in the design.]]>Jul 1st 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/
Stop comparing it to a DSLR! It is a Point 'n' Shoot with a bigger sensor, nothing more and nothing less. There is more on a DSLR than a big sensor. ]]>Jul 1st 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/
I'll agree that the lack of viewfinder might seem like a compelling argument not to call this a professional or semi-professional camera, but the fact is that viewfinders are just a common preference among photographers. Who's to say that in a year or two professional photographers won't want to see any effects or changes that they make in real time on their LCD screen rather than their archaic viewfinder?]]>Jul 1st 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/olympus-e-p1-hands-on-test-shots-and-mini-review/Jul 1st 2009 5:53PM