http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/ Engadget Comments for Olympus' $1,100 PEN E-P2 up for pre-order, played with early http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
Ridiculous. Portability goes only so far when justifying a high cost.]]>Nov 22nd 2009 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
For some photogs, the the E-P2 is too "low end" to be justifiable, for others, it's too expensive.

For me personally, I looked at the S90/G11 for my P&S, and didn't want the crap camera image quality in low light....and went ahead and ordered a Panny GF1 (like the E-P2) instead to supplant a DSLR. ]]>Nov 22nd 2009 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
As a Nikon DSLR shooter, I would totally rock one of the new E-P2s and its awesome slim lenses because not only is it smaller/more discrete, it's just plain cool to have a camera that's different from all those Nikonians and Canonites waving around their huge lenses as if they are compensating for something else that they are lacking.

As a pure photographic tool, the comparable (in price) Nikon D90 or Rebel T1i are undoubtedly the better choices, but for those of us who either already own supercameras or those of us who do not need all that a DSLR system offers, this type of camera could (and will) fill a niche while offering substantial discounts over its competitor (the Leica M system).

]]>Nov 22nd 2009 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
A Leica M9 is 6995 MSRP. A GF1 and E-P1/2 are in the 800-1100 range. The size/quality/portability comparisons are comparable. ]]>Nov 22nd 2009 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/cool only goes so far and no more.. if your that rich good for you. But when you look at something like the Rollei Minidigi... also pretty cool but not practical]]>Nov 22nd 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/For that price I'd rather spend the $300 more and get the Leica, or spend less and get the Panasonic GF1.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
This Camera with the fixed lens would be a great compliment to a full DSLR system. The pro photo guy to keep in his pocket to get the quality quick shot.


The E 620 with the 14to54mm II (F2.8 to 3.5) is what I would buy when i upgrade from my point and shot.]]>Nov 22nd 2009 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
What kind of genius decided that on the front page, articles have to hug the left border?! It doesn't make it easier to read, it doesn't look 'cool and hip', and it most certainly doesn't make Engadget feel like a place of high tech, when they can't even seem to manage basic web design.]]>Nov 22nd 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
The problem is - it is already sold out almost everywhere...]]>Nov 22nd 2009 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
PEN E -> PENE -> penis in Spanish
P2 -> pe dos -> pedos -> farts in Spanish

So... to sum up: Olympic Penis Farts.]]>Nov 22nd 2009 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
@Engadget: You really should hire some writers who actually understand the photography industry. The camera costs $1100, because it comes with an electronic viewfinder, an accessory that costs $200 with the GF1. The only thing laughable here is that you can't do basic math.]]>Nov 22nd 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
What we are seeing here is how Olympus run a new mount into the ground, in slow motion.]]>Nov 22nd 2009 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 23rd 2009 6:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/Nov 22nd 2009 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
For anyone who has gone on vacation and usually trek around, lugging a Canon or Nikon DSLR is a huge pain in the butt. Sure it might be fine for the first hour or so, but when you're hiking in the woods, or walking through city streets for hours you'd suddenly start feeling the weight of that thing. Some would say that the G9/10/11 is a better proposition, but this gives you the ability to change lenses, and is tad bit of better quality (iso, supported apreture, color, etc) which would appeal to others (including me).]]>Nov 23rd 2009 7:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
It's pretty simple. Not nearly enough reviewers or magazines called Olympus out on the crazy pricing of the EP-1. Everyone wet themselves over the camera's styling and ignored the fact that there was nothing under the hood to justify anything close to the price that was demanded.

Everyone seems to think the Pen cameras make great backup cameras for pro photographers except for pro photographers. In the rare cases where pro's feel the need for a P&S camera as a backup they almost exclusively carry Canon G9's, G10's and G11's (and that includes the Nikon guys).

For the price of this camera you could buy a Canon G11 and an S90, both of which are superior cameras to both Pen models and include built in flash units.

Anyoe who thinks the Pen cameras are portable needs to go have a look at one. You are not going to put this camera in the pocket of anything other than an arctic parka with the lens mounted. If your going to walk around lugging a camera case you may as well carry a small SLR like the T1i (if you buy the t1i you will save enough money for a nice case and a pro strobe as well).

The Pen's are fashion cameras that will be quickly forgotten.]]>Nov 23rd 2009 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/22/olympus-1-100-pen-e-p2-up-for-pre-order-played-with-early/
As to the EP-2; if you look at the GF1 at $900 as a kit - and then add the lack luster EVF at $200 - you are at the price of the EP-2. But with maybe what is promised to be a higher res EVF.

Right now the M4/3 systems are in their early phases. Both Panasonic and Olympus have taken the "middle road" of early adaptors with the GF and EP series. Early adaptors are a driving force for others to follow.

As an EP-1 owner I see that when I go out shooting with it. Folks love the size of it; even more so they love the quality of the images afterwards. Just hoping that Olympus in particular has not slotted themselves with this Digital Pen idea - so that there will not be a small camera with an EVF. I found that the G1 and GH1 cameras a bit "large" for my tastes.

Full disclosure here; I work in a camera shop. But the folks looking at the new M4/3 cameras are liking the idea of a smaller/lighter system. My EP-1 kit includes the standard lens, the 17mm, the FL-14, the MMF1 adapter, the 40-150, the 9-18 - all in a Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Home bag that weighs just about 5 pounds!]]>Nov 24th 2009 1:52PM