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Olympus PEN E-P2 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 17mm f/2.8 Lens and Electronic View Finderbest


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List Price : $1,099.99 Price : $689.95
Olympus PEN E-P2 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 17mm f/2.8 Lens and Electronic View Finder

Product Description

OLYMPUS 262828 12.3 Megapixel E-P2 Pen Camera Kit (Includes M.Zuiko 17mm lens)


  • 12.3-megapixel interchangeable lens digital camera; Micro Four Thirds format
  • Includes 17mm f/2.8 lens and Electronic View Finder
  • 3-inch HyperCrystal LCD with Live View function; Continuous Autofocus (C-AF) tracking system
  • Record HD video with high-quality audio; Full Manual Control of shutter/aperture in Movie Mode
  • iEnhance to automatically adjust color and contrast for a more dramatic effect
  • Capture images and video to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)


Olympus PEN E-P2 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 17mm f/2.8 Lens and Electronic View Finder Reviews


Olympus PEN E-P2 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 17mm f/2.8 Lens and Electronic View Finder Reviews


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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Really nice piece of kit, January 9, 2010
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This review is from: Olympus PEN E-P2 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 17mm f/2.8 Lens and Electronic View Finder (Electronics)
I am a long-time amateur photographer. I gave up on digital SLRs for the simple reason that I always ended up only carrying them and their accessories on big occasions or holidays. Result was, I had a camera, but few pictures.

Next I bought a good pocket cameras, e.g. Panasonic etc and most recently the Ricoh GX200 which the E-P2 is replacing. These were nice. Picture-taking resumed but slow response compared to DSLRs and overall quality of the finished product always left a slight feeling of disappointment. With imaging chips of the size they use, this is only to be expected (just as compact cassettes by definition could not deliver decent audio).

Enter the E-P2 with its much larger sensor. I have had my E-P2 with 17mm pancake lens for a week now and simply love it. Responsive as an SLR, chunky but hardly larger than the Ricoh, it works like a dream in auto and more manual modes. (And who needs a zoom with this kind of resolution? - Just crop the bit you want... Read more
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38 of 45 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Many things to like and dislike at the same time!, January 7, 2010
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This review is from: Olympus PEN E-P2 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 17mm f/2.8 Lens and Electronic View Finder (Electronics)
Olympus `PEN' E-P2 is Olympus second micro four third system camera which is an improved version of Olympus PEN E-P1 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 17mm f/2.8 Lens and Viewfinder (Silver). Both cameras has very similar body design and features. The main different is E-P2 has optional electronic viewfinder and external microphone while E-P1 does not. Because they are very similar, Many part of this review is applicable to E-P1 as well.

Olympus E-P2 main specs (shared with E-P1)

* 12MP Live Mos sensor 4/3 sensor
* HD 720p video at 30 fps with stereo sound recording
* Built In Image Stabilization
* Dust removal mechanism (SSWF)
* Eight Art filters for creative processing and fun (E-P1 has six)
* 3 frames per second continuous shooting.
*... Read more
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars nice camera, but can be better, January 3, 2010
This review is from: Olympus PEN E-P2 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 17mm f/2.8 Lens and Electronic View Finder (Electronics)
It is a very nice camera, but i would only talk about what i do not like it about since there are already many good comments on E-P1.

1. the back dial wheel is very hard to use unless you disable the up/down/left/right function.
2. is part of the camera body made of plastic?
3. shutter is a little bit noisy.
4. focusing is kind of slow.
5. last thing, i do not know how to carry the camera. I hope i can find a Zing pouch which can hold it.

I did not buy E-P1 since i want a black camera body, and i had thought the EVF would be a must for my Leica M lenses. But when i got E-P2 i realized that EVF does not make it faster to use a manual lens compared to back LCD. And the plastic EVF is so big (and brittle maybe), this made the camera body not good looking and not good handling because your nose touches LCD all the time when using EVF.

So if your budget is kind of tight, i would recommend E-P1 given the $340.00 ($450.00 price difference... Read more
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