The PEN is back !

[Lovin]

Nice jewelery :)

http://www.olympuscanada.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1461

:cool:

[Lovin]

Any thoughts? Any comments? :)

[Barefoot]

Wow! With built in image stabilization to boot. I guess that would make it the "PEN IS".

Sorry, couldn't resist. :headslap:

[AntZ]

Pretty cool. I think my next camera will be in this category..Super Point and Shoot.

[Barefoot]

Pretty cool. I think my next camera will be in this category..Super Point and Shoot.

I wonder, is it the compactness that appeals to you most? I realize that's a a silly question as that feature is the only advantage it offers. I haven't been able to wrap myself around the four thirds system as of yet, but maybe I'll come around.

[AcadieLibre]

Looks nice, would come in handy if you want to be discreet sort of like with the old Leica's. Seem over priced for what they give you and the lens selection leaves much to be desired. I guess for some people it will come in handy, I just can't get over the cost of it.

[tirediron]

The 4/3s sensor has to be pretty darn close to the image size of the old half-fram PENs of the 70s and 80s...

[Barefoot]

The 4/3s sensor has to be pretty darn close to the image size of the old half-fram PENs of the 70s and 80s...

One would certainly think so since the 4/3 system has a 2x crop factor. As a first purchase I can't say it's a bad choice, but my next body will be full frame.

The 4/3s system was touted as the next best thing since sliced bread, but I've not seen ebay flooded with NikCanons from those that have migrated to it.

[AntZ]

I wonder, is it the compactness that appeals to you most? I realize that's a a silly question as that feature is the only advantage it offers. I haven't been able to wrap myself around the four thirds system as of yet, but maybe I'll come around.

Sure is. Sometimes a DSLR is just too big. I have a compact P&S, but its low light performance is hopeless. Something like this has a bigger sensor and should have much lower noise at higher ISO. I know so much more about cameras now that I would spend a lot more time testing and choosing next time.

[Lovin]

Pretty cool. I think my next camera will be in this category..Super Point and Shoot.

It's not a point and shot, it's a DSLR :)
It's a micro-four thirds system, with interchangeable lens.

I think the Olympus is a visionary, they are the future. Why? When they will make the sensor to be as good as Nikon and Canon on high ISO, then you will see no point to carry a huge camera body. They think in future :) They are the first on many things (IS - image stabilization, dust removal system, 100% digital lens)
IMO soon we will look at this huge camera bodies, like at an old system.

[Lovin]

Looks nice, would come in handy if you want to be discreet sort of like with the old Leica's. Seem over priced for what they give you and the lens selection leaves much to be desired. I guess for some people it will come in handy, I just can't get over the cost of it.

Indeed AL, is kind of pricey, but it comes with a f2.8 lens as well (17mm f 2.8).

[Lovin]

Old style ;)

[Barefoot]

It's not a point and shot, it's a DSLR


Sorry, Lovin. Although it is a very nice camera indeed, it is most certainly not a DSLR. Olympus and Panasonic both make use of the 4/3’s sensor in their DSLRs, but the Micro 4/3 system eliminates the mirror and optical viewfinder therefore it can not be truly referred to as a DSLR.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_single-lens_reflex_camera

Rather than show any disrespect to the camera by calling it a “point and shoot” I’d think that “Ultra High-End Compact Digital” is a very apt description.

[Lovin]

Sorry, Lovin. Although it is a very nice camera indeed, it is most certainly not a DSLR. Olympus and Panasonic both make use of the 4/3’s sensor in their DSLRs, but the Micro 4/3 system eliminates the mirror and optical viewfinder therefore it can not be truly referred to as a DSLR.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_single-lens_reflex_camera

Rather than show any disrespect to the camera by calling it a “point and shoot” I’d think that “Ultra High-End Compact Digital” is a very apt description.

Interesting.

:sorry:

[Barefoot]

No need to apologize. I felt a need to post the same comments on PopPhoto’s website when they made the mistake of calling the newest Micro Four Thirds offering from Panasonic a DSLR, and they were kind enough to make the correction in their article on the camera.

It is a major new innovation that will appeal to a certain sector and of that there can be no doubt. I’d like to try one.