Comments on: (FT5) UPDATED-> White/beige E-P1 fullsize images!

By: Cassie

Cassie — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:33:30 +0000

The white and beige is absolutely gorgeous. Vintage. Elegant. Love it.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:48:50 +0000

I’d love it if the 17mm lens was USD 100. I’d be absolutely amazed. Maybe only USD 100 more if you get it as a kit but standalone?

Also, USD 1,000 is the wrong price. No two ways about it. If it was pocketable with a 4/3 sensor, maybe. But it is to all intents and purposes the same size as the G1 with it’s excellent EVF (and similar price point).

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Backup for M8.2 - Sigma DP1 or DLux-4 - Leica User Forum — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:22:23 +0000

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By: unlikelymoose

unlikelymoose — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:47:34 +0000

If Olympus is going to go retro with this camera, then they should have done it 100%.

The top white section tries to blend too many current design aesthetics with its beveled tier and sloping arc to the left of the Olympus logo.

The radius of all the corners are much too large. The corners should be much less round and much more angular.

The brown leather-like grip is an interesting venture. Yet it appears that this grip is simply a rounded rectangle on the front of the camera resulting in just a patch-like appearance. For stronger aesthetic appeal, the grip should wrap around the edge of the camera. The beveled frame around the grip is an awkward framing element which only emphasizes the look of it being a patch.

Essentially, the Olympus EP-1 should be more box-like in its overall appearance and within the details. Simplicity is king in retro design. Over-designed elements such as those featured in the white top diminish the retro look.

By: yoshitoshi

yoshitoshi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:57:31 +0000

Wow, $1k. I know this will have size advantage but hopefully for this price it at least challenges a low-end canon slr. Will wait for a silver or black one as well. This better be $1k worth of metal & quality and not junk feeling plastic like we are too used to.

By: Jos

Jos — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:57:00 +0000

The design is horrible, especially the upper part.

By: christian

christian — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:25:28 +0000

to clarify: I meant that previous ISO 100 is now called ISO 200 and so on. This also may explain that the highest setting is now 6400 (3200 on the G1). As the sensors are expected to be merely identical (to the G1 or the GH1), I guess there won’t be “real” changes in ISO

By: christian

christian — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:22:17 +0000

I guess the ISOs were just re-labelled. On the G1 the sensitivity is actually around 50% (reported by others) -100% (my observation) higher than for other cameras (at the same ISO setting). As almost no one measures the real sensitivity for noise testing, it makes sense to put higher ISO labels onto the camera and therefore get better reviews.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:05:13 +0000

What’s up with the minimum ISO of 200? I really hope it has a 100 setting because 200 is a bit noisy on these sensors.

By: morgan

morgan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:30:33 +0000

The prices of the lenses don’t exactly make sense, unless $917 is for the kit with the pancake. Other wise you could have both for $1018, so I’m not sure where the higher prices are coming from.

I like the color scheme, but prefer silver or black.

While I like usually like the look of external VF’s, i think it takes away from the e-p1. I’m glad it has one, although I assume it’s optical and just for the 17mm.

By: henrik

henrik — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:21:31 +0000

Lookswise, i don’t like it at all. And this camera could fast look dirty.