The cheapest of all MFT cameras with the Sony 16 Megapixel sensor got tested at Dpreview (Click here). The camera earned a Silver award with the following motivation: “The Olympus PEN-EPM2 is a point-and-shoot mirrorless camera which does exactly what a novice will need it to. For more adventurous users, there’s a lot of functionality hidden beneath the skin (including the image quality of the OM-D) making the E-PM2 a potentially very attractive second camera.”
A couple of weeks ago there was a deal on the camera+lens. While it’ gone form large US online stores it’s still available at NYC 17thstreetphoto on eBay: In [shoplink 38948 ebay]Black (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 38947 ebay]Silver (Click here)[/shoplink], [shoplink 38946 ebay]White (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 38945 ebay]Red (Click here)[/shoplink]. The “older” E-Pm1 with lens sells for $285 at Amazon (Click here). And 199 Euri on Finland at Rajalacamera…lol :)
Editor’s note: Overall I still think Olympus should narrow the PEN range. The E-PL should be the entry level camera and the E-P the more advanced camera. And the E-P5 should cost at least $100 less too. Now it has the same price of the OMD while the OMD has built-in EVF. Of course the E-P5 has some new Bells and whistles. But it will not convince many to buy it.