Leo gets yet another digital camera! The Olympus E-P1

TTTT Tuesday, August 18^th, 2009 Netcast 897

When Leo first unpacked the Olympus E-P1 on camera, people in the chat rooms wondered why in the world he bought an old-fashioned film camera. While it sure looks like a throw back to a 35MM camera, the E-P1 is actually the world’s smallest 12.3-megapixel camera that has an interchangeable lens system. (Leo said that with an adapter he could use many of his old film camera lenses with this Olympus body, a big bonus.) The E-P1 blends the high-quality still images of a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) with High Definition (HD) video, stereo Linear PCM audio recording and In-Camera Creativity. (Yes, that sentence came from the Olympus website!) I got to hold this camera for 30 seconds just to see how light it was, but I don’t own one.) It is an ultra-portable body considering all the multimedia features. The camera’s stainless-steel body and retro-chic look does turn heads. It’s small enough to fit comfortably in a jacket pocket or a handbag. (But not a shirt pocket!) Actual dimensions of the body: 4.75 x 2.75 x 1.43 inches (W x H x D) and the body weights 11.8-ounces. (Of course you better add a lens when you take it out for picture taking.) It’s available in either silver or white and it ships with a new small, lightweight Olympus ZUIKO Micro Four Thirds lenses: 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 (28-84mm equivalent) Price is $799.99 Leo likes this camera a lot! Since Leo tends to buy most things on Amazon.

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