Testseek.com have collected 113 expert reviews of the Olympus Pen E-P1 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Olympus Pen E-P1.
July 2009
(79%)
113 Reviews
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The Olympus PEN E-P1 may look like a throwback to retro photography, but it’s expensive and flawed. However, it's beautiful image quality renders almost impossible to dislike. ...
Abstract: Det ligner et kamera fra 1950’erne eller 60’erne. Det er lidt stort og lidt tungt, og du skal selv dreje på objektivet for at zoome. Men der er tale om et helt nyt digitalt kamera med nyeste teknologi. Forklaringen er, at Olympus Pen E-P1 er baseret p...
Abstract: This camera is reviewed as part of our group test of Digital SLR HD Video Cameras Olympus doesn’t currently make a digital SLR – in the conventional sense – with HD video capability. What it does offer, like Panasonic with its GH1, is a device that’s t...
The retro look and metallic touches are irresistible. The image quality is excellent, comparable with the fine E-620. Colours are over-saturated in default mode but that is easily corrected. This is, in effect, an SLR that fits in the pocket. ...
The E-P1 is slow! Auto focus, even after the 1.1 firmware upgrade, is sluggish and the shutter is not as responsive as an SLR. ...
We fell in love with the E-P1 the moment we took it from the box. So we bought one. We know that for years we have been advising readers not to buy cameras without proper viewfinders and now look what we've done. Well, we were right — an LCD is...
The retro look and metallic touches are irresistible. The image quality is excellent, comparable with the fine E-620. Colours are over saturated in default mode, but that is easily corrected. This is, in effect, an SLR that fits in the pocket.
The E-P1 is slow! Auto focus, even after the 1.1 firmware upgrade, is sluggish and the shutter is not as responsive as an SLR.
We fell in love with the E-P1 the moment we took it from the box. So we bought one! We know that for years we have been advising readers not to buy cameras without proper viewfinders, and now look what we've done. Well, we were right – an LCD is...
Abstract: We knew it was coming but it still surprised many when Olympus threw away the last vestiges of a single lens reflex camera in a digital snapper that otherwise could have been called a DSLR.Into the new PEN went the 4/3rds inch Micro Four Thirds Live M...
With only three cameras available so far in the Micro Four Thirds format, it’s hard to compare the Olympus E-P1 with direct competitors—there really aren’t any. But next to Panasonic’s GH1, despite a virtual tie in our lab tests, w...