Comments on: Olympus' E-P1 message: It's not your father's Olympus, but remember that he had one

Olympus channels the ghost of cameras past to launch its first Micro Four Thirds interchangeable-lens compact.

[NLips]

So does it have sensor-shift image stabilization or not? Shifting the sensor is still mechanical stabilization...

[NLips]

My bad - have now regained the ability to read.

[mishani]

The Olympus does have (sensor shift) image stabilization. The statement that it lacks mechanical stabilization is incorrect.

[mishani]

Sorry, missed the part that there is no stabilization just in movie mode

[rnaoncfixd]

How about we read everything before commenting?

[mishani]

Thanks, but we have already corrected our comments, and it's not *entirely* our fault :) - the only mention the article makes about image stabilization is that the Olympus does NOT have it in movie mode, not that it has IS (rated at 4 f-stops) in still photo mode.

[carguy622]

No flash and low-res screen, especially when it's the only method of composing photos out of the box, that's going to be a tough sell. Also, I'd like to point out that there probably aren't as many style conscious buyers out there for whom money isn't a factor anymore.

I't a very nice design, the small collapsable lens are especially nice, but not the home run I was hoping for.

[whoosh1]

Come on - the article does not mention that the camera has a large sensor - supports external flash, etc.

[whoosh1]

Basically this is a revolutionary camera as far as digital compacts are concerned - high quality sensor in a small camera with interchangeable lenses. That's a winner.

[carguy622]

It's not that revolutionary. Panasonic introduced the first Micro 4/3 camera first with the G1. The Olympus may be smaller than the Panasonic, but it also has a flash built-in and a high resolution swivel screen. It too supports multiple accessories.

P.S.: I have nothing against Olympus. I own an E-510. I was just hoping this model would offer more.

[whoosh1]

Own Nikon DSLRs - so I don't own an Olympus camera so not an Oly fanboy :-). But the small size particularly paired with the 17mm f/2.8 (equiv 35mm) is a clincher in my opinion & that's what's revolutionary. The Panasonic G1 is probably not much smaller than an Olympus E420 or Nikon D40 - not held the Panasonic in my hands so not sure.