Olympus PEN E-P2 M43 DSLR Review

The Online Photographer has reviewed the new Olympus PEN E-P2 - an update to the E-P1 (12.3mp, 3" live view, anti-shake sensor, 4fps) - it features a new expansion port supporting a new electronic viewfinder (VF-2, 1.44m pixels), audio input option, new art filters (Diorama / miniature and Cross process), i-Enhance, improved AF with AF-tracking, and a new body colour (silver, white and black). Movie mode is also enhanced with adjustable shutter and aperture settings. The camera will be available with 14-42mm kit lens and viewfinder for £850 Dec 2009 / Jan 2010.

"One of the objections to E-P1 was the lack of a proper viewfinder. E-P2 certainly remedies that with its electronic viewfinder, the VF-2. Specification-wise, the viewfinder has the resolution of 1.44 MP, a refresh rate of 60 fps and a magnification of 1.15x. To the eye, the viewfinder is as good as the viewfinder on my E-3. While the E-3 might not have as big a viewfinder as full-frame offerings from other manufacturers, its viewfinder is nice and bright, and good for manual focusing. It's exactly the same with the VF-2: Nice, bright and good for manual focusing."

Olympus E-P2 Previews: FourThirdsUser, TheDigitalStory, DPReview, DCResource, Imaging Resource, CNET Asia, DigitalCameraReview, Sample Photos: Olympus

Olympus PEN E-P2 M43 DSLR Announced

Olympus has announced the new Olympus PEN E-P2 - an update to the E-P1 (12.3mp, 3" live view, anti-shake sensor, 4fps) - it features a new expansion port supporting a new electronic viewfinder (VF-2, 1.44m pixels), audio input option, new art filters (Diorama / miniature and Cross process), i-Enhance, improved AF with AF-tracking, and a new body colour (silver, white and black). Movie mode is also enhanced with adjustable shutter and aperture settings. The camera will be available with 14-42mm kit lens and viewfinder for £850 Dec 2009 / Jan 2010.

Two new lenses announced: Olympus has also announced two new Micro Four Thirds lenses: M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6 super wide-angle zoom lens (14-36mm 35mm equivalent), and M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-150mm F4.0-5.6 high-power telephoto zoom lens (28-300mm 35mm equivalent), both should be available in the first half of 2010.

"With its high resolution, brightness, and contrast, the new VF-2 external electronic viewfinder will expand your vision and enrich your photography. You can check and adjust settings on the viewfinder display, preview Art Filter effects, and even take advantage of the screen to make manual focusing easier. Together with the new Art Filter effects and "i-ENHANCE" feature, the E-P2 gives you the power to create your own unique images."

Olympus E-P2 Previews: FourThirdsUser, TheDigitalStory, DPReview, DCResource, Imaging Resource, CNET Asia, DigitalCameraReview, Sample Photos: Olympus