Comments on: Olympus PEN E-P2 Review http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/ where images speak Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:10:46 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: edwin tan http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2861 edwin tan Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:37:46 +0000 http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/?p=794#comment-2861 hi David, thanks for the fabulous review. saving $ for e-p2 for daily usage lol.. love their filter effect and the colour. hi David, thanks for the fabulous review. saving $ for e-p2 for daily usage lol.. love their filter effect and the colour.

]]> By: admin http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2809 admin Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:41:27 +0000 http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/?p=794#comment-2809 External flash not really that necessary as the e-p1/2 handles backlighting conditions quite well. But if you really need one and if you are considering non-Olympus flashes, please remember to try it on first cause many third party flashes cannot work well on the e-p1/2. External flash not really that necessary as the e-p1/2 handles backlighting conditions quite well. But if you really need one and if you are considering non-Olympus flashes, please remember to try it on first cause many third party flashes cannot work well on the e-p1/2.

]]> By: admin http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2808 admin Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:38:31 +0000 http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/?p=794#comment-2808 Hi Annesue, I shall be updating my experience with the e-p2 in my future blog posts soon. What I can say is, the e-p2's external viewfinder is getting me hooked on using it with my manual focus lenses(Leica, Voigtlander, etc). If you want the option of using manual focus lenses, clearly the e-p2 with the EVF is the only choice as the EVF makes manual focusing a breeze! But if you only plan to use original auto focus lenses, the e-p1 is good enough. In addition, I have since tested Panasonic lenses, and they are significantly sharper than the Olympus lenses. The best combination to achieve the best results using original autofocus lenses will be e-p1/2 with Panasonic lenses. The micro four thirds cameras have this one thing that is amazing. It can fit an almost limitless range of lenses via adaptors on it! So, keep your old film camera lenses if you have them, be it Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Minolta or Konica... ... etc. and etc... I really mean "limitless"!!! Even CCTV lenses!!! Get one and start enjoying!!! Hi Annesue,
I shall be updating my experience with the e-p2 in my future blog posts soon. What I can say is, the e-p2’s external viewfinder is getting me hooked on using it with my manual focus lenses(Leica, Voigtlander, etc). If you want the option of using manual focus lenses, clearly the e-p2 with the EVF is the only choice as the EVF makes manual focusing a breeze! But if you only plan to use original auto focus lenses, the e-p1 is good enough.

In addition, I have since tested Panasonic lenses, and they are significantly sharper than the Olympus lenses. The best combination to achieve the best results using original autofocus lenses will be e-p1/2 with Panasonic lenses.

The micro four thirds cameras have this one thing that is amazing. It can fit an almost limitless range of lenses via adaptors on it! So, keep your old film camera lenses if you have them, be it Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Minolta or Konica… … etc. and etc… I really mean “limitless”!!! Even CCTV lenses!!!

Get one and start enjoying!!!

]]> By: annesue http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2807 annesue Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:12:05 +0000 http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/?p=794#comment-2807 Hi David, I've been contemplating on getting either the E-P1 or the E-P2, but i'm still quite unsure which would be a better choice. What's your opinion on both these cameras, and which do you personally prefer? Also, would an external flash be necessary?? Hope you don't mind me asking! Thanks! :) Hi David,
I’ve been contemplating on getting either the E-P1 or the E-P2, but i’m still quite unsure which would be a better choice. What’s your opinion on both these cameras, and which do you personally prefer?

Also, would an external flash be necessary??

Hope you don’t mind me asking! Thanks! :)

]]> By: admin http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2575 admin Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:26:37 +0000 http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/?p=794#comment-2575 I am so glad to hear that from you, David. I recently am also busy playing with my newly acquired E-P2 but fitted with the Lumix 20mm F1.7 lens. The results are amazing as I can get back my Bokeh after missing it so long since I started using the E-P1 with kit lens previously. The PEN System is an absolutely amazing system with almost no limitations on the type of lenses that can be fitted on it and the Image-Stabilization and In-camera Processing by Olympus is simply top-notch! Spread and share your joy to all around us man! Cheers! I am so glad to hear that from you, David. I recently am also busy playing with my newly acquired E-P2 but fitted with the Lumix 20mm F1.7 lens. The results are amazing as I can get back my Bokeh after missing it so long since I started using the E-P1 with kit lens previously. The PEN System is an absolutely amazing system with almost no limitations on the type of lenses that can be fitted on it and the Image-Stabilization and In-camera Processing by Olympus is simply top-notch! Spread and share your joy to all around us man! Cheers!

]]> By: David Chin http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2574 David Chin Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:26:24 +0000 http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/?p=794#comment-2574 Nice review, especially the explanation on the various effects from the new Art Filters. I recently bought the E-P2, and am having an absolute BLAST of a time taking photos with it. I love the colors and tonality I'm getting from the E-P2 - they're far more pleasing out of the camera than what I could get from my various Nikon and Canon DSLRs. The Art Filters are extremely handy too, much, much more useful than I initially imagined they would be. The small size of the camera is such a huge relief from having to lug around DSLR bodies and their lenses - even a small DSLR outfit such as a Nikon D40 plus 18-55mm lens looks huge next to the E-P2 plus 14-42mm kit lens. I tried jogging with the E-P2 (since I like taking macro photos along the way) slung across my body this morning - it was a very comfortable affair - I could hardly feel the camera. I'm thankful to Olympus for producing such an excellent picture maker. Nice review, especially the explanation on the various effects from the new Art Filters.

I recently bought the E-P2, and am having an absolute BLAST of a time taking photos with it.

I love the colors and tonality I’m getting from the E-P2 – they’re far more pleasing out of the camera than what I could get from my various Nikon and Canon DSLRs.

The Art Filters are extremely handy too, much, much more useful than I initially imagined they would be.

The small size of the camera is such a huge relief from having to lug around DSLR bodies and their lenses – even a small DSLR outfit such as a Nikon D40 plus 18-55mm lens looks huge next to the E-P2 plus 14-42mm kit lens.

I tried jogging with the E-P2 (since I like taking macro photos along the way) slung across my body this morning – it was a very comfortable affair – I could hardly feel the camera.

I’m thankful to Olympus for producing such an excellent picture maker.

]]> By: zzlaloq http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2557 zzlaloq Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:22:46 +0000 http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/?p=794#comment-2557 the shots taken with the diorama art filter does makes the playground looks like models.. interesting! the shots taken with the diorama art filter does makes the playground looks like models.. interesting!

]]> By: admin http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2527 admin Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:02:12 +0000 http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/?p=794#comment-2527 GF1 has faster AF and more precise AF point, shutter sound is louder and more clanky, lumix 20mm F1.9 gives nice bokeh and has good minimum focusing distance for close up shots. At high ISO (1600 and above), images contain ugly digital noise but recently they have a firmware upgrade to rectify this. Overall, I find that E-P1 and E-P2's images are nicer-looking, more film-like, nicer colors but this can be individual preferences. One great advantage of E-P1 and E-P2 over the GF1 is the Art Filters which is great fun to play with, especially the grainy B&W and Pin-hole effects which give very pleasing results. Best is you try out both at a shop with your memory card in it and decide. You must like the camera in order to enjoy shooting. Holding a camera you love in your hands makes you happier when you go out there shooting. GF1 has faster AF and more precise AF point, shutter sound is louder and more clanky, lumix 20mm F1.9 gives nice bokeh and has good minimum focusing distance for close up shots. At high ISO (1600 and above), images contain ugly digital noise but recently they have a firmware upgrade to rectify this. Overall, I find that E-P1 and E-P2’s images are nicer-looking, more film-like, nicer colors but this can be individual preferences. One great advantage of E-P1 and E-P2 over the GF1 is the Art Filters which is great fun to play with, especially the grainy B&W and Pin-hole effects which give very pleasing results. Best is you try out both at a shop with your memory card in it and decide. You must like the camera in order to enjoy shooting. Holding a camera you love in your hands makes you happier when you go out there shooting.

]]> By: fadhil http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2526 fadhil Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:36:53 +0000 http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/?p=794#comment-2526 Hi David, Need your opinion.. Which is better, Whether GF1 or EP2? Could u help me? Hi David,
Need your opinion..
Which is better, Whether GF1 or EP2?
Could u help me?

]]> By: Robin http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/2009/11/11/olympus-pen-e-p2s-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2251 Robin Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:05:26 +0000 http://www.davidchuaphotography.com/?p=794#comment-2251 Hmmm, I think I will be loving the Diorama effect a lot. I do like the miniature look on some of my photos, and having it being processed inside the camera is a great advantage. It is interesting for Olympus to push out another Pen within half a year since the first launch, but I believe many would still opt for E-P1. Of course, many E-system users like myself would still stay loyal to our Olympus DSLRs. There may come a time when I do switch, or add a Pen but it will not so soon for me. Owhh and I do think that black is sexy !!! Hmmm, I think I will be loving the Diorama effect a lot. I do like the miniature look on some of my photos, and having it being processed inside the camera is a great advantage.
It is interesting for Olympus to push out another Pen within half a year since the first launch, but I believe many would still opt for E-P1. Of course, many E-system users like myself would still stay loyal to our Olympus DSLRs. There may come a time when I do switch, or add a Pen but it will not so soon for me.
Owhh and I do think that black is sexy !!!

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