Quote Originally Posted by Franglais
I look at two things in images from a new camera:

1. The way the highlights burn out (or not). Example: the sky in the waterfall image and in the car going over the bridge.
2. The differentiation in the mid-tones where you have lots of detail to render. Example: the flowers in the first image and the wall in the tunnel

These images look fine to me, just like a DSLR would have done. The images are beutiful and you want to have them.

- On my Fuji F40 point-and-shoot it would have been more abrupt. A souvenir but not something I would print. I keep it in my town bag just in case I see something. In fact I mostly use it for videos
- On my 3Mpix mobile phone it would have been a right carnage.

Hummm... So this thing does video as well? And it has a little pancake lens that makes it almost as compact as my point-and-shoot..
Charles,

I appreciate the fact that you took the time to comment specifically on the images. I've learned from your way of evaluating the images. I will use this with my own "tests" with images shot with the E-P1 and the lenses I choose. I'm not always sure what to look for, so this is great!

I find the E-P1 is excellent in clarity and detail, better than my XTi with some good glass.

I'm also quite amazed at how well the camera - and the "kit" lens does on auto - the camera knows how to choose the right settings. I'll be trying out new settings soon, but in the meantime I'm having a lot of fun. The kit lens is one of the best I've seen - with the exception of the (much) more expensive lenses.

There is a 17mm/f2.8 M4/3 Pancake lens that can be purchased along with the 14-42 as a kit (I think you save $100 vs buying both lenses outright, but not sure). You can also purchase the 17mm lens separately - I think it's about $299. I think I read where there is some distortion, but not enough to write home about. From what I've read, it's a very nice lens.

I haven't paid much attention to the video aspect. However, I did read somewhere along the way that it's not the best. You might want to google some reviews on the video. I don't have much interest in it, so haven't paid too much attention.

BTW, I just read where Yoshihisa Maitani - the designer of the original Olympus PEN just died. Here is the article.........or one of them.

http://www.adorama.com/alc/news/Yosh...sign-Guru-Dies

Thanks again......I'm most grateful.

Liz