Olympus Pen E-P2 Micro 4/3 Digital Camera Body (Black)

Loved using the old 1/2 frame pen series and this is a very nice digital camera that brings back the feel of the old PENs. I like the button positions on this much better than the elp1 (harder to accidentally trigger the continuous (movie) aspect). The electronic viewfinder is an excellent addition especially for longer focal lengths and lower lighting where I find the only real drawback: at low light the lcd is very noisy although the images are still very good. Also like the feel and heft of this over the smaller versions such as the elp1. Got a chance to try the ep3 while in Japan and it seems from the one first brief use (in store) that this may have overcome some of the slow focusing and noisy lcd. Overall like the e-p2 a lot, and it's much easier to travel with 2 bodies (elp1 and e-p2) plus a few lenses than taking an equivalent grouping of lenses and bodies of my larger (Canon) equipment

I don't think you can beat the value here--the excellent E-P2 camera body for less than $300. It's worth grabbing one (or more) while they're available. Personally, I've been using the E-P1 since just after the introduction and I jumped on the E-P2 at this price. The only real functional difference between the two cameras is the ability of the E-P2 to use the Olympus electronic viewfinder. I also bought one of those. The E-P2 shares the same ponderous menus as the E-P1. That's unfortunate but in reality you only have to wade through them until you have the camera set to your preferences. After that, all the vital options are available on the quick menu. The buttons and dials are a bit fiddly. The control wheel/button combination on the lower right is too easy to turn/press without meaning to--you can turn it off. The top right wheel is not in my favorite shape or placement but it's usable. Buttons are close together. The wrong one is easy to press when you have large thumbs. Those are my nitpicks on both the E-P1 and E-P2. But both cameras have lots of good points as well. Since the E-P1 has been around for a while, I won't dwell on the features the two cameras share. You can find reviews of the E-P1 here at Amazon and more technical reviews online. The biggest difference is the electronic viewfinder availability for the E-P2. The EVF gives a good, big and bright view of the subject matter. It also allows the user to fill it up with all manner of shooting information. You can put so much stuff in the viewfinder it can interfere with seeing the subject. I prefer a clean viewfinder and this can be problematic. In order to remove all the information from the viewfinder, you also have to remove it from the rear LCD (which cannot be activated at the same time as the viewfinder anyway). That means you aren't able to tell at a glance what the camera settings are. It's better to just accept some information overlay and try to ignore it as you shoot or do a lot of button pushing while you eye is on the finder. Since I prefer eye level shooting to LCD viewing, I'm willing to accept the EVF's shortcomings. Fact is, most of the time I prefer using prime lenses with their appropriate accessory optical viewfinders with both the E-P1 and E-P2. When using long lenses or zooms or adapted manual focus lenses, the EVF is pretty much a necessity. I really like the E-P2 and the entire E-Pen concept. Picking up a second body at a bargain was a great surprise.

This camera is really good if you are looking for affordable, small camera with interchangeable lenses. I use it currently with Panasonic's 14mm Lumix lens and I love it. Much easier to carry everywhere and takes good photos even with the iAuto setting. I just need to buy another lens with a little longer focal lenght as the 14mm is too wide in some situations. With the current lens it is just awesome for street and indoors photography. I'm in love with it!

Great image quality, nice build quality and design, and way more flexibility than a regular point and shoot. It's way less conspicuous than a big canon or Nikon, and its a very powerful camera if you know what you're doing.

So sad. We bought this as a Graduate gift for my kiddo. We opened it last week and it doesn't work. We tried 3 different SD cards. The seller doesn't know much about the products they sell. They are unable to exchange the item. I wish we would've waited to buy closer to the graduation.

I picked this up a year ago. As long as you don't try to take pictures in dark rooms, and you use it with Panasonic or MSC Olympus lenses and the latest firmware, the focusing speed is actually pretty good. It's hard to fault this camera at this price. The jpeg output is exceptional, and the IS really saves a lot of shots. (I love having a spot metering button too.) Sure, the newer micro 4/3 cameras are better, but you'll wait a long time before they drop to these prices.

Very well built. The manual is mediocre but the camera is great. Get a book to learn how to access some menus and change the settings. Takes great pictures!

I bought this camera just recently as a backup for E-P3. It is a solid stylish camera, without the cheap plastic feel of E-PL2. The image quality is quite good. Compared to E-P3, it lacks the lightening autofocus speed, but it is enough serving as a backup camera. And for its current price, it is definitely a bargain. Recommended.