“The E-P1 is a reasonable initial effort. There are no fatal flaws in it, just a lot of small things that irritate. As an aperture-priority, single focus, never-dip-into-the-advanced-features daily shooter, the E-P1 makes a good choice. But it could be far better, and that frustrates me when I see that in a design. Fortunately, as a photographer, I’ve adjusted my use enough that I can avoid most of those frustrations and just take photos. The photos themselves are better than you’ll get from a compact camera (with the possible exception of focus). Since I buy a camera to take pictures, in the end that’s all that counts for me.”

bythom reviewed the Olympus E-P1 and gave out”The problem is that, without fixing all the little details, the Olympus E-P1 is very vulnerable to competition. I’m betting that the Panasonic GF1 doesn’t have the same problems, which is bad news for Olympus fans. So Olympus needs to get the E-P2 out quickly, and they need to address all the little things that are wrong with their initial offering. First to market is only good if you can protect the position. It’s unclear to me if Olympus can or will.”

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