EP3- The top micro-four third camera of 2011?
by Chan Teng Heng July 15 2011
Just bought the EP3 camera today! Stocks arrived in Kuala Lumpur Thursday July 14 2011.
Is this the top micro four-thirds camera of 2011? These are the features that show it is nearly there:
i) Small size, light, mirrow less, and yet with DSLR sensor
ii)Autofocusing with v2 of 14-42mm lens was really fast...like 12-60mm Zuiko lens on E5. However, which was faster? Of course the 12-60mm on E5 was a tad faster.
iii)Compared to E5 with 12-60mm which weighs a "tonne", the EP3 was a feather weight.
iv)Yet the production of the images was excellent.
v) Video was a breeze, on top of which, you can re-focus even when shooting, to ensure sharpness.
vi)Design of the camera tended towards simplicity, but the features with art filters, and pre-sets, pack the camera to be as easy to use as compact.
vii)Tried focusing even in pitch dark...no hunting ,unlike cameras which tend to hunt, there was no such problems.
Of course, being a micro four-thirds camera, the sharpness and image could not be compared to the E5 using the 12-60mm f2.8 lens. When I attached the 12-60mm on to the EP3, the image was equally sharp, although speed was not as fast with the micro 14-42mm EP3 lens.
So far, I am happy with this small sized, good image production, EP3.
I recommend that you purchase this and enjoy!
Although I also own the E5, Canon 7D and Nikon D700 full frame, I feel the EP3 size and light weight a great advantage, as I take lots of photographs whenever I go for a holiday and travel (more than 2,000 images easily!).
Here are a few images (the video format from EP3 does not load well on this blog, though!)
A. The packaged offer isminimalist: Olympus viewer2 software, cables and instruction manual
B. Some images: richness of color, sharpness
Images: Normal Tone
Images: Dramatic Tone
Images: Grainy Film
Images: Normal
Image: Taken in Pitch Darkness, and the same with flash (no problem with focusing).
Image: Taken with EP3 and 12-60mm f2.8 normal Zuiko Lens
Overall Summary:
Pricey for a small camera with DSLR, mirrow-less equipment, but it offers feather weight mobility, good and sharp images, and in-camera filters to give dramatic effects. Will report on more experiments with the EP3.
Just bought the EP3 camera today! Stocks arrived in Kuala Lumpur Thursday July 14 2011.
Is this the top micro four-thirds camera of 2011? These are the features that show it is nearly there:
i) Small size, light, mirrow less, and yet with DSLR sensor
ii)Autofocusing with v2 of 14-42mm lens was really fast...like 12-60mm Zuiko lens on E5. However, which was faster? Of course the 12-60mm on E5 was a tad faster.
iii)Compared to E5 with 12-60mm which weighs a "tonne", the EP3 was a feather weight.
iv)Yet the production of the images was excellent.
v) Video was a breeze, on top of which, you can re-focus even when shooting, to ensure sharpness.
vi)Design of the camera tended towards simplicity, but the features with art filters, and pre-sets, pack the camera to be as easy to use as compact.
vii)Tried focusing even in pitch dark...no hunting ,unlike cameras which tend to hunt, there was no such problems.
Of course, being a micro four-thirds camera, the sharpness and image could not be compared to the E5 using the 12-60mm f2.8 lens. When I attached the 12-60mm on to the EP3, the image was equally sharp, although speed was not as fast with the micro 14-42mm EP3 lens.
So far, I am happy with this small sized, good image production, EP3.
I recommend that you purchase this and enjoy!
Although I also own the E5, Canon 7D and Nikon D700 full frame, I feel the EP3 size and light weight a great advantage, as I take lots of photographs whenever I go for a holiday and travel (more than 2,000 images easily!).
Here are a few images (the video format from EP3 does not load well on this blog, though!)
A. The packaged offer isminimalist: Olympus viewer2 software, cables and instruction manual
B. Some images: richness of color, sharpness
Images: Normal Tone
Images: Dramatic Tone
Images: Grainy Film
Images: Normal
Image: Taken in Pitch Darkness, and the same with flash (no problem with focusing).
Image: Taken with EP3 and 12-60mm f2.8 normal Zuiko Lens
Overall Summary:Pricey for a small camera with DSLR, mirrow-less equipment, but it offers feather weight mobility, good and sharp images, and in-camera filters to give dramatic effects. Will report on more experiments with the EP3.
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