just got my first Olympus E-PL1

<p>its a great camera<br /> it might be out of date for a lot of you but its so so easy to set and use <br /> and fits in my hands really well<br /> I thought it was only supposed to be aimed at the general public bridge camera market with its descriptive <br /> menu settings but there are all the familiar standard Digital SLR settings too for the more involved photographer.<br /> The Art filters and scene modes are nice and ill make good use of them.<br /> It only took me an evening to work out how it works and I didn't need the manual<br /> Its a nice compact camera and will be easy to carry around in a bag of manual lenses<br /> or just on its own in a waist bag<br /> It looks good with an fd or om lens on the front<br /> It will go well with my EOS 550, and Lumix G1<br /> I didn't actually need this camera I just wanted one ,and now ive got it I can think of many uses for it<br /> alongside my other digital and film cameras<br /> The image stabilizer made an annoying sound so I fixed it by switching it off ,I wont use it anyway.<br>

Im really going to have fun and enjoy using it and to me that's the point o and taking good photos to I suppose <br /> Regards Andrew</p>

<p>The E-PL1 was my first m4/3-camera. It produces sharp pictures with very pleasing jpgs. I sold it in favour of a G3, but still have many prints of the Oly hanging on my wall. With an fd or om lens the image stabilizer is really excellent. I miss it on my G3. I really would suggest to give it a try.</p>

<p>I'm also brand new to µ43. Got a great deal on an old E-PM1 with kit lens (so cheap I couldn't not buy it, it was basically cheaper than buying just the lens used... yes... wow...), and liked it so much that I got an EM-5, the cheap 40-150 zoom, and proceeded to sell all my Nikon gear (D90 and a bunch of lenses I kept my old 55mm f3.5 and am getting an adaptor... and I still have to sell my SB-600 flash yet) as I get ready to add a prime or two to the setup. I just won't shoot that big stuff anymore. that simple.</p>

<p>The image stabilizer on my EM-5 makes some noise, but works REALLY REALLY well so I'm not afraid to use it when I need to.</p>

<p>Bottom line... It's ultra portable, which is what I need right now in my life, and it takes way better photos than my D90 did. I could have upgraded the Nikon stuff, but to be honest... even the smallest of their DSLRs is too small for my messenger bag, so µ43 won.</p>

<p>The E-PL1 was my first ever mirrorless body. I had tons of fun with adapted lenses!</p>

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