Would like to inform my fellow clubsnappers the EP3 is on sale in Kuala Lumpur from Thursday 14 July, and I quickly bought one. Although 20 back orders were in store, there was - usual only 2 extra cameras. Price is RM3199 (S$1279). Only free 8GB Class 4 SD Card.
Read my quick play with the camera, and more details in www.photography-camera.com
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 is minimalist: Olympus viewer2 software, cables and instruction manual
see photographycameraforbeginners.blogspot.com for a quick view.
Read my quick play with the camera, and more details in www.photography-camera.com
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 is minimalist: Olympus viewer2 software, cables and instruction manual
see photographycameraforbeginners.blogspot.com for a quick view.
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