Is this Olympus E-PL1 PEN Compact System Camera deal any good?

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. Read 1880 times.

woodsyi

  • Volunteer
  • Posts: 6513
  • Always Look on the Bright Side of Life!
Olympus E-PL1 PEN Compact System Camera
with 2 Lenses, Case, + 4GB SD Card


Not that I am in the market or anything but $399 for the package seems to be a good price.  Is it?

JohnR

They're up to the E-PL3 now. FWIW.

charmerci

Read for yourself -

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusepl1/

(There are 18 pages in the review.)

woodsyi

  • Volunteer
  • Posts: 6513
  • Always Look on the Bright Side of Life!
Good link.  I read it's slow compared to 2 or 3 but the picture quality is good and this price is now in the premium P&S range.  I have a Canon S95 which lists $399 although Amazon has it for $299.  If both were $399, which is more camera for the money?

groovybassist

  • Full Member
  • Posts: 629
You might want to wait a little bit - Olympus is involved in a huge accounting scandal, so their products might be dirt cheap soon.  You may also lose warranty support, so that's something to consider.

JohnR

Good link.  I read it's slow compared to 2 or 3 but the picture quality is good and this price is now in the premium P&S range.  I have a Canon S95 which lists $399 although Amazon has it for $299.  If both were $399, which is more camera for the money?

Um.. since the one that you already have is free, then I think this is a no-brainer  :D

Unless there's something specific that you don't like about it - ?