Comments on: Olympus E-P2 compared vs Panasonic Lumix GF1 and Canon Eos 7D

By: mike.kobal

mike.kobal — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:51:34 +0000

not sure about you, but when I ski or snowboard, I want a very small camera with good battery life. Go with either an Ep-1, Ep-2, GF1 or really small and great video (although no manual controls) the Casio FH100 is amazing, great video, great jpegs, shoots raw and has amazing battery life and if you crash you won’t have to worry about breaking it, take a look at it here http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=699

By: femte67

femte67 — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:35:23 +0000

I’m looking for a camaera that is lightweight and still shooting great pictures and most importantly movies to publish online. My main use of the camaera will be in winter time, shooting skiing on bright days. Which of the three would you recommend, and why?.

By: Premoto1

Premoto1 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:56:24 +0000

Thanks for the review. I’m still not sure but leaning towards the Panasonic.

By: Capt.KKK

Capt.KKK — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:59:44 +0000

Very useful comparison, and these are the two cameras I have in mind but only need to read more to decide which to go for.
Thanks very much.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:59:36 +0000

Thank you very much. Your video helped me to make a decision between EP1, GF1 and EP2.

By: mike.kobal

mike.kobal — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:46:26 +0000

will def use it for street style shooting, 30fps is not a problem for me, will wait for spring, as for holding up against 5d and 7d, in good light to a certain degree but not in low light conditions. still an amazing camera though.

By: rpinGSO

rpinGSO — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:40:06 +0000

Mike:

Can you post an ep-2 video in your street cam style and talk about the pros and cons. Having manual exposure and a low profile is great, but is “only” having 30p a real drawback? How does it stack to the 7d and d90?

By: Evan Spellman

Evan Spellman — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:43:07 +0000

Hello there, just stumbled on your blog on the Four Thirds Website.
the Olympus E-P2 looks really interesting to me and I found your video very informative.
I do a lot of mountain hiking and the idea of using a four thirds camera to lighten the load is very intriguing for me.
If I can get good results with my landscape photography and not carry the heavy load of a DSLR and lens then it would be Super to say the very least.
Great blog and will come back to visit again.
I also found it interesting how you taped up your canon 7D for street use.
The camera did not have a good review with respects to landscape photography so I did not buy it.
I’ve primarily been a Nikon shooter from the 1970’s and switched to Canon Digital 5 yrs ago and am going back to Nikon DSLR–I feel there is more flexibility for my Landscape photography with the Nikon.
sorry for rambling on about it, just a personal direction
all the best,

Evan Spellman

By: Andrew Fildes

Andrew Fildes — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:54:10 +0000

I have used a GF1 and now own an E-P2. I did a comparison of the GF1 with the E-P1 and decided that body stabilisation was a critical feature that outweighed the minor advantages of the Panasonic in other areas. Yes, it is a disappointment about the low-res screen but this is made up for by the finder. It is quite brilliant and accounts for most of the higher price of the Olympus – it is bundled in. The GF1 finder, which I have used, is hardly worth the trouble and is an optional extra. . The flash is a problem but the flash on the Panasonic is very weak – GN# 6m which is dreadful and close to the lens. Only a person who uses compact cameras would accept that? I can use the FL36R which already use and there is a smaller GN# 20m (FL20) which is sensible if you do not want bounce. It is cheaper than the FL14, only slightly larger and quite a bit more powerful. But it is annoying that to use the flash I lose the finder.
I now have the Panasonic 20mm to go with it s it tests out as a far better lens than the Oly 17mm, even if a bit long for street work. And it is stabilised on the Pen! I can use my Olympus 4:3rds lenses, such as the 50mm Macro and they work seamlessly with the adaptor. I’d recommend getting the adaptor for regular 4;3rds lenses as it allows the use of many existing lenses. Even the Oly 70-300mm which is 600mm equivalent, balances surprisngly well on the small body and is…stabilised.

By: Hendrik

Hendrik — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:41:14 +0000

Tausend Dank – very helpful, the size and shutter comparison with the 7d especially so. It’s not the same to just read the specs.