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At ISO 800 and below, especially with good lenses, the E-PL1 will always be much better than "OK."   Newer sensors are undoubtably better at 1600 and above, but not everyone shoots there, at least...

"Macro" technically means greater than life-size, i.e. greater than 1:1 magnification.  In the past I believe only Nikon was the company that used the more accurate "Micro" when labeling such...

You gotta remove the pizza image from this thread.  It's driving me crazy!!!

Nice!  The EPL-1 can--and does--still deliver quality IQ.  Well seen and well captured.

Congratulations!  Bangladeshi, no?

Note the sleeping dog under the cart the women are sitting on.

I used to have the Minolta Autocord, basically the same as this Yashica, 6x6 format.  As for metering, when outdoors just use the suggested exposure rules which are included with the film, at least...

Good to see Adm. Ted can take humor as well as dish it out.  In general, the PEN line is pretty decent overall.  Things are good in the m4/3 world.

Crappy image... ;-)

Admiral Ted,  Saying what you did here about the E-PL2 makes you a traitor to the venerable E-PL1 which I assume you still have and used to glorify on this very forum.  ;-)

Not only is the focal-plane sharpness great but also the creamy, smooth background bokeh in Aleo's image.  This isn't a perfect lens.  Minor quibbles exist such as "rattlesnaking" aperture blades...

Not to worry!  I peered inside my Panny 20/1.7 with a magnifying glass while it was making these clicking sounds.  Lo and behold, I saw a little elf in there turning a micro-crank to readjust the...

derdiarian,       Yup, 1899.  The E-PL1 is a bit long in the tooth, but still quite capable.  ;-)

Here is a (very) mundane image taken with plain-vanilla settings (ISO 200, Aperture-priority mode at f4, large-fine JPEG, no IS), Oly E-PL1 with Panny 20/1.7 lens in open sunlight.  Not a macro...

Sheez Louise!  What a to-do about nothing.  Both cameras produce very good~excl. results which, of course, can be manipulated both in jpegs and RAW post.  It's a matter of taste which hue cast or...

Dedicated, i.e. designed by the manufacturer individually for each lens' specs, lens hoods already do this.  Generic ones may or may not be as efficient.  The length of the hood and the amount of...

What's the difference?  Price.

I've had this lens (on an Olympus E-PL1) now for almost a year.  As an amateur photographer I can truly say there is nothing "wrong" with this lens at all.  Granted it doesn't focus as blazingly...

I beg to differ.  The "good old days" were just fine.  I had a Nikon FM then later the FM-2n, both basic photo gear:  body, shutter, aperture, lens(es) and as a bonus built-in reflected light...