a t o m i c
Senior Member
Quite beautifully designed and built, there's actually only a single ergonomic
issue I've had with this camera (the placement of the focus mode switch is
slightly uncomfortable). The shutter is very quiet for an SLR - best I've heard -
and vibration is low. The dust shaker works as advertised and the AWB is
usually very close. Best of all is the high dynamic range and film-like noise
pattern (which is film-like coarse at higher ISO settings) which give a very
non-digital image quality. Battery life is excellent, as is firewire connectivity
and remote control. I have the 11-22 and 50 macro lenses both of which are
sharp, contrasty and very nicely made - both are also MUCH larger and heavier
than you'd expect given the FourThirds format.
Problems:
Locked up once - restarting it took about a second and cured it, no other
operational problems - focus accuracy is very reliable in particular.
issue I've had with this camera (the placement of the focus mode switch is
slightly uncomfortable). The shutter is very quiet for an SLR - best I've heard -
and vibration is low. The dust shaker works as advertised and the AWB is
usually very close. Best of all is the high dynamic range and film-like noise
pattern (which is film-like coarse at higher ISO settings) which give a very
non-digital image quality. Battery life is excellent, as is firewire connectivity
and remote control. I have the 11-22 and 50 macro lenses both of which are
sharp, contrasty and very nicely made - both are also MUCH larger and heavier
than you'd expect given the FourThirds format.
Problems:
Locked up once - restarting it took about a second and cured it, no other
operational problems - focus accuracy is very reliable in particular.