Cnd_Cruiser Posted January 10, 2010 #1 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I m thinking of getting a 2nd camera the Olympus EP-1. I already have an Olympus DSLR and am quite happy with it but would like something smaller and easier to carry around. Does anyone have any experience with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoff Posted January 10, 2010 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I got one a month or so ago to use as my "take every where camera." Great little camera. I wanted more control and better image quality than a point and shoot, and it delivers. I haven't taken it on a cruise yet, but it is around my neck all times in the plane. My only small nit is that it doesn't turn itself off after a minute or so and one can burn through a charge easily. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pierces Posted January 10, 2010 #3 Share Posted January 10, 2010 ...My only small nit is that it doesn't turn itself off after a minute or so and one can burn through a charge easily... Larry, Check page 103 in the manual. http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/oima_cckb/E-P1_Instruction_Manual_EN.pdf The SLEEP function can be set to 1, 3, 5 or 10 minutes. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted January 10, 2010 #4 Share Posted January 10, 2010 My suggestion on any camera but especially with an expensive and niche camera such as the EP-1 is to try it before you buy it. I fooled around with one and I found it very awkward to use. It may be what I am used to but to me, the controls all seemed to be in the wrong places. With most cameras, I could adjust to them without a problem. I am not sure that I could do it with the EP-1. You may love it - I would not buy one of them. Just my opinion. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoff Posted January 10, 2010 #5 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Larry, Check page 103 in the manual. http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/..._Manual_EN.pdf The SLEEP function can be set to 1, 3, 5 or 10 minutes. Dave/QUOTE] Thanks Dave. I looked and looked and read and read. Obviously I missed it. And, Donald, I don't find the controls any less intuitive or harder to use than other small cameras - an SD 870 - is my only frame of reference. And, its obvious, I didn't read the manual close enough. :o Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnd_Cruiser Posted January 10, 2010 Author #6 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted January 10, 2010 #7 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Larry, Check page 103 in the manual. http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/..._Manual_EN.pdf The SLEEP function can be set to 1, 3, 5 or 10 minutes. Dave/QUOTE] Thanks Dave. I looked and looked and read and read. Obviously I missed it. And, Donald, I don't find the controls any less intuitive or harder to use than other small cameras - an SD 870 - is my only frame of reference. And, its obvious, I didn't read the manual close enough. :o Larry I have a Canon G9 (would love to get a G11), a Nikon D70 and a Nikon d300S, and my wife has a Canon SD1200. With all of them, I felt comfortable with the controls as soon as I picked up the cameras. Camera feel is obviously totally personal taste which is why I would never buy a camera without trying it and once once you use a camera you get used to it. However, as I mentioned , I did not like the feel of the EP-1. Irrelevant of the camera feel, the EP-1 does not have an eye level viewfinder. To me, the absence of an eye level viewfinder is a total deal killer even if the feel of the camera was great. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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