OLYMPUS PEN E-PL1 Black 12.3 MP 2.7" 230K HyperCrystal AR Coating LCD Interchangeable Lens Live View Digital Camera w/ Black M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm f OLYMPUS PEN E-PL1 Black 12.3 MP 2.7" 230K HyperCrystal AR Coating LCD Interchangeable Lens Live View Digital Camera w/ Black M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm f

Pros: I just needed an entry level digital camera. The price was good enough that I didn't have to file bankruptcy afterwards.

Cons: nothing.

Pros: Great buy even for $499, although I feel luck to have gotten it for $250. The build quality and picture quality are amazing. I would pay full price for this if there was no other option. It beats out anything else in the $400-600 price range. The lens that comes with it is very decent but looking to get some more lens' soon.

Cons: I wish I would have bought more of these when they were $250 for gifts.

Pros: Excellent quality camera. Even with the included lens it takes great photos. I'm extremely happy with my purchase considering I paid two forty nine for it.

Cons: none so far

Pros: Very good quality lens, no color abberation at all in the corners. Auto settings also take good pictures, which allows my wife to take great pictures also.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I wish the package came with 2 lenses, the existing lens and a telephoto lens.

Pros: Great camera for $250ish.

4/3s with a good CMOS.

Pictures are clear and vibrant.

Cons: No view finder outta the box.

Other Thoughts: None

Pros: Picture /color quality, Perfect compact size, Lightweight, Unbeatable price/performance value, Decent battery life.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: NewEgg price was almost at point & shoot category. Incredible price for considering what you can do with this camera. I chose m4/3 format (amongst other mirrorless formats) for being the most accepted one(hence wider lens availability) and being endorsed by two manufacturers. Then I chose Olympus for it's built in-body image stabilizer. This E-PL1 will be an interim bridge for me for next one year. If I see myself really getting in to serious photography; then I'll graduate in to already excellent Olympus OM-D E5 (will be much cheaper then, also with more lens options available).

I found a perfect condition Minolta MD mount 50mm f1.4 lens (a thrift store deal) for $10. A top-notch quality and incredibly fast lens. A proper $20 adapter provided a perfect fit to my E-PL1. Now I can shoot indoors with almost next to no light!
Micro 4/3 is the only platform which you can virtually fit any manufacturer/mount lens (of course everything will be manual).A perfect way of learning basics

Pros: Small, lightweight, fun camera. 1.8x magnifier makes this a great camera for far shots. Raw, jpeg images are sharp. Art feature is fun. Gets close to full dslr quality. ALL IN ALL GREAT CAMERA!

Cons: Stock lens is auto focus so the aperture increases the more you zoom. :( Which means you will have to adjust shutter speed and iso to make up for the lighting, but too much iso will make picture "noisy" or "grainy" and slower shutter speeds may require a tripod to make up for image blur.

Other Thoughts: Getting a micro 4/3s adpater to accept larger lens will make a huge difference for this camera. Just make sure the adapter allows infinity focus.

Pros: Small, lightweight, fun camera. 1.8x magnifier makes this a great camera for far shots. Raw, jpeg images are sharp. Art feature is fun. Gets close to full dslr quality. ALL IN ALL GREAT CAMERA!

Cons: Stock lens is auto focus so the aperture increases the more you zoom. :( Which means you will have to adjust shutter speed and iso to make up for the lighting, but too much iso will make picture "noisy" or "grainy" and slower shutter speeds may require a tripod to make up for image blur.

Other Thoughts: Getting a micro 4/3s adpater to accept larger lens will make a huge difference for this camera. Just make sure the adapter allows infinity focus.

Pros: -Takes great quality pics with the included lens
-Have ability to buy adapters and use old SLR lens (usually makes it manual focus only)
-auto-focus
-great cam to transition to DSLR

Cons: -none at the moment.

Pros: sized mid way between typical point and shoots and a dslr which is right where I want it. Feels good in the hand, solidly built, and Olympus' menu system gives you all the access to features you'd want. Video files are easy to edit. Good quality images out of the kit 14-42mm lens.

Cons: Roughly 7 minutes max recording time for a single clip, so you can't just set the camera recording and walk away. It will stop, and you'll have to hit record again. As this isn't our primary camera, I can't take much off for that.