Author Topic: The psychology of the EP-1 (Read 2635 times)

retro · « **on:** December 04, 2009, 12:09:35 PM »

Is is just me or does this camera beg to be taken with you everywhere ? I want to shoot more candids, more 'street photography', be more artsy, take more b&w, shoot high ISO and use the pinhole art filter to add drama to everyday life.

My 'old' SLR did the same thing and maybe more, but this camera talks to me whispering in my ear 'you can be artist, you can make art out of anything'. It's more psychological than anything else, but it works

don't worry the camera really isn't whispering to me...

voyager · « **Reply #1 on:** December 04, 2009, 12:11:10 PM »

Definitely. Not to mention how it's so easy to carry around everywhere without having to lug around camera bags and all that other stuff. Don't forget the adapting possibilities with nearly every lens made.

popo · « **Reply #2 on:** December 04, 2009, 12:29:07 PM »

I find the E-P1 an odd one, in a way. My ultra-compact is small enough to take anywhere, but I don't feel like it unless I'm travelling ultra-light. The E-P1 is on the big side compared to it, but does fit in my jacket pocket particularly now that I got the 20mm on it, and I'm more likely to want to take it. A DSLR is a planned tool for me, it doesn't get taken "just in case".

I don't find the 20mm focal length that limiting either. Sure, I wish it was a 10-400 at times, but stabilised f/1.7 means night shots are more possible than ever.

ChaunceyD · « **Reply #3 on:** December 04, 2009, 03:16:41 PM »

Quote from: retro on December 04, 2009, 12:09:35 PM

Is is just me or does this camera beg to be taken with you everywhere ? I want to shoot more candids, more 'street photography', be more artsy, take more b&w, shoot high ISO and use the pinhole art filter to add drama to everyday life.

My 'old' SLR did the same thing and maybe more, but this camera talks to me whispering in my ear 'you can be artist, you can make art out of anything'. It's more psychological than anything else, but it works

don't worry the camera really isn't whispering to me...

I'am an ancient(almost) and tend to be overcome with the desire to adapt my old Nikon camera lens to the my "new"3/4 systems. and thus the question:-
Q: Are We Not "Men"? A: We Are "Devo"! raised in the 1980's by the rock group DEVO is starting to in the 2000+ change to:
Q: Are We Not "Camera-Men"? A: We Are "Devo-Camera-Men"!

My E-P1 is currently being in the DEVO(Devolution) catergory and is turning into a "Zilla"(Sic--"Zilla--or-EP-ZILLA--Mutant E-P1(Japanese Camera made in China by Koreans), and thus I have the following:

1. DEVO-Zilla--E-P1 with Hoodman Loupe
2. DEVO-Zilla,jr--E-P1 with Keger LCD Sunshield

DEVO-Zilla,jr(or DZ2) I do carry out in public in my pocket and use it with the 14-42 zoom to do the intended photo grab.
DEVO-Zila(or DZ1) becomes the monster with various Nikon mounted lens attached. My favorite is perhaps the 70-210mm Macro Vivitar Series 1 lens weighing in at almost 2 lbs or the 1.5 lb 28-210mm Macro Vivitar lens. I use these with a "Hoodman 3 Loupe" attached with straps. and the "Mild, gentle" E-P1 becomes a "HUNK" at almost 1.5 ft ln length.
Thanks,
ChaunceyD

P.S. By the way, My cameras don't whisper--They Yell!!

retro · « **Reply #4 on:** December 04, 2009, 03:27:05 PM »

Now that was a great post. I know what you mean regarding the vivitar, I had the nikon 75-150 series zoom (reported as being made by vivitar) and while the zoom was loose, the lens barrel beat up, the glass scratched, and the focusing and metering all manual that lens produced some of the most amazing pictures.

Unfortunately I sold my prized nikon mf lenses long before I knew of the ep-1, my prized 28 3.5 ai, 50 1.8 ais, 180 2.8 ed ai - gone, but not forgotten :'(

Devo camera man out !

Streetshooter · « **Reply #5 on:** December 04, 2009, 03:52:50 PM »

Devo it is!

Ok listen everyone....
On this forum we can be who we are, we can be who we dream we are...

We stand and say...."I love my Pen"....

Yes the camera talks...it's talking poetry....
We are free to be that....that which we all recognize and the outside world only recognizes when they see our images...
Just don't leave the forum...
If'n ya do...
The guys in the funny jackets will be waiting for you....
DEVO Shooter!

ChaunceyD · « **Reply #6 on:** December 04, 2009, 04:13:13 PM »

Quote from: retro on December 04, 2009, 03:27:05 PM

Now that was a great post. I know what you mean regarding the vivitar, I had the nikon 75-150 series zoom (reported as being made by vivitar) and while the zoom was loose, the lens barrel beat up, the glass scratched, and the focusing and metering all manual that lens produced some of the most amazing pictures.

Unfortunately I sold my prized nikon mf lenses long before I knew of the ep-1, my prized 28 3.5 ai, 50 1.8 ais, 180 2.8 ed ai - gone, but not forgotten :'(

Devo camera man out !

I also love my other Nikon Type F lens and use them with the E-P1: 50 mm F1.4 Nikon, rating 5/5, 85 mm F1.8 Nikon, rating 5/5. I use these lenses almost as much as the Olympus lens. These are extremely sharp and I can focus the subject at a distance of 4 ft or less.

ChaunceyD

cosinaphile · « **Reply #7 on:** December 04, 2009, 05:07:35 PM »

the new digital pen is part of an unfolding evolution of digital machine and the hands and minds that weild them ,

a facinating progression ......., as im reading here in this amusing thread and elsewhere too

most people who think they get this camera in a few days , [and this goes double for the reviewers] , dont ,........ its a relationsship between shooter and machine that grows and blossoms a little different in each person and like anything worth keeping takes time to unfold, time to mature
time to achieve value and meaning.

i cannot express how fresh and exciting photograpy and cameras have become for me personally because of the ep-1and the great glass im rediscovering and finding anew , i love the challenge of finding new glass to try, modifications to enjoy

wow ive got a new macro lens.............. serindipitous accident while modding another 50mm lens , i just carved a ebony wood grip to enhance my camera case ........... i just added a gear to my case to make the g series contax 90 mm easier to focus .......
what will be new tommorrow?...

ChaunceyD · « **Reply #8 on:** December 04, 2009, 08:00:13 PM »

Quote from: cosinaphile on December 04, 2009, 05:07:35 PM

the new digital pen is part of an unfolding evolution of digital machine and the hands and minds that weild them ,

a facinating progression ......., as im reading here in this amusing thread and elsewhere too

most people who think they get this camera in a few days , [and this goes double for the reviewers] , dont ,........ its a relationsship between shooter and machine that grows and blossoms a little different in each person and like anything worth keeping takes time to unfold, time to mature
time to achieve value and meaning.

i cannot express how fresh and exciting photograpy and cameras have become for me personally because of the ep-1and the great glass im rediscovering and finding anew , i love the challenge of finding new glass to try, modifications to enjoy

wow ive got a new macro lens.............. serindipitous accident while modding another 50mm lens , i just carved a ebony wood grip to enhance my camera case ........... i just added a gear to my case to make the g series contax 90 mm easier to focus .......
what will be new tommorrow?...

And remember, "Luke"

"Today, -- is "Yesterday's--Tomorrow"--,
and "Tomorrow, Never--Ends!(Unless it's Yesterday) "

ChaunceyD

P.S." May the "Force" Be with you, always--avoid the "Darkside", because--the "CameraSide", is the "Lightside" "

gw · « **Reply #9 on:** December 04, 2009, 08:55:46 PM »

I don't even have one yet...still it shouts!

Devo siren call. Amalgamation of digital poetry. Concatenation of elegance.

Psychology indeed.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #10 on:** December 04, 2009, 09:58:54 PM »

the camera is the light side, its true......... but it also records the darkness , and all thats in between. All that is stuck between heaven and hell ....... some wonderful things make it bearable, love , all of existance , like a kinship of the mind ,and a machine thats a work of art , that allows us to search for art ,

a mirror for man and woman in the world , camera obscura , the machine that illuminates the scenes and vistas .........un-obscures truth and life and joy and pain and that we stumble into and occasionally elevate into the beauty of truth that art is . , how many souls grip a camera in their hand and dont know what they posess, the pen is the poetry that unites art and machine

i feel privilaged to have stumbled into my love affair with the ep-1 , the gf-1 for all her allure
does not quicken my pulse quite the same way........

marcram · « **Reply #11 on:** December 05, 2009, 08:56:25 AM »

Devo ... I've got a gut feeling! It is kind of a deevolution of cameras, but more of an evolution. I am really excited about the future of these retro and futuristic cameras alike. I'm glad to hear Fuji may join micro 4/3 too as competition (Pana/Oly) is really pushing things forward. I like the history of the retro Olympus, but would really consider something like a Canon 7D that didn't use a mirror. Olympus should make something like that, and they will. People ask me about which camcorder to get and it is hard not to recommend a m4/3 camera for video. The future looks good.

Streetshooter · « **Reply #12 on:** December 05, 2009, 09:51:07 AM »

There's only 1 thing I don't like about the Pen.......

.................

.................

never mind...old age moment...time to mount the Harley....

mitto68 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 07, 2009, 02:30:11 AM »

Quote from: Streetshooter on December 05, 2009, 09:51:07 AM

There's only 1 thing I don't like about the Pen.......

.................

.................

never mind...old age moment...time to mount the Harley....

I hear you there, Whats more how good is it to be able to throw the pen into a shoulder bag, go for a ride and be able to stop
and shoot without the size and weight issues of an SLR. Awsome!

cosinaphile · « **Reply #14 on:** December 16, 2009, 03:38:33 PM »

two great machines that compliment each other and whose design pays homage to the past

Streetshooter · « **Reply #15 on:** December 16, 2009, 04:37:36 PM »

Truthfully, I haven't enjoyed a camera since I stopped film in 1999....
Even the M8 didn't turn me on like the Pen....

uh....wait a sec....
hold on.....

Pen's calling me.........photo time.....

scblur · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2009, 06:19:26 PM »

Quote from: Streetshooter on December 16, 2009, 04:37:36 PM

Truthfully, I haven't enjoyed a camera since I stopped film in 1999....
Even the M8 didn't turn me on like the Pen....
...

Agreed. I too had lost much interest in photography, but the E-P1 makes me feel like my old K1000 did.

Delphititan · « **Reply #17 on:** January 06, 2010, 12:34:11 PM »

I too feel a sense of inspired photographic Renaissance with my new E-P1. Right away I got a sense that I was handling a finely crafted instrument. I like the wheel where I can quickly change key settings and the menu that has a visual display that is easy to read and presented nicely. I like the balance of the camera in my hand. When I look at it and think about the wrist strap I want to get for it, I won't get just any strap, it will be one that compliments the original design of the camera. I like the idea that even though I don't have my DSLR in my hands when I am out in public, the diminutive size of the E-P1 allows it to be dismissed by potential photographic subjects as no big deal. I don't turn heads like I do when I am using my E-3 with my 14-35 F2 attached. But even as I say that, people who are more tuned in to current technologies will ask what kind of camera it is.

And yes I know that to most a camera is just a tool to take pictures. I think Olympus has added a feeling of something more...something extra to the experience.

Well, I guess you can see that I am just not that excited about my E-P1....

I hope my wife doesn't become jealous.

Dan

cosinaphile · « **Reply #18 on:** January 06, 2010, 06:06:04 PM »

my wife is already jealous of the e-p1 , so i am always letting her hold it and fondle it to review a picture or two, then she calms down a bit

voyager · « **Reply #19 on:** January 06, 2010, 06:45:43 PM »

That's...weird.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #20 on:** January 06, 2010, 06:48:53 PM »

you dont know the half of it , v-ger,!!!lol

voyager · « **Reply #21 on:** January 06, 2010, 06:52:48 PM »

Not sure I want to.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #22 on:** January 06, 2010, 06:53:54 PM »

trust me you dont , you are a wise administrator, lol

adash · « **Reply #23 on:** January 22, 2010, 02:03:09 AM »

Quote from: retro on December 04, 2009, 12:09:35 PM

Is is just me or does this camera beg to be taken with you everywhere ? I want to shoot more candids, more 'street photography', be more artsy, take more b&w, shoot high ISO and use the pinhole art filter to add drama to everyday life.

You said it right! I have my p1 since November and I am taking it with me everywhere. Not so much for taking pictures, but for the sake of having it with me anyway...there is something in this little white camera...it is talking to me...my precious...oh, my precious

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