Author Topic: Things that bother you with the E-P1 (Read 4972 times)

brachiopod · « **Reply #25 on:** December 14, 2009, 05:34:03 PM »

Quote from: ChaunceyD on December 14, 2009, 05:06:25 PM

Quote from: f64 on December 14, 2009, 01:34:02 PM
The camera body is not available in pretty florescent colors.

Maybe -if, they were 'fluorescent'--they would!!. But some don't like the 'Color Green on the "On" button--I guess--- they would like the 'Color Purple' in florescent instead of fluorescent.
ChaunceyD

I don't care about the color, the button is just way to bright to use at night when I'm taking star photos, and it draws a lot of attention in a dark room. I keep a piece of black tape stuck to the camera to cover it up.

peterb666 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 14, 2009, 05:44:37 PM »

Quote from: Streetshooter on December 14, 2009, 04:22:19 PM

The Luigi wrist strap has a tab to protect the finish from scratches. I slip the tab between my 1st 2 fingers and then the camera is very nice to operate....

I use a wrist strap too. Mine is a hand-made leather strap from a guy in China and cost all of USD 18.50 including airmail postage to Australia. Cheap, effective, good.

voyager · « **Reply #27 on:** December 14, 2009, 05:58:02 PM »

Oh, the body material seems very prone to scratches.

Streetshooter · « **Reply #28 on:** December 14, 2009, 06:19:00 PM »

The idea behing the Luigi strap is the TAB. It makes a great comfortable grip. It keeps the strap away from the body and the shutter button.
I'm just sayin'.....
check it out here....... buy yerself a Xmas present......
http://www.leicatime.com/a000-STRAPS-page.htm

cosinaphile · « **Reply #29 on:** December 15, 2009, 01:29:01 AM »

your trippin ,lol , but seriously no psychedelic skin just retro pebbled pleathers in any color as long as its black , [ wait ive seen white] time for a peter max?....... skin an r crumb skin ?

a purple and orange polka dotted swirlety acid trip skin

Streetshooter · « **Reply #30 on:** December 15, 2009, 03:22:51 AM »

Yeah....yeah...now were getting focused....

peter max.......... Country Joe and the Fish......
oh well, more coffee.....

cosinaphile · « **Reply #31 on:** December 15, 2009, 08:24:46 AM »

awesome.......... its all retro when you think about it

Enir · « **Reply #32 on:** December 15, 2009, 11:02:13 AM »

Some background first: I started photography in 1964 with a Praktisix (6x6) and a couple of Zeiss Jena lenses. Then I moved to Contax RTS and quite a few Zeiss lenses, etc. In digital times, the best I had was the 5D with a bunch of L lenses. And you know what? After a month of owning the E-P1 I can say that I have never been so happy with a camera overall. It's a combination of versatility, beauty and results. And yes, I'm not a tourist.

I could use a viewfinder, but it would make the camera bigger, so I'll do without it. Same for a more powerful battery. Instead, I would appreciate a smaller focusing area and a kit lens as good as Panasonic's 14-45. The rest can stay as is.

Enrique

f64 · « **Reply #33 on:** December 15, 2009, 11:28:22 AM »

Quote from: ChaunceyD on December 14, 2009, 05:06:25 PM

Quote from: f64 on December 14, 2009, 01:34:02 PM
The camera body is not available in pretty florescent colors.

Maybe -if, they were 'fluorescent'--they would!!. But some don't like the 'Color Green on the "On" button--I guess--- they would like the 'Color Purple' in florescent instead of fluorescent.
ChaunceyD

Wait a minute...how do you know I didn't really mean 'florescent'? Like flowery colors? Or paisley-like? Yea, yea, that's it!

There are a lot of recommendations here for wrist straps. Never been a fan of wrist straps, but might give it a try on the e-p1.

Allen · « **Reply #34 on:** December 15, 2009, 12:14:39 PM »

I have had the camera only since yesterday. And I have been playing around with it for less than 24 hours..

But so far. I am bothered by the way I have to choose a focusing point. I always have to go through the menu to change it. I know that you can change the settings to use the directional buttons to adjust focus point. But i'd rather have ISO/Af etc. for the buttons. Is there another way to do this faster? If not, i guess it just needs getting used to.

Zypher · « **Reply #35 on:** December 21, 2009, 06:37:02 AM »

The AF sometime is silly alway focus what I didn't want.

Streetshooter · « **Reply #36 on:** December 21, 2009, 07:19:28 AM »

I have not had a focus issue with the Pen.
The center target is locked in and I just wish for a smaller target box.
The G1 on the other hand misses sometimes because of the target box and focusing FASTER.

rfortson · « **Reply #37 on:** December 21, 2009, 10:07:26 AM »

The size of the AF point doesn't bother me, but the size of the metering point is way too big. I've tried to spot meter on some bright things in the dark, and I can't get it to accurately meter. It's always overexposed.

Also, the controls on the back are too easy to accidently activate. I occasionally find myself shooting in a weird mode (IS3?, ISO 640?) where I know I didn't actually set that value.

Overall, though, the Pen is exactly the small camera I was looking for. It's fun to shoot, and takes great pictures.

Streetshooter · « **Reply #38 on:** December 21, 2009, 02:43:33 PM »

Ok so the Pen has a sense of humour,
the front dial on the G1 is a real nightmare.
With the Pen you can adjust your thumbs location and get used to it, on the G1...forget it....

noflux · « **Reply #39 on:** December 29, 2009, 06:51:21 AM »

AEB only increments up to 1 stop.

A 2 stop differential is preferred for those of us that do HDR.
Hope Olympus corrects this with a new firmware

RSL · « **Reply #40 on:** January 09, 2010, 07:13:52 AM »

You can solve the power light problem with a tiny tab of gaffers tape over the switch and light. Be sure you use gaffers tape, not something that'll leave a sticky residue behind. The tape's flexible enough that you can work the switch, and it comes off clean.

Ian Tindale · « **Reply #41 on:** January 09, 2010, 04:08:26 PM »

Pretty much everything - except for the way it looks. It's excellent until it's switched on, when it transpires that it's badly designed for usability. I hate actually using it, but I like it dangling round my neck over my scarf.

ae8za · « **Reply #42 on:** January 10, 2010, 05:02:53 AM »

I'm kinda pissed that the ep2 got two extra cool art filters...
wished that olympus willing to give the same art filters to ep1 owners via firmware update...

RSL · « **Reply #43 on:** January 10, 2010, 08:15:34 AM »

Here's a suggestion for a firmware update: I use the 17mm lens with aux viewfinder on the street. I have the Fn button set to kill the backlit LCD. Problem is, if I bump some other button the LCD doesn't stay killed. I've put gaffers tape over the sub dial since it's easy to bump that, but the main dial seems to be the main problem. Often I'll lift the camera to my eye and find that the LCD is illuminating my cheek. I'd love to see a firmware update that would let me really lock the LCD off so it wouldn't respond to any button until I hit Fn a second time. It might be even better as a straight menu item. I'd be willing to bet that anyone using the camera for street photography would agree that this would be a big help.

lorenski · « **Reply #44 on:** January 23, 2010, 05:27:08 PM »

price. duh
:'( no webcam ability (that I know of)

Is there a control panel lock so I don't keep accidentally change settings (buttons)

gareth · « **Reply #45 on:** January 24, 2010, 06:10:56 AM »

Quote from: lorenski on January 23, 2010, 05:27:08 PM

Is there a control panel lock so I don't keep accidentally change settings (buttons)

Disable the four-way button control in the advance menu "B" - BUTTON/DIAL

lorenski · « **Reply #46 on:** February 08, 2010, 02:43:47 PM »

I like the green light. No built-in flash is fine by me.
I wish it had an external mic plug.
I wish there was a hand strap available.

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