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March 19th, 2010, 11:56 AM
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E-PL1 Experience Diary
Hello everyone,
I have an E-PL1 for Olympus Photo Safari Group events here in the UK... we'll be arranging some get togethers soon (see my signature for UKPSG membership) where you can get some hands on experience and free tuition - but in the meantime, I'll post some impressions in this thread, and try to answer any questions you may have... just fire away 
First off, the shape and grip of the E-PL1 makes it a little more suited to carrying larger lenses than the E-P1/2:
I will be producing some brief videos on setting up the E-PL1 for optimum use... the one touch zoom button is a big step forward for easy manual focus assist, and you can assign CDAF to the Fn button to the left of the zoom button.
Cheers
Brian
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March 19th, 2010, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Near "Playland" outside of NYC, NY, USA
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Great Brian, I'm really looking forward to learning more. Many thanks for taking the initiative.
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March 19th, 2010, 12:28 PM
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I'll just post points at random - to trigger any questions.
The red dot button on the rear of the camera can be configured as one-touch white balance. This is the first time the function has been available on a dedicated button I think. Good move imho.
Cheers
Brian
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March 19th, 2010, 12:33 PM
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Very nice new feature - you can display shadow / highlight clipping warning in live view... so it's very easy to see whether you'll have blown highlights / clipped shadows before taking the exposure.
This isn't available yet on the E-P1/2... I do hope it will be added in due course via firmware.
Cheers
Brian
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March 19th, 2010, 01:44 PM
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Brian,
Could you explain adjusting the shutter and fstop?
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March 19th, 2010, 02:11 PM
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So easy Don, just press up arrow to unlock, and then up/down to adjust the primary parameter (Aperture in A mode, Shutter speed in S mode)... and left/right to adjust EV compensation.
In Manual exposure mode up/down for aperture, left/right for shutter speed.
Hold the button for 0.5 sec and it goes to auto repeat... nice fast scrolling through the values.
Cheers
Brian
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March 19th, 2010, 02:19 PM
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My wife is falling for the camera.
She now dislikes the G1, so it's a gonner.
I just want to make sure I can use it as a backup.
Still wanting a Pen2.
We'll see. Looking very forward to your vids.
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March 19th, 2010, 02:29 PM
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It would make a fantastic backup to the E-P2 Don, just one EVF required.
Cheers
Brian
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March 19th, 2010, 03:13 PM
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The E-PL1 articulated flash can be angled all the way through to vertical like this :
Cheers
Brian
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March 19th, 2010, 03:32 PM
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Brian, how do you feel about the tracking of a moving subject - for a still photograph?
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