I've been shooting with an E-PL1 for about 6 months now, mostly with a Panasonic 20mm and occasionally with some Minolta legacy glass (from my trusty 35mm X-700). I used to use a Canon 20D and I'm kind of missing it's performance- but not it's bulk.
I generally shoot in A, M, or Art Filter mode. I'm getting a little fed up with the EPL1's slow autofocus and inability to autofocus at all indoors or in low light. Using the LCD to manually focus is not much fun in those situations either. This camera could really use an autofocus assist lamp. I'm wondering if the VF-2 evf would help me love this camera again, but sinking another $250-$300 in the VF-2 doesn't sound too exciting to me.
The Art Filters are fun but end up looking kind of fake- like an iPhone shot or something.
I do still love the small size & portability, jpeg IQ (although I've been liking the RAW files more lately), and HD video capabilities.
I guess the purpose of this post is to see what other users still love and/or have grown to dislike about the camera after using it for a few months.
I generally shoot in A, M, or Art Filter mode. I'm getting a little fed up with the EPL1's slow autofocus and inability to autofocus at all indoors or in low light. Using the LCD to manually focus is not much fun in those situations either. This camera could really use an autofocus assist lamp. I'm wondering if the VF-2 evf would help me love this camera again, but sinking another $250-$300 in the VF-2 doesn't sound too exciting to me.
The Art Filters are fun but end up looking kind of fake- like an iPhone shot or something.
I do still love the small size & portability, jpeg IQ (although I've been liking the RAW files more lately), and HD video capabilities.
I guess the purpose of this post is to see what other users still love and/or have grown to dislike about the camera after using it for a few months.