Comments about Olympus Olympus E-P2 Pen, Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera - Silver, 12.3 Megapixel with M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/2.8 ED Lens, Silver:

I bring this camera with me everyday, which is impractical with my other camera, Canon 5D. My gripe is that the Raw files aren't readable on Photoshop (CS3). Searching harder online will probably lead to a solution but the JPEG quality is excellent. For everyday use, I've been skipping editing all together saving loads of time. Otherwise, I use the very slow raw editor that comes with the camera. Though picture quality isn't exactly 5D but it's close enough. White balance is excellent. With the right settings, even the red decoration and warm lighting in Chinese restaurants don't pose any problem. Colors are accurate and details are clear and clean. All that quality comes right out of the camera without editing. I expected it to be slow after reading other reviews about this camera. Surprisingly, it was not that bad at all (with the 17mm pancake lens) after using if for over two months. Again, it isn't 5D fast (I know 5D isn't all that fast either) but good enough, certainly faster than any point-n-shoot cameras. I can catch up with little kids at my church easily with the e-p2. All in all this camera is beautiful inside out and outside in. The classic look is as beautiful as the pictures it produces, especially with the silver body. Contruction is as solid as a tank. A little expensive it is. Lens selection is limited but that hopefully will imporve with partners like Panasonic and Sigma. You could get adaptors for original 4/3 lenses but they're ridiculously expensive. For example, the Olympus Zuiko 14-35mm F2.0 costs about [$]. That's almost twice as expensive as the Canon 24-70mm F2.8L and is a rip-off as 4/3 lenses are smaller and cost less to make. Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to Micro 4/3 replacing 35mm some day.