Olympus Ep-1 Classic Pen

This Ep-1 was the first mirrorless model from Olympus back in 2008/2009. It is brilliant in design. I felt that the body was nice and confident to hold. The controls are well placed and easy to press or turn. I have used the Olympus OMD EM-5 and felt the button and layouts are not as well thought as the EP-1. EM-5 was not comfortable to hold without the additional grip too.

As I have the FujiFilm system as my main camera, EP-1 is used as a landscape specialist together with the 9-18mm M.zuiko. It is consider a old camera, as it does not have a built-in flash, extra port for EVF and slow AF/frame per sec shots.

 The whole setup is cheap and reliable. I dare to place the whole tripod setup onto the water. As the system is small and easy to handle, it allows me to do minor adjustment without any inconveniences or obstruction compared to a DSLR setup.

EP-1 native ISO100 is a good feature for long exposure shoot. Look at the new models like OMDs EM-5. The native iso is at 200. The built-in lowest shutter is 60secs where nowadays most models ends at 30secs. (the other way is to use BULB mode). There is also a built-in level gauge in EP-1 too.

Seriously, I think this camera although is worthless in Singapore (cost abt  $100-$150 in used market), is still a great camera overall.

Here are some landscape shots with 9-18mm.

20secs shutter speed

Punggol beach 

Well layouts of controls and wheels, access by thumb.No buttons on the left side is a blessing. The useful level gauge mode.

still a beauty in design.