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13 April 2013
Good lens but not useful as your only lens...
1 of 1 found this helpful Good lens, somewhat sharper than the 14-42mm I own, but much too wide angle to be the only lens you would use on your Micro 4/3. I own the 17mm, the 14-42mm and the 40-150 lenses for my Olympus Pen E-PL1. I find that I don't often use the 17mm...with the 14-42 is actually wider and can be quickly zoomed up to 42mm.
Pros: Small, Sharp, great for landscapes...
Cons: Pricey, not useful as your only lens
13 April 2013
Good little camera, worth having!
Great little camera. I originally purchased the Olympus Pen E-PL1 to fit between my point and shoot Canon A1300 and my Canon EOS cameras. But I found the Olympus has become my main camera. I primarily use adapters and early Pentax Takumar M42 lenses for scenery and Macrophotography...where it does better than my overpriced Canon EOS equipment.
With the standard 14-42mm lens that came with the camera the picture quality is average, but with the 40-150mm lens the picture quality is very good and sharp. I also have the 17mm lens and find it better than the 14-42, but it is a bit too wide, unless you are taking pictures of the Grand Canyon.
PROS: Size, picture quality, in-camera image stabilization and price.
CONS: Slow regeneration times between pictures...Difficult to focus in sunlight without a viewfinder (I bought the pricey VF-2 viewfinder to solve that problem)...and pricey OEM lens.