This is just a quick video I shot when testing the E-P1 – you should also have a read of my hands-on review. I’m not a video expert, and see few problems with the footage itself. The 14-42mm lens I was using, however, had quite  a stiff zoom ring, resulting in some jerky footage, as you’ll see. Let me know what you think!

Olympus E-P1 Test from Josh Blacker on Vimeo.

Thanks to the wonderful Ghene Snowdon, I was able to spend a couple of hours today on the streets of central London playing with the new Olympus E-P1. Before I get into my thoughts on this little camera, a big thank-you to Ghene for letting me play with it (even if I did seem to disappear quite often – sorry if you thought I was running off with it!).

The Look and Feel

There’s no real doubting that the E-P1 is a stylish piece of kit. It has a slightly-updated-but-retro look, being more or less just a digital version of the original Olympus Pen cameras. Although the one I was using is silver with black trim, there are other colours in the works; still, the silver and black is perfect even to my unstylish eyes.

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