I recently changed camera formats when I sold my DSLR and lenses and bought an Olympus EPL2 micro four thirds. I will still use a DSLR for work, but I am trying to shrink everything down for my camping/cycling/hiking trips.
The pics below are the first time I have had a chance to get out and put it through its paces. My first impression is Wow! this thing is small. I can easily fit the body with lens attached and two or three extra lenses in the main compartment of my Maxped Proteus butt pack.
Operation is fairly straight forward. I was blazing through the controls after 30 minutes of shooting with it, without opening the manual. I am a tech geek and photographer by trade, so there may be a longer learning curve for those used to only point and shoots.
One of my favorite little bells and whistles is the live histogram on the screen. This lets you know for sure whether you have any washed out highlights or if you lost any details in the shadows.
My only complaint so far is that it doesn't have an optical view finder, but one can be purchased as an accessory. The screen worked fine in the light I have shot in so far, with minimal problems. 12 o'clock sun my be a different story.
However, since this is a mirror-less design, the screen shows exactly what the sensor is picking up giving you a "what you see is what you get" operation. The viewfinder accessory will do the same since it is just a screen inside an eye piece.
This album begins in my neighborhood and travels through the local gardens/farms on the outskirts and into the forest around Feuerbach (my hood), which translates to fire brook. The brook has been buried underground in the city now, but it is still flowing freely in the woods.
The purpose of this shoot was to capture images of color and textures to see how the new camera handles them. I used the kit lens that came with it. It is a 14-42mm which translates to 24-84mm in 35mm standards.
Enough talk.