Small SLR Camera Needed

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    Jimbo, if its compact SLR quality cams your after im your man! i got mine about 3 months ago and im a bit of a tech whore atm for compact SLR cams.
    This is my cam -

    I love it, it takes great pics, v high quality. It is similar to the E-P1 and E-PL1.

    The best 'micro four thirds' cameras that would be suitable for your price are these 3 cams. the pros and cons -

    E-P1


    + 4 stops of IN BUILT image stabalisation
    +great high iso images, v little noise
    +olympus m4/3 (micro four thirds) cams have incredible jpeg output, so much so the RAWs dont seem any better - obviously for post processing the raws are better
    +better dynamic range than the GF1
    +1/4000 shutter speed (unlike E-PL1 1/2000th)

    - no in built flash and the addition flash is expensive
    -not as fast focusing as the GF1
    -no addition Electroni view finder, only optical
    -the kit lenses arent as good as the panasonic kit lenses
    -low res LCd display

    E-PL1


    +has a lighter AA filter which produces slightly (very slighly) sharper pics than the E-P1
    +great high iso images, v little noise
    +olympus m4/3 (micro four thirds) cams have incredible jpeg output, so much so the RAWs dont seem any better - obviously for post processing the raws are better
    +3 stops of inbuilt image stabalisation - not as good as the E-P1's 4 stops.
    +better dynamic range than the GF1
    +You can add an amazing elecreonic view finder

    neutral points - no dials, only buttons.
    the ergonomics to me seem better than the e-P1

    -not as fast focusing as the GF1
    -plastic body - not metla like the GF1 and E-P1
    -max shutter of 1/2000th of a second - might be a problem in bright light, you could just stop down, but you would lose DOF. or add an ND filter.
    -the kit lenses arent as good as the panasonic kit lenses
    -low res LCd display
    -slightly cheaper built quality doesnt look and feel as serious as the GF1 and E-P1

    GF1


    +the kit lenses are amazing - sharper than both olympus lense
    +the 20mm pancake (which can be used on the olympus cams) is incredibly sharp.
    +very fast focusing
    +in built flash
    +1/4000 shutter speed (unlike E-PL1 1/2000th)
    +The panasonic kit lens 14-45 offers lens stabalisation - which means you can shoot stabalised video - something that the inbuilt image stabalisation of the oly cameras can not do, however you can put the panasonic lenses on the olympus cameras and shoot stabalised videos.
    +very high res LCD display

    i prefer the ergonomics much more
    The jpeg output isnt as great as the the olympus, but shooting RAW means this isnt a problem. Just depends on weather you are a RAW shooter or not.

    -no inbuilt image stabalisation
    -the EVF isnt as good as the olympus ones.

    All this is off the top of my head, so forgive me if i miss stuff out.

    I'd say forget an SLR, unless you do a lot of low light shooting, there is no longer a need to buy big DSLR's. the image quality of micro four thirds is good enough for A3 prints and A2 in some circumstances. If thats not enough image quality, get a DSLR! :D

    Overall id say get to a camera shop and try them all out. But more than likely the E-PL1 is probably the best bet, in built image stablisation is great on that and the jpeg output is fantastic (just like the E-P1), remember though shooting RAW on the GF1 negates the lesser jpeg output of the GF1.

    Feel free to email me dude.

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