HELP! I Need Help!

[Bovitz]

[Zuiko]

[Bovitz]

[Kees]

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If size matters and you want a small camera that you can easily take with you wherever you go the EP-1 is great, although it has some limitations (no view finder, slow autofocus). If you like your E600 and size isn't really an issue I would go for the E620. It is a very good camera, I owned one and only sold it to finance my E5.

[OlyPaul]

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If size matters and you want a small camera that you can easily take with you wherever you go the EP-1 is great, although it has some limitations (no view finder, slow autofocus). If you like your E600 and size isn't really an issue I would go for the E620. It is a very good camera, I owned one and only sold it to finance my E5.

I never understand this reasoning, unless you use a E-P1/2 with a pancake lens it's not pocket camera. And if you take a standard short zoom lens and a telephoto zoom with it for versatility then you will need a small camera bag.

And if you have to take a small camera bag with you it's just as easy to put a two kit lens E-620 in it and with hardley any extra weight!

[Ulfric M Douglas]

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... the intermittent fault of stopping focusing, and needing to refit the lens to get it to work was a little worrying.

Before changing cameras you should scrub the lens and body contacts with a pencil-eraser : it has sometimes cured the problem according to a few comments from t'internet.

[Kees]

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I never understand this reasoning, unless you use a E-P1/2 with a pancake lens it's not pocket camera. And if you take a standard short zoom lens and a telephoto zoom with it for versatility then you will need a small camera bag.

And if you have to take a small camera bag with you it's just as easy to put a two kit lens E-620 in it and with hardley any extra weight!

The EP-1 with kit lens fits in my coat pocket. I also have a very small bag for it that I can comfortably hold in one hand or hang over my shoulder or attach to my belt without feeling any weight or being hindered by it's size.
I can't do that with my E5 with 50-200 or 12-60.

[OlyPaul]

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The EP-1 with kit lens fits in my coat pocket. I also have a very small bag for it that I can comfortably hold in one hand or hang over my shoulder or attach to my belt without feeling any weight or being hindered by it's size.
I can't do that with my E5 with 50-200 or 12-60.

True but your comparing a E-5 to a E-620 and the question is about a E-620.

My twin lens E-620 kit fit in a bag no bigger than a ladies handbag and is no weight at all compared to my E-30 or E-1 kit which certainly would not get close to fitting in it.

E-620 130x94x60cm 475gms
E-P1 120x70x35cm 335gms

Not a massive difference as we are talking centimetres.

[Kees]

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True but your comparing a E-5 to a E-620 and the question is about a E-620.

My twin lens E-620 kit fit in a bag no bigger than a ladies handbag and is no weight at all compared to my E-30 or E-1 kit which certainly would not get close to fitting in it.

E-620 130x94x60cm 475gms
E-P1 120x70x35cm 335gms

Not a massive difference as we are talking centimetres.

I've used them side by side and I found the difference big enough. The E620 package is more than twice the size! And double the weight if you count the lenses. I just mentioned the E5 because I don't have the E620 any more, but I don't think the E620 and the E5 differ much in size and weight.
I always have all my cameras ready to grab whenever I leave the house and my experience is that I often grab the EP-1 for convenience sake. In particular when I'm not going out on a planned photography expedition, but when I want to take a camera for just-in-case and you-never-know.
Just my experience.

[Ulfric M Douglas]

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... but I don't think the E620 and the E5 differ much in size and weight.

You're talking rubbish.

[Zuiko]

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E-3 with 14-42mm 1181g (in practice you would more likely use it with 14-54mm or 12-60mm)

E-520 with 14-42mm 850g

G1 with 14-45mm 685g

E-PL1 with 14-42mm 502g

There is about the same difference between the E-520 and E-3 as between the E-PL1 and the E-520.

The Pen is clearly much lighter than any other combination and much smaller when lined up on my desk. Whilst it is true that you still need a bag, it can be a much smaller bag - or just carry it around your neck all day.

Paired with the Panny 20mm the Pen does indeed become a pocket camera, not a trouser pocket but it does fit in a fleece jacket for instance.

The best choice is the one that suits your individual needs and best matches your priorities.

[Kees]

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You're talking rubbish.

You posted quite something different at first I believe.

The E620 and the E5 both don't fit in my coat pocket (with a kit lens), the EP-1 does. That's my point, nothing else is very relevant in this discussion I think.

[Ulfric M Douglas]

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The joys of invisible moderation!

[StephenL]

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Just be aware that the Pens, and to some extent the Panny G series, aren't very good at action photos.

[Zuiko]

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The joys of invisible moderation!

I didn't think it was that invisible.

No harm done, but passions can run high on internet forums and quickly escalate. We don't want this friendly forum turning into TP do we?