Olympus E-P2 Field Review

Regular readers might recall that I have not been a big fan of the Four Thirds format. The reason was simply that it seemed when the format was introduced, and subsequently, that the smaller format did not allow for significantly smaller cameras. But with the introduction of Micro Four Thirds the format has found its niche. MFT does away with prisms and reflex mirrors but retains the same size sensor as its larger predecessor. Instead we have cameras with Live View LCDs, and also built-in or accessory electronic viewfinders (EVF). This allows for considerably smaller cameras than the 1.5X to 1.7X "reduced frame" formats from Nikon, Canon and others.
I was quite positive about MFT cameras in my reviews of thePanasonic G1,GH1andGF1. The other MFT camera, theOlympus E-P1, was never reviewed here. Not for any nefarious reason, just that one was never offered to me for review, and when I went to a local dealer and spent an hour checking it out I was somewhat underwhelmed. I was...