News & Reviews:   Olympus PEN

Olympus launches the new generation of the compact PEN cameras that offer SLR creativity, simple, no-nonsense controls. The new Olympus PEN E-PL3 (Lite) offers state-of-the-art technology in an easy-to-use package. Like the top-of-the range Olympus PEN E-P3, the PEN E-PL3 is packed with some of the very best imaging innovations around. For example, Fast AF, world’s fastest autofocus system for interchangeable cameras and in-body Image Stabilisation. The Olympus E-PL3 is equipped with a 3" tiltable display making it easy to capture stand-out images in awkward situations. The tiltable LCD screen is just one of the user-friendly features that puts the Olympus PEN E-PL3 Lite ahead of any other camera of comparable size.

Olympus PEN E-PL3: Design & Build

For a system camera with interchangeable lenses that delivers SLR quality, the Olympus PEN E-PL3 is remarkably small and chic, with a premium, brushed aluminium finish. Stunning pictures from a cool camera that’s as easy to use as a point-and-shoot? Absolutely. That’s what the Olympus E-PL3 is all about.

Olympus recently launched the PEN E-P5, the latest in the PEN series of Micro 4/3s digital cameras. Offering a number of great features the E-P5 increases maximum shutter speed to 1/8000s for those bokeh shots on larger aperture lenses in daylight. A very efficient 5 axis stabilized takes care of most of the the vibrations that come with a slower shutter speed shot in dim light. The E-P5 can also shoot at 9 frames per second with built-in interval and time lapse features.