Olympus E-P1 and Traveler’s Notebook (by Patrick Ng)
I am definitely sharing the whole thing, not just the photo.
“Normally I don’t change gadgets as often as people thought of me, but this year I had a rewarding experience converting from Olympus E-P1 to Panasonic GF1, both micro four third cameras. Lucky me got a Korean friend’s help to get an Olympus E-P1 20% off from retail, but soon I found the sex appeal of this PEN died off fast because of its lack of built-in flash, electronic view finder and slow focusing speed. Having tested Panasonic’s GF1 from a colleague, I decided to switch. I sold my white PEN at a good price over Yahoo auction just when Olympus announced an upcoming E-P2. An ex-colleague happens to work at Panasonic so I managed to get discount again while most other people are still waiting for stock to arrive. GF1 exactly won over E-P1 for features I thought I didn’t need. Then, a few days ago Panasonic GF1 is awarded “Best of What’s New” in gadget category by Popular Science. So smooth. In case you want to know, that leather briefcase from the first photo is from Saddlebackleather.com and I love it. If you need something more modern, 78% released a series of handsome leather/canvas briefcase.”
