sojournermike, I understand your reasoning. I really would like a true digital rangefinder, but since the options seem to be an old Epson RD-1 (cool dial readout, though!) or a (fairly soulless) Leica, that isn't likely to happen soon.
I've watched a lot of videos and read a lot of reviews (the advantage of having significant delays on two successive, already lengthy, train commutes), and I really like this camera. Weather sealing would have seemed to have been a no-brainer at that price point (and it is expensive compared to previous Pens, and comparable cameras - X-Pro, GX8 etc), but the other features make up for it.
Three things I dislike about my E-PL1 (aside from viewfinder issues):
1. Low light AF is terrible & High ISO has awful noise
2. On/off is a button, which it's hard to tell if you've pressed
3. The infamous Olympus menus. OK, so they do go deep, but that is because Olympus like to make their cameras customisable. And much of it is one-time if you know how you want yours to work.
All of these are overcome in the Pen F
1. Ridiculously high ISO seems to render well in examples posted. AF is quick and gets there instead of hunting.
2. On/off is a marmite faux-rewind knob, easy to activate quickly, and clear which position it is in before you bring it to your eye
3. Sure there are still the long menus, but the proliferation of knobs (again a marmite issue) means most things can be ready at your finger tip, whether that is shutter speed, aperture, ISO, compensation, switch between mono & color, Mode change etc. Those are the things I change most often, and would do even more often if it were easier on my EPL1. Yes, there is the quick menu, which is easily accessed and navigated, to change a whole host of things, but it involves pressing little buttons, which I am less of a fan of.
All in all, I want. Looking for a good interest free credit deal.
