awesome, but I still prefer the E-P1
I've owned the Panasonic GF1 for a while, and I love the way that it performs in general. It seems like the GF1 focuses almost as fast as my G1; which is a huge plus. Overall performance is very snappy and to-the-point. However, despite the pros, there are some little specifics that I prefer from the E-P1 over the GF1; enough to make me choose it over the GF1 on any given day. The first is ergonomics. The menus on the E-P1 are attrocious, but the camera offers more customization than the GF1. I love how I can set one dial on the E-P1 to control exposure compensation while leaving the directional buttons off and another on aperture or shutter priority, all while keeping my eyes on the composition and histogram (which also seems to have a larger and accuarte reading than the one displayed on the GF and GH cameras). The GF1 has one a similar layout, but it doesn't feel as fluid as a properly set-up E-P1. Both cameras yield nearly identical images if you were to edit the raw files, but the biggest pro from Olympus are the JPEGs. Like the E-620, I really can't recall too many times, aside from doing black-and-white, where I preferred my own edited pictures as opposed to those from Olympus' JPEG system. JPEGs aside, the GF1 still produces beautiful pictures if you plan on shooting RAW. Just watch the skin tones. Overall, I give the GF1 a 4/5. If you're deciding between the GF1 and the E-P1, it's pretty much a toss up as to which features sway you towards one side more than the other.
hermaj10
Conover, NC