'Olympus has made a big and daring step introducing the Four Thirds system.'
'compact yet very capable system for general travel photography'
'A completely new digital SLR system has arrived in the shape of the Olympus E-1 and is perhaps the most eagerly awaited professional camera this year.'
'a clever, ground-up brand new digital SLR from Olympus.'
'The ability to use 35 mm lenses at their designed focal length (field of view) combined with the high pixel count will be strong points for those film photographers who have hesitated on going the digital route because of these two issues.'
'Of course, along with the new battery comes a new charger, so professionals or companies that have invested in extra batteries and chargers for older 1D models may be annoyed to find that they have to buy new spare batteries and chargers.'
'Frame rate is up
slightly (4fps vs 3.3fps), a small but usable improvement.'