'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 learning curve can be intense, as there are 40 options in the custom settings menu alone.'
'The camera is compliant with Lexar Media's Write Accelerated technology standard, allowing faster write-to-card speeds when used with Lexar's WA enabled CompactFlash cards.'
'improvements include a higher resolution monitor and 3D Matrix Metering II.'
'the bigger LCD screen and lithium battery are nice improvements.'