Hailed
as the digital version of the classic OM-1, the Olympus E-420 is the smallest
and lightest digital SLR currently available - the camera with a 25mm f2.8
Pancake lens is less than half the weight of a Nikon D3 body alone.
Designed around the 4/3 format which optimizes the relationship between image
quality and a small sensor size, it was one of the first digital SLRs to feature
automatic sensor cleaning and live view - and when you press the
shutter it even sounds like an OM-1.
The
25mm f2.8 Pancake lens weighs in at only 95g and is only 20mm deep when fitted to the camera -
it can be mistaken for a body cap when its lens cap is in place!
Yet, it offers a relatively fast f2.8 aperture, has the same angle of
view as the human eye and produces stunningly sharp images.
It is a "go anywhere" digital SLR which can use the original
range of Olympus Zuiko lenses (with the MF-1 adaptor).