Hell of a deal on a nice camera!

[chillwolf]

That auction site has a seller letting refurbished Olympus Pen E-PL1s go for $199.95 with free shipping. Comes with the 14-42mm lens, which is a pretty decent one for a kit lens.
I have one of these cameras and at that price it's a steal! This is a nice micro 4/3rds camera that takes some very good photos.
I have bought refurbished products before and have never had a problem with any of them.
So, just a heads up for anyone looking to move up from a P&S camera but not wanting to invest in a full size DSLR.

 

[chicks]

That is a good deal. The nice thing about the Olympus (besides its diminutive size and good quality) is the IBIS - In Body Image Stabilization. You can use all of your old film SLR lenses on it with inexpensive adapters, and they will have I.S.

If you're a thrift rat like me, you'll soon have an entire collection of great old MF Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Konica and Minolta lenses, and will be looking for Leicas, Zeiss and old Russian glass - every one of which can be used on this camera, due to its very short native registration distance.

The micro 4/3rds format is hugely popular in Asia, outselling DSLRs. The format sacrifices very little in IQ compared to the much larger and heavier DSLRs.

 

[pmsummer]

Ouch! Glad/sorry I missed that!

 

[Tapehead47]

I didn't notice the date of your post. I'm trying to buy one new for $149. Body only. Except there was a snag with my shipping address update.