Olympus continues to grow its Pen line of cameras.    I’m Fred Fishkin with technology BootCamp, a report on gadgets and gear.   Olympus has been one of the pioneers in bringing mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras  to consumers with its micro four-thirds standard shared with Panasonic.   The new models, says Technical Specialist Rick Sasserath are aimed at consumers looking to move up from point and shoot cameras…

“We have the E PL-5 as well as the E PM-2 and in a lot of ways they are a lot alike.  However the E PL-5 has a couple of different options that the E PM-2 does not.  First and foremost they are both very affordable, compact cameras with a lot to offer.  They both have the same image quality as our very, very popular Olympus OM-D EM5 camera.”

Which is very good and includes a rugged build and a built in electronic viewfinder.    It is more expensive than the new models arriving this month for under 700 dollars.   You can find us at BootCamp.com.   I’m Fred Fishkin.