Olympus PEN E-P2 gets two limited edition kit options with retro lens cap

By | August 31, 2010, 10:24am PDT

Summary: The Olympus PEN E-P2 already got some special silver design treatment earlier this year, but now the interchangeable lens camera will be available in two new limited edition looks.

The Olympus PEN E-P2 already got some special silver design treatment earlier this year, but now the interchangeable lens camera will be available in two new limited edition looks.

Both editions feature an all-black E-P2 that hosts a M. Zuiko Digital 17mm 1:2.8 pancake lens and a cap emblazoned with the retro silver F logo, recalling the classic 1963 Olympus Pen F. Note that if all you want is the cap, it can be purchased separately for €49.90 ($63).

The big difference between the two versions is as follows. The E-P2 Special Black Flash Edition includes a compact FL-14 external flash, whereas the E-P2 Special Black EVF Edition kit comes with a detachable V-F2 electronic viewfinder.

Scheduled to drop in October (at least in Europe),  the E-P2 Special Black Flash Edition will retail for €1,049 ($1,325) while the E-P2 Special Black EVF Edition kit will set buyers back by €1,079 ($1,363).

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Rachel started playing with her mother's old Brownie camera when she was just a toddler, working her way up from a Hello Kitty point-and-shoot to training on both film and digital SLRs.

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