Is Olympus Pen E-P3 worthy waiting compared to Panasonic G3 and Sony NEX-C3?

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Catherine Lee

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I want to buy a new mirrorless camera in June. I learn that Olympus will release new Olympus Pen E-P3 in late June, and I love the Olympus E-PL2. So I wanna know which is better among Olympus Pen E-P3, Panasonic G3 and Sony NEX-C3? Is the Is Olympus Pen E-P3 worthy waiting?

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Yes it is indeed. Olympus blows any other camera brand in mirror-less cameras. Problem with Sony NEX is the poor quality lenses, I'll buy Sony NEX only if they ship it with Zeiss lenses. Panasonic is better than Sony but Olympus PEN has better ISO performance.
Only downside of PEN is the focusing speed, if you prefer speed over image quality, go for NEX. If image quality is the first thing, E-P3 is worth waiting for.
 
I'd get the Panasonic G3. The Olyppus e-pl2 is great, but the e-p3 (if it would be released) might not have a flash and viewfinder (you can buy an external one. If size is a problem, get the Panasonic GF2.

Here are some nice bundles (not sold together, made up by me):

G3:

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Four-Thirds-Interchangeable-Free-Angle-Touch-Screen/dp/B005058BTW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306979725&sr=8-1

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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasonic+-+45-200mm+f/4.0-5.6+Telephoto+Zoom+Lens+for+Panasonic+Lumix+G+Digital+Cameras/2203276.p?id=1218313909063&skuId=2203276

GF2:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasonic+-+Lumix+GF2+12.1-Megapixel+Compact+System+Camera+with+14-42mm+Lens+-+Black/2176035.p?id=1218312948337&skuId=2176035&st=GF2&cp=1&lp=1

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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasonic+-+45-200mm+f/4.0-5.6+Telephoto+Zoom+Lens+for+Panasonic+Lumix+G+Digital+Cameras/2203276.p?id=1218313909063&skuId=2203276

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http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMW-LVF1-External-Viewfinder-Interchangeable/dp/B002IKLJUU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1306980172&sr=1-1 (fits the GF2).
 
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