1001 Noisy Cameras just broke the news of across the board Olympus DSLR price drops. I thought this would be of interest to many readers of this blog given that the Olympus E-420 is significantly lighter and more compact than any other current DSLR, and now at $405 including kit lens is priced squarely within the ranks of advanced small sensor compacts.  The body only ($314) and body + pancake lens kit ($500) prices are also outrageously low. I can only imagine what the used prices are going to be!

Here are a couple photos showing the E-420 (pictured with 25mm f/2.8 lens) size relative to other cameras, first the Sigma DP1 and second the Canon 5D:

Links to Amazon:
E-420 and 14-42mm kit lens for $405
E-420 Body Only for $314
E420 and 25mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens for $500

In case anyone is interested, I posted a bokeh comparison between the E-420 / ZD 25 pancake and Canon 5D / 50mm f/1.4 last June (link)