Originally Posted by
MacCruiskeen
I'd choose an Olympus over a Panasonic if I were getting a model that was backwards compatible with older OM-series lenses--those Zuiko lenses were fine and can be had real cheap these days.
Since both Oly and Panny use exactly the same mount—
that's the whole point of the µ4/3 standard—old-lens compatibility is no reason to choose one over the other. If there's an adapter out there, it'll work for both.
Here's a pretty amazing
travel diary/review of the Panasonic GF1. I wish my photographic skills were good enough to justify a camera so nice.