Olympus’ E-PL8 camera is a lot less wonderful than it looks

Olympus is a company responsible for some of the prettiest and most striking designs in mobile photography today. Its new E-PL8 fits right into the heritage established by gorgeous recent models like the M5, M10, and especially the PEN-F, but it lets them down by failing to live up to anywhere close to their build quality and responsiveness. The E-PL8 feels almost like a knockoff Olympus made by Olympus.
At $650 with a kit lens, the E-PL8 is at the entry level of Olympus’ PEN line, aiming