B&H Photo Video has the Olympus PEN Digital E-P1 12.3 MP Micro Four Thirds Camera, Body Only (silver) for $586 with free shipping.
12.3 Megapixels, 1/4000 sec max shutter speed, 3.0" LCD display
TruePic V Processor, In-Body Image Stabilization, USB and HDMI
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The original Pen reflex shot a half frame vertical picture using tiny Pen-only lenses and had its own aperture numbering system not directly related to anybody else's, such as a hand-held meter. It, too was very compact and had a prism viewfinder entirely inside the camera body. At one time, they were quite collectable. I enjoyed mine with all its quirks, but time marches on. This one seems to be limited to one small fixed-focal length lens at present. I give it little hope for survival.
Sony and Samsung are allegedly set to release mirrorless models in the near future. With more manufacturers jumping on board with this concept, it appears the format is projected to do well in the future.
Thank you #1 and #2. At Bens Bargains opinions matter.
This idea of micro four thirds that Olympus has been pushing is really not a dSLR at all because there's no mirror and depends on the LCD for through-the-lens "live view". In effect, this is just giving a name to a compact camera with interchangeable lenses. And the "four thirds" refers to the aspect ratio, which is typically 3:2 (4x6) in a dSLR, but 4:3 in this design like "old" TV.