I had this camera and my wife still misses it.
My favourite feature of the camera was that after you took a picture you had time to make a cup of tea while the camera wrote to the SM card. Other than that it was great to be able to see "through the lens" at what you were taking. There were some speed improvements made with the D620L but too late, as is the history of Olympus! That company is the epitomy of too little, too late! Though the e300 offers good value with the 2 lrns kit. When did you get stateside?