Olympus Pen F Film Camera

Olympus designer maitani introduced his ground breaking olympus pen f the world s first 35mm half frame slr.

Olympus pen f film camera. It has machined aluminum dials a magnesium top cover and a perfectly calculated dial layout. A beat up nikon d300 with a 35mm f 1 8 af s will be such a better overall camera than the pen f for about 1 4 of the cost. In 2009 olympus introduced the pen e p1 a micro four thirds system digital camera which the company touts as the next generation pen camera. The pen d was a more expensive model than its predecessors launched in 1962.

Olympus pen f film camera models. Eugene smith appeared in a pen f ad. Eugene smith who used this camera as his work tool. The pen f did not deliver a good enough package deal for me to consider using it on a long term basis.

All olympus pen digital camera series have built in sensor. Glowing review after glowing review. Olympus pen f type half frame slr 35mm film camera released september 1963. The camera featured a porro prism finder and was the first to have a rotary titanium shutter.

The olympus pen f was the world s first and only half frame system single lens reflex camera released in1963. It has a 32mm f 1 9 f zuiko lens a shutter going to 1 500 and an uncoupled selenium meter film speeds ranged from 10 to 400 iso. Aside from the pen f series of half frame slrs they are fixed lens viewfinder cameras. The ft has a light meter built in but i was happy to have the earlier fully mechanical pen f instead.

It was immediately recognized as a classic camera. Along with the 100mm f 3 5 this is the most common lens in the pen f range. It could be used with a highly versatile range of 20 exchangeable. Photogs really loved this little camera.

Yes the pen f had a fantastic image stabilization but to be honest it only matters if you are using the pen f. This model is the culmination of olympus uncompromising design aesthetics in every single detail. Olympus pen ee half flame film camera w 30mm f 2 8 tested from japan good shape 149 99 olympus 35 ec rangefinder 35mm film camera f 2 8 tested vintage japan 42mm. When used on a pen f film camera the field of view is similar to a 35mm lens on a full frame 35mm camera.

Thanks olympus for this camera. My beloved pen was stolen but i am a proud owner of the pen f digital. I love it and it is far more versatile than the original. The pen is an slr not a rangefinder.

The pen d3 launched in 1965 is the same with a 32mm f 1 7 lens. The olympus pen f model i bought was made between 1963 1966 before it was replaced with the pen ft. I was a teenager and was inspired by f. The pen d2 launched in 1964 is the same model with an uncoupled cds exposure meter replacing the selenium one.

This model employs a soft modern body line and inherits the silhouette of the film pen f camera for refined rangefinder styling.