Olympus Pen Film

Lenses and accessories for the olympus pen f.

Olympus pen film. 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. 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. Olympus pen f ft fv. Olympus pen f type half frame slr 35mm film camera released september 1963.

The olympus pen f was the world s first and only half frame system single lens reflex camera released in1963. The olympus pen ft the icon of the half frame camera genre was the second iteration of the olympus pen f series produced by olympus from 1963 to 1970. The pen combined the superb photographic performance of the d zuiko lens with excellent portability and it was also used by. Olympus builds the world s most sophisticated image stabilization technology into its cameras.

The design process began with the concept of creating a camera that could be sold for 6 000 jpy. Olympus designer maitani introduced his ground breaking olympus pen f the world s first 35mm half frame slr. The pen d3 launched in 1965 is the same with a 32mm f 1 7 lens. The 35mm half frame slr film cameras which include the pen f 1963 1966 pen ft 1966 1972 and pen fv 1967 1970 was a unique design with features not seen on other slr film cameras.

You can even shoot hand held in low light and still get crisp clear photos perfect for a night on the town. It even has olympus pen stamped into the vinyl. The pen d was a more expensive model than its predecessors launched in 1962. The camera featured a porro prism finder and was the first to have a rotary titanium shutter.

The olympus pen is a premium interchangeable lens camera for those who feel just that way all the time. Film speeds range from asa 10 to 400 set by moving a tiny knob against the asa markings on the bottom of the lens. Pen s in body stabilization systems compensate for all types of camera movement to ensure blur free results every time. It could be used with a highly versatile range of 20 exchangeable.

The pen d2 launched in 1964 is the same model with an uncoupled cds exposure meter replacing the selenium one. Aside from the pen f series of half frame slrs they are fixed lens viewfinder cameras. The pen is a half frame film camera that uses 35mm film. My olympus pen f set up includes the 38mm 1 8 lens the 40mm.

It was late 1963. Jfk would be president for a few more months. The olympus pen produces pro level photographs that are clear and sharp to the very edges of the image bringing out the photographer in you. Martin luther king was still alive the us military was on its way out of vietnam per jfk s order.

The first generation olympus pen camera appeared in 1959. While there are many lenses available for the pen f system the most common one is the 38mm 1 8 lens if you are willing to spend a little more and are lucky enough to find one you can get the 38mm 2 8 pancake lens making your sleek modern pen f even more streamlined and compact.