Tof’Selection #29/ The Olympus Pen
Today, a very special selection dedicated only to a legendary camera: the Olympus Pen. This camera is quite unique. Indeed, its lenses were high quality ones and it was a half-frame camera. For example, with a 36 photo roll, you take 72 photos. It has been one of the best seller of Olympus, more than 17 millions units were sold in the sixties/seventies. If you want to more about, go on the Olympus website.
I did not know this camera before working at The Furnace, I had the chance to work on the launch of the Olympus E-P1 in Australia, the digital version of the Pen actually. Of course, the digital one sounds excellent (interchangeable lenses, Raw/Jpeg, HD movies, small size…), however, after all my researches on the subject, I want to discover the original. For several weeks, I looked for the F edition on eBay and several other websites. Guess what? I’m surprised… It’s rare and expensive.
The Olympus Pen F, looks nice isn't it?
Now let’s see some good photos taken with the Pen.
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Have a look to the pool proposed by the Flickr group dedicated to the Olympus Pen.
