Olympus 1/2 frame cameras.

[ndnbrunei]

By chance I recently noticed the remarkable Olymps Pen F and was wondering

what people think of them.

 

I am also curious about the 38mm f1.8 lens and how it performs.

 

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

 

Regards,

 

Andrew.

[furcafe]

I love the Pen F cameras. Stephen Gandy has a nice overview of the F series on his Cameraquest site:

 

http://www.cameraquest.com/olypenf.htm

 

As does the Sub Club:

 

http://subclub.org/shop/penf.htm

 

Since I like the brightest possible viewfinder & am comfortable using a handheld meter, I opted for the F & FV models.

 

The only real downside I've found in using them is that they're on the loud side, not that it makes a huge difference in most of my photography.

 

The 38/1.8 was the standard "normal" lens & is a fine performer.

[luis triguez]

<a href=" http://web.archive.org/web/20050305220747/www.claus-marin.de/penfeng.htm" > Good camera and good lenses </a> I shoot this one time ago (December 1975) but with a 40 mm. Both are excelent lenses.<div></div>

[riz]

Hi,

 

I have PEN-D and I love it. I am looking for PEN-F though, heard much of that in high words.

 

Good luck!

 

Regards,

 

Riz

[bjscharp]

I have a PEN-FT, and four or five lenses and accessories (2x teleconverter, macro-ring set). They haven't been used for years though, and are probably going to end up for sale anytime soon.

[carbon_dragon]

They're nice little cameras with very good lenses, but the 1/2 frame negative size is a tall obstacle to overcome, especially since regular full frame 35mm cameras aren't all that big themselves -- Olympus OM-1 and its descendents being a case in point.

[patrick j dempsey]

The Pen fixed lens cameras were really great little cameras as well. Not as fancy as the F series, but solidly built and very sharp lenses.

[ndnbrunei]

Thanks everyone for your information! Greatly appreciated!

 

Andrew.