"The PEN Story"

[machts gut]

<p>Found this on you tube and liked it, so I wanted to share this video.</p>

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[rdm]

<p>very Kool</p>

[GerrySiegel]

<p>I love it. Clever. Shows how photos fit into everyday life. Wish I could look back and only see red balloon moments, high flying days that exhilirated, no dreary waits in ariline terminals, cold BOQ rooms. But know what, I got pictures of that too...why not. They made some memorable moments that seem like learning experiences that take the edges off one's personality:-) looking at the Zen approach I guesws. . A lot of memory snapshots (not a derogatory word snapshots IMO) .</p>

<p>Using whatever cameras came to hand from mid 1950's with-ohmygosh- flashbulbs and flash cube gizmos. <strong>Just Do It</strong> and keep it in shoeboxes or whatever, always two shots of each subject never one. Different angles, different times of day, heck I <strong>wasted</strong> film and <strong>time galore</strong> and never looked back even before digital resurrected the fun factor. Film was cheapest item I had...Yep, in 1959 I used my tough bought used and hardy Century Graphic, big buggah, -mark of the newspaper type --but with roll back, it produced and survived in some rough seas. I know the new Pen EP-1 will hold up that well. Olympus seems to build them well...EP-1 etc= Definitely easier to tote. Not as heavy as what Weegee crime photographer carried to document Bowery for sure. Weege gets no 'cigar' on that part from yours truly:-)</p><div></div>

[tim_kohlman]

<p>very clever, I love it!</p>

[mfophotos]

<p>That was excellent!!</p>

[patrick j dempsey]

<p>Umm.... huh? If this is a PEN story, then why are 90% of the photographs, especially the *fake retro* photos in landscape orientation? I mean, I understand it's *just* an ad, but it's really false advertising for the used market in my opinion. </p>

[rdm]

<p><strong>Oh </strong> <strong>contraire </strong> <strong>mon </strong> <strong>frere, Patrick.</strong> I have a Pen S and i would say about 90% of the time I'm holding it sideways for a landscape orientated shot. You can do that with these cameras you know ;)<br /> It's not awkward or uncomfortable at all to do so. So orientation is not a permanent thing with the pen nor is it a tel-tale sign that a photograph was taken with one.</p>

[simon evans.]

<p>Another illustrated story about the Pen range and Maitani:</p>

<p>http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/09/the-olympus-pen.html</p>

 

[patrick j dempsey]

<p>Yeah dan, I shoot my 35mm cameras in portrait orientation constantly... but my point is that it just seems strange that the predominant number of shots here are landscape. </p>

<p>Simon... they forgot to mention the Leicaflex half-frame. ;)</p>

[rdm]

<p>what about the Leicaflex half-frame ? i dont get it?</p>