Olympus Pen F

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The Olympus Pen F, Pen FT and Pen FV were very similar half-frame 35 mm single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras with interchangeable lenses produced by Olympus of Japan between 1963-1966 (Pen F), 1966-1972 (Pen FT) and 1967-1970 (Pen FV). The chief difference between them was that the Pen FT had an integrated light meter, while the F and FV did not.

Half frame meant that the camera used a 18×24 mm vertical (portrait) format, producing twice the pictures on a roll of 135 film as the regular 36×24 mm format. The smaller image format also allowed for a smaller camera and lenses, making the Pen F system one of the smallest SLR systems ever made; the Pentax Auto 110 was smaller, but with a much more limited range of lenses and accessories.

These cameras were somewhat exceptional since they used a rotary shutter, rather than the focal-plane shutter commonly used in SLRs.

Contents 1 Lens manufactured for the Olympus Pen F System= 1.1 Wide Angle Lenses 1.2 Normal Lenses 1.3 Moderate Telephoto 1.4 Manual Diaphragm Lenses 1.5 Zoom Lenses 2 References

[edit] Lens manufactured for the Olympus Pen F System=

[edit] Wide Angle Lenses

• 20mm f/3.5 Zuiko

• 25mm f/2.8 Zuiko

[edit] Normal Lenses

• 38mm f/2.8 E. Zuiko (a compact lens)
• 38mm f/1.8 F. Zuiko

• 40mm f/1.4 F. Zuiko

• 42mm f/1.2 F. Zuiko

[edit] Moderate Telephoto

• 60mm f/1.5

• 70mm f/2

• 100mm f/3.5

• 150mm f/4

[edit] Manual Diaphragm Lenses

• 250mm f/5 (manual diaphragm)

• 400mm f/6.3 (manual diaphragm)

• 800mm f/8 (catadioptric)

[edit] Zoom Lenses

• 50-90 f/3.5 zoom

• 100-200 f/5 (manual diaphragm)

[edit] References

• Nakamura, Karen (2005). Classic cameras: Olympus Pen F. PhotoEthnography.com. Retrieved on November 13, 2005.
• Gandy, Stephen (2003). Olympus Pen F, FT, FV: Largest Half-frame System. CameraQuest.com. Retrieved on November 13, 2005.
• McGloin, Joe (2004). Olympus Pen F Cameras. The Sub Club. Retrieved on November 13, 2005.