Olympus Pen F

Olympus Pen FT with 38mm/F1.8

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, and smaller 110 film.

These cameras were somewhat exceptional since they used a rotary focal-plane shutter, rather than the two-curtain focal-plane shutter commonly used in other SLRs. Since this one-piece shutter opens fully before it starts to close, it can synchronize to electronic flash at all shutter speeds.

Pen-F series cameras are occasionally modified to mount standard motion picture camera lenses for use as film test cameras with 35mm motion picture films. The Pen-F frame size is close to the 35mm motion picture Super 35 frame.

Lens manufactured for the Olympus Pen F System

Type	Lens	Foc.Leng.(mm) F	35mm equiv.	Angle of view	Gr.-El.	TTL-No.	F/stop range	Min. Focus	Filter	Weight
Wide	G Zuiko AUTO W	20mm F3.5	28mm	73°	6-7	0-4	3.5–16	0.2m	43mm	145g
	E Zuiko AUTO W	25mm F4	35mm	62°	5-5	0-4	4–16	0.25m	43mm	120g
	G Zuiko AUTO W	25mm F2.8	35mm	62°	5-7	0-5	2.8–16	0.25m	43mm	160g
Standard	F Zuiko AUTO S	38mm F1.8	55mm	43°	5-6	0-6	1.8–16	0.35m	43mm	135g
	G Zuiko AUTO S	40mm F1.4	58mm	41°	6-7	0-6	1.4–16	0.35m	43mm	165g
	H Zuiko AUTO S	42mm F1.2	60mm	39°	6-8	0-6	1.2–16	0.35m	49mm	255g
Telephoto	G Zuiko AUTO T	60mm F1.5	85mm	28°	5-7	0-6	1.5–16	0.8m	49mm	270g
	F Zuiko AUTO T	70mm F2	100mm	24°	5-6	0.5-7	2–22	0.8m	43mm	230g
	E Zuiko AUTO T	100mm F3.5	140mm	17°	4-5	1-6	3.5–22	1.5m	43mm	250g
	E Zuiko AUTO T	150mm F4	210mm	12°	4-5	1-5	4–22	1.7m	49mm	380g
Super Telephoto	E Zuiko T	250mm F5	360mm	7°	3-5	1-6	5–32*M	3.5m	58mm	800g
	E Zuiko T	400mm F6.3	570mm	4°	4-5	1-5	6.3–32*M	5m	72mm	1750g
	Zuiko Mirror T	800mm F8	1150mm	2°	4-5	-	8	16m	25.5mm	2400g
Zoom	Zuiko AUTOZOOM	50–90mm F3.5	70–130mm	34–19°	8-10	0.5-4	3.5–16	1.5m	49mm	420g
	Zuiko ZOOM	100–200mm F5	140–280mm	17-9°	9-12	1-6	5–32*M	1.7m	49mm	700g
Others	E Zuiko AUTO S	38mm F2.8	55mm	43°	4-5	0-5	2.8–16	0.8m	43mm	70g
	D Zuiko AUTO S	38mm F2.8	55mm	43°	3-4	0-5	2.8–16	0.35m	43mm	125g
	E Zuiko AUTO MACRO	38mm F3.5	55mm	43°	4-5	0-4	3.5–16	0.156m	43mm	200g

• *M=manual diaphragm

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.

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