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Re: [OM] Olympus Pen F

Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus Pen F
From: "Stuart Phillips" <stuart.phillips@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 00:22:10 -0400
Skip,

Thanks so much for your reply.  Your information was very useful, as were the 
links.  What appeals to me is its size, and the possibility of getting a good 
range of lenses for a reasonable price.  I think the 100mm especially looks 
good on the camera.

Thanks again

stuart phillips
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Skip Williams 
  To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Cc: stuart.phillips@xxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 8:51 PM
  Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus Pen F


  Stuart, 

  I've had a Pen FT for about 9 months and I really like it.  I've got a 40/1.4 
and a 100/3.5.  The Pen F's It's a real small gem, easy handling, and solid.  
The Pen F is a double stroke, meterless body.  The Pen FT adds single stroke 
shutter cocking and a TTL meter (it uses PX625's).  The meter isn't coupled to 
the lens though, you must transfer the meter reading (1-7) to a special scale 
on FT/FV lenses.  Older F lenses do not have the meter number scale on the 
aperture ring.  The Pen FV deletes the meter from the FT.  Since the partially 
silvered mirror is the light's path to the meter cell, you lose light on an FT 
vs FV/F  (An original Modern Photo test says 2 stops loss, Steven Gandy at his 
CameraQuest site says 1/2 stop).  But I see about 50 FT's for sale for 1 FV.  
If brightness is an issue, go with the F.  Just be aware of its shorter, double 
stroke winding lever.  The FT/FV lenses fit fine on the F.

  I'm intending to assemble a "full" system, but I don't want to pay through 
the nose.  Look on my page at 
http://www.skipwilliams.com/Zuiko_Ebay_History.htm to see recent Ebay Pen lens 
prices.

  As for body + lens prices, this is the most I'd pay with the 38/1.4, $40-60 
more for the 40/1.4:  F: $200, FT: $250 ($50-100 more for black), FV $300.

  If you're looking for info, the following two have all the poop.
  http://members.aol.com/xkaes/olympus.htm
  http://www.jetlink.net/~cameras/olypenf.htm

  The camera seems to be popular, there's someone buying all those Pen F/FT's 
on EBay.  There's a few fans on this list, most vocal is Francisco Mostaccio 
<francescoarg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> from Argentina.

  I have not done any real tests on the lenses, but they've been rated very 
good.  My few B&W rolls have been nice and sharp.

  Skip

  At 7/20/99 08:46 PM -0400, you wrote: 

    Is anyone on the list actively using an Olympus Pen system?  I am 
contemplating buying a Pen F and would like to discuss a few things.
     
    Stuart Phillips




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