This is a unique chance to own one of the world's most under-rated 35mm classic cameras ever! It's the Olympus Pen F, and this is the rarer version with the flamboyant gothic F emblazoned on the front. When it was first introduced, the Pen F was the only camera in the world that gave you absolute 1st class photos, and a whole 72 of them, too! Even nowadays, there is not a single half frame camera available that can match the results from Pen F. Before we go any further, read here what a seasoned professional has to say about this camera >>> '...the Pen is a camera that proved Maitani's genius. Breaking from traditions of full-frame, pentaprisms, bladed focal-plane shutters limited to synchronization at 1/125 sec. and prism-mounted meter cells, the Pen F was a technological tour-de-force. Olympus Pen lenses, by virtue of their short focal lengths (shorter for half-frame), had greater depth of field and ultra-high resolving power (many lenses topped 80lp/mm at multiple apertures). Olympus ultimately stopped making the Pen. Half-frame became something of a fetish in Japan, which continues today. Today, the Pen has some added relevance: ' Modern films make enlargements more practical. New films like Kodak's T400CN deliver huge enlargements with no grain and little tonality loss. Given the fact that half-frame 35mm is only 25% smaller than 35mm if you are doing an 8x10, this means very little real quality loss in enlargement. ' In a 3600dpi negative scan, the Pen's 17.5x24mm format still delivers close to 22 megapixels of resolution (equivalent in the digital world, where it is three pixels to each image file pixel, to 66 megapixels !!). Two Pen frames fit within the image of a 24x36mm frame, meaning you can scan two at a time. Figure (roughly) that you get 1.5 gigabytes of data on a roll of film (72 frames, color, 3600 DPI). Do they even make compact hard drives that big?! The advantages that on-film storage has are big: (1) more economical storage); (2) better archival life; and (3) independence of storage technology (well, until they make the very last film scanner). ' The Pen F titanium fan shutter still synchs at 1/500sec and is completely vibration-free.' This one is in superb condition, with no nicks or dents anywhere. The only very slight blemish is at the top, near the serial number but even that is only very slight. The rear viewfinder plastic surround is a little chipped, which is usual with all Pen cameras, but a spare new one is supplied. Also supplied with the camera is a rare bellows unit specially designed for the Pen, and can be used to take macro shots. The whole package has been tested and checked and comes to you with an original lens cap and original instruction manual in pdf form. Why not benefit from this very sound, working investment classic today, or give it to someone you know as a gift?

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