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20150228-0019
Some shots of the latest addition to my ever growing camera collection: An Olympus Pen FV half-frame SLR camera.
The Pen FV was the last of the 3 Olympus Pen F models and by far the rarest. It had no meter just like the original Pen F (and unlink the Pen FT which had TTL light metering), but it included all the other minor improvements introduced by the Pen FT such as a single stroke film advance and a self-timer.
The Pen FT use a semi-silvered mirror to direct 20% of the light that fell on it to the meter cell which sat behind the mirror. This made the viewfinder a bit dimmer than the original Pen F. Becuase the Pen FV shares the Pen F's lack of metering it also shares the Pen F's slight brighter viewfinder. But it has to be said the difference in brightness betwen the Pen FT and the Pen F/FV viewfinder is minimal.
My Pen FV came with the rather rare 38mm f/2.8 standard lens, here show attached to my Pen F. Mention the 38mm f/2.8 lens to most Pen F collectors and they'll immediately think of the tiny and lovely pancake lens, shown here attached to my new Pen FV. But there was an earlier 38mm f2.8 lens that was only made for the first couple of years of the Pen F system. It was a budget priced lens with a simple 4 element construction. It was designed for those who wanted to get into the Pen F system at the lowest possible cost.
But because it was only produced for the first year or two of Pen F production it is actually one of the rarest Pen F lenses... so while it might not be of much interest to users, it is a rather nice find for a geeky collector like me!!
20150228-0019
Some shots of the latest addition to my ever growing camera collection: An Olympus Pen FV half-frame SLR camera.
The Pen FV was the last of the 3 Olympus Pen F models and by far the rarest. It had no meter just like the original Pen F (and unlink the Pen FT which had TTL light metering), but it included all the other minor improvements introduced by the Pen FT such as a single stroke film advance and a self-timer.
The Pen FT use a semi-silvered mirror to direct 20% of the light that fell on it to the meter cell which sat behind the mirror. This made the viewfinder a bit dimmer than the original Pen F. Becuase the Pen FV shares the Pen F's lack of metering it also shares the Pen F's slight brighter viewfinder. But it has to be said the difference in brightness betwen the Pen FT and the Pen F/FV viewfinder is minimal.
My Pen FV came with the rather rare 38mm f/2.8 standard lens, here show attached to my Pen F. Mention the 38mm f/2.8 lens to most Pen F collectors and they'll immediately think of the tiny and lovely pancake lens, shown here attached to my new Pen FV. But there was an earlier 38mm f2.8 lens that was only made for the first couple of years of the Pen F system. It was a budget priced lens with a simple 4 element construction. It was designed for those who wanted to get into the Pen F system at the lowest possible cost.
But because it was only produced for the first year or two of Pen F production it is actually one of the rarest Pen F lenses... so while it might not be of much interest to users, it is a rather nice find for a geeky collector like me!!