Olympus PEN EES-2 half-frame camera boxed-7408

This camera is in mint condition, it seems that it was never used.

All the accessories are the original mentioned in the instructions book.

 

In 1968 appeared the

Olympus PEN EES-2

 

The camera offered automatic exposure control.

The selenium cell of the light meter was placed around the lens.

On the focus ring the distance was indicated by four symbols which had to be clicked into place..

 

The lens was a D. Zuiko 1:2,8 f = 30 mm.

 

The Pen EES-2 uses the same lens as the EES, but the shutter speeds are 1/40″ and 1/200″. The shutter speeds work exactly the same way as with the EES. The EES-2 also has a maximum film speed setting of 400 ASA. The EES-2 was the basis for the legendary Olympus Trip 35. The aperture, the shutter speeds, the film speed range, the way the shutter speeds are selected, the way the automatic aperture works are all identical. The only difference between the Pen EES-2 and the Trip 35 is that the Trip 35 is a full-frame camera and the EES-2 is a half-frame camera. The Trip 35 has a 40mm lens and the 30mm lens on the EES-2 is the equivalent of a 42mm lens on a full-frame camera, so it's just a bit narrower. Interestingly, both the Trip 35 and the EES-2 can use the uncommon 43.5mm filters.

 

Specifications Type: Olympus PEN EES - 2

Engraving: Olympus PEN

EES - 2 (on top)

Release date: March 1968

Body color:

Version 1: chrome, black

Version 2: chrome, gray

Leather color:

Version 1: black

Version 2: gray

Shutter: Copal X automatic

Shutter-Speeds: automatic

Flash synchronisation: X

Finder: Bright frame, Parallax marks

Rangefinder: none

Film Advance: Thumb wheel

Exposure meter: Selen

ASA: 25 to 400

Battery: none

Lens: D. Zuiko 1:2,8 f = 30 mm

F-Stop range: 2,8 bis 22 automatic

Focusing: 4 click Symbols

Elements: 4

Groups: 3

Size: 113 x 68 x 42 mm

Weight: 330 g

Price at release: 12.800 Yen

 

 

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