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Pentax 17

by Julio1fer » Mon Jun 17, 2024 6:28 pm
Last post by titrisol » Thu Aug 01, 2024 12:32 pm
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by Julio1fer » Mon Jun 17, 2024 6:28 pm
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I was looking at the announced Pentax 17, it looks like a seriously automated half frame, scale focus. It is on preorder at places like B&H. What do...
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Last post by titrisol
Thu Aug 01, 2024 12:32 pm
Pentax 17

by Julio1fer » Mon Jun 17, 2024 6:28 pm
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by Julio1fer » Mon Jun 17, 2024 6:28 pm

I was looking at the announced Pentax 17, it looks like a seriously automated half frame, scale focus. It is on preorder at places like B&H. What do...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Mon Jun 17, 2024 6:28 pm
Canon Demi HF Camera and Fuji 400 Xtra Film

by minoly » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:53 am
Last post by minoly » Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:07 pm
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by minoly » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:53 am

Compact p&s cameras from the late 20th century are still selling for good prices or so I hear. People like them for their ease of use and good...

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Last post by minoly
Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:07 pm
Pen D3 - half frame, full satisfaction

by Julio1fer » Fri May 24, 2019 9:28 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:27 am
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by Julio1fer » Fri May 24, 2019 9:28 pm
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After a long time, I loaded a short roll in my Olympus Pen D3, to test what I can get with the new scanner. This little camera is a favorite - it may...
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Last post by Julio1fer
Sat Jun 01, 2019 9:27 am
And now, MY Oly Pen EE2 test roll, LOL.

by Santiago Montenegro » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:26 pm
Last post by LarryD » Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:34 pm
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by Santiago Montenegro » Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:26 pm
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And my only roll I might add, eons ago. I hated having 72 shots, hated it with a passion. But since it seems to be a fad going on...

The girls...
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Last post by LarryD
Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:34 pm
My Olympus Pen EE-2 Test

by PFMcFarland » Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:05 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:45 pm
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by PFMcFarland » Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:05 pm

Little half-frame 35mm travel camera of 1968-77 vintage, it’s one of many versions of this body produced by Olympus for the consumer market.

The...

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Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:45 pm
Somewhere, VA

by PFMcFarland » Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:20 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Mon Oct 02, 2017 10:18 pm
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by PFMcFarland » Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:20 am

Inspired by the fact I can’t remember exactly where I took the first photo.

Olympus EE-2, Kodak T-Max 100

By the Road by P F McFarland , on...

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Mon Oct 02, 2017 10:18 pm
Olympus Pen EE-2

by minoly » Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:13 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:04 pm
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by minoly » Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:13 pm

When the Pen EE line was introduced in 1961 , the Olympus history website states that the emphasis was on “efficiency”; that result was achieved by...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:04 pm
Tenax I

by Julio1fer » Sat Mar 11, 2017 12:06 pm
Last post by jamesmck » Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:10 am
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by Julio1fer » Sat Mar 11, 2017 12:06 pm
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I found locally a Tenax I at a reasonable price and bagged it. Novar lens, very dirty, but working at all speeds and no fungus. It seems like the...
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Last post by jamesmck
Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:10 am
Pen '59 and 400 Speed B&W

by minoly » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:46 pm
Last post by minoly » Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:56 am
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by minoly » Sun Jan 22, 2017 12:46 pm

When half-frame 35mm photography became popular in the 1960's it was common to recommend the use of slower speed films so that the small negative...

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Last post by minoly
Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:56 am
The First Olympus Pen

by minoly » Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:36 pm
Last post by minoly » Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:22 pm
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by minoly » Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:36 pm
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The First Olympus Pen (1959)

According to its designer, Yoshihisa Maitani , the first Olympus Pen had a rough path to production. After finally...
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Last post by minoly
Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:22 pm
Olympus Pen D

by minoly » Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:23 pm
Last post by minoly » Sun Dec 27, 2015 5:05 pm
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by minoly » Fri Dec 18, 2015 3:23 pm

For my last review of HF Cameras in this sub-forum, I'll present a few words and pictures related to the Olympus Pen D, my first 35mm half frame...

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Last post by minoly
Sun Dec 27, 2015 5:05 pm
Using the Olympus Pen FT

by minoly » Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:19 pm
Last post by Bennybee » Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:38 pm
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by minoly » Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:19 pm

I have posted in this forum about HF cameras which aren’t as well known as the Olympus Pen line. Most of the Pens are pretty familiar so I’m going to...

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Last post by Bennybee
Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:38 pm
Yashica 72-E Camera Test

by PFMcFarland » Thu Aug 27, 2015 1:36 am
Last post by minoly » Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:29 pm
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by PFMcFarland » Thu Aug 27, 2015 1:36 am

It has some issues, such as the background plate in the meter shifts around jamming the needle, and there is a light leak (14 out of 44 frames). But...

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Last post by minoly
Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:29 pm
Canon Demi EE1.7 Supplement: Color in Winter

by minoly » Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:51 pm
Last post by Philip » Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:30 pm
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by minoly » Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:51 pm

Color was missing from my earlier post about the Demi EE1.7. But from time to time since then, I’ve sneaked outside when it was “bright” or “cloudy...

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Last post by Philip
Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:30 pm

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