Olympus Pen FT – Top quality for 72 shots
From the outside, the Olympus PEN FT looks like a simple viewfinder or rangefinder camera. In reality, it's a compact SLR camera. Thanks to a clever design, it has an elegant appearance, as it lacks the characteristic bulge on the top of the body typical of SLR cameras. More on that later. Made entirely of metal, it feels very solid in your hand. I'll present details about the camera and share my initial experiences using it in this video.
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My blog post about the Olympus Pen FT:
https://www.myview-photo.ch/2023/01/o...
Technical data sheet in the camera collection:
https://www.myview-photo.ch/filmfotog...
My blog post about the myLightMeter Pro app:
https://www.myview-photo.ch/2022/05/b...
Olympus Pen FT Instructions:
https://pacificrimcamera.com/rl/00461...
Test Report: Olympus Pen FT (Camera 35 | October/November 1967)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nesster...
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CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
01:53 Olympus Half Frame Cameras
04:21 What does half frame mean?
07:12 Controls and Functions: Front Panel
10:02 The Top of the Camera
12:14 The Back of the Pen FT
13:42 Controls on the Bottom of the Camera
15:14 The Rotary Shutter and Flash Sync
15:58 The Pancake Lens
19:03 Setting Up the SLR System
21:10 Loading and Advancing Film
22:30 Conclusion
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IMAGE CREDITS
Olympus Pen F
Ashley Pomeroy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Olympus Pen FT
Colgill, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons