Andrew McPhee
Olympus Freak
shadowfox said:
Yup, that multi-colored sucker sure ain't pretty. But she pulled in 500 big ones for the seller so she must be attractive to someone!
shadowfox said:
Yup, they exist but are as rare as hens teeth. It's officially called 'Urban White' which is an off-white cream color.
shadowfox said:
EE-2 and EE-3 have hinged backs, EE has a removable back.
EE-2 and EE-3 have a hotshoe and a PC connector but EE has no shoe (PC only).
EE-2 and EE-3 have auto-resetting frame counters but EE is manual.
EE-2 and EE-3 have an ASA range of 25-400 but EE is 10-200.
EE-2 and EE-3 both weigh 335 grams but EE is slightly heavier at 370.
EE-2 and EE-3 are 1mm deeper than the EE. But all three have the same dimensions in height and width.
EE-2 and EE-3 have easy loading multi-slotted film take-up spool but EE has only two very skinny slots.
All three have the same lens, a 28mm f3.5 4 element in 3 groups.
They all have a two-speed shutter but the speeds vary:
EE: 1/30 & 1/250 (early versions had a single-speed shutter)
EE-2 and EE-3: 1/40 & 1/200
Other than that there are minor cosmetic changes such as different colored viewfinder surrounds, body coverings and shutter release buttons. Differences between the EE-2 and EE-3 are extremely minor cosmetic changes and it makes me wonder why they bothered changing the model designation at all.
Hope this makes things clearer!
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Andrew McPhee said:
Extremely helpful, because I am looking for a cheap but working Pen EE-2/3 for my daughter.
Thanks Andrew!
Wimpler
Established
How do you like the 35-S? I have a 35-SII and I'm kind of crazy about it. Are any other models comparable to it?
Andrew McPhee
Olympus Freak
Wimpler said:
I've got to admit the 35-S is my least-liked Olympus. Maybe that's because the example I have is dead - a lemon from eBay that I paid WAY too much for. An early lesson I learnt...
But other than that it seems fairly pedestrian to me. Sure, it feels solid and the controls (at least the ones on mine that work) feel okay. But I don't think it's anything special, in particular I find the styling to be bland.
It disappoints me for another reason. In the lineage it fits in between two of my favorite models - the earlier 35 series from 1948-55 and the first Pen model in 1959. Both these models were groundbreaking cameras. But the 35-S that came in between them seems (to me at least) to be a treading-water model - competent and functional but not 'special'.
Let me repeat...my opinion may be colored by the dud I have on my hands. Your example may be low-mileage and tight. But I don't really like the other full-frame 35mm models that came after it either. IMHO Olympus didn't make a really good full-frame until the 35SP in 1969.
Johnmcd
Well-known
From an Aussie OM lover - MAGNIFICENT mate!
John
John
Xmas
Veteran
I'd say you have a floor loading problem Drew.
Noel
Noel
Andrew McPhee
Olympus Freak
Xmas said:
Hmmm, it'd be a shame to see them end up in China. So I'm thinking I need to spread the load and make another trip to Ikea for a second cabinet to allow for expansion. In the past couple of weeks five more Oly Pens have entered the house. It's funny how they just seem to sneak in when I'm not looking...
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