Olympus Pen S

[leicapixie]

I used the Pen-S causing me to become a professional ..
It is fun, the image size is exactly half full frame.
I made 8x10 prints, it fits paper perfectly!
You easily shoot verticals , the format of most published media..
A few were 16x20 some grain on original Tri-X.
I had both versions of brand new Pen-f, FT and both developed shutter problems.
Until last year a donated Olympus digital made me change mind about Olympus..
I think price high..

 

[dourbalistar]

The Pen S, mightier than the sword! 😀

First roll through a new to me Pen S. A bit overexposed in camera, but managed to sort it out in post processing. Not sure if elevation played any role in the overexposure, but I probably could have stopped down a bit more.

Olympus Pen S, Arista Premium 400, expired 2014, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2019.07.20 Roll #212-03751-positive-Pano.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

Fantastic example of how a half-frame can be used creatively!

Olympus Pen S, Arista Premium 400, expired 2014, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2019.07.20 Roll #212-03751-positive-Pano.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Fantastic example of how a half-frame can be used creatively!

Thanks, Nick! It's not an original idea, but after I saw other examples, I wanted to try it for myself. It's a lightweight solution to getting backcountry panoramas. Or as some people call them, Pen-o-ramas. 😀

 

[Guy Pinhas]

Pen, Pen S, Pen W are all great cameras. I always have one model on me.

 

[twopointeight]

Great camera, and can't be compared to a full frame. The proportion is different, like 6X4.5. It shoots a vertcal frame when holding the camera horizontally. There will be grain. Iused to use alot of Agfapan 100 in my Pen S and Pen W. With good light and development, you could make fairly large prints and the grain becomes a very nice look. Eugene Smith used one in Minamata, Robert Frank used one in the Americans. It's really quite a magical camera if you can find your way in.

 

[dourbalistar]

For half-frame, this camera has a surprisingly sharp lens.

Olympus Pen S, Arista Premium 400, expired 2014, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2019.07.20 Roll #212-03736-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[zuiko85]

I like the original Pen vf type. I have have found that the 1/25-1/200 + B Copal shutter is not too limiting in actual use and more often found working than the 5 blade Copal’s as found on the Pen S models.
A Pen D is nice to, although the 32mm f1.9 is more touchy to scale focus wide open and close up. That lens at 5.6 is excellent.
At best crop to 8X10 a half frame is only a 1.33x factor over full frame.

 

[dourbalistar]

Thankfully, the Copal-X shutter seems to be working ok on mine.

Olympus Pen S, Arista Premium 400, expired 2014, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2019.07.20 Roll #212-03749-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Olympus Pen S, Arista Premium 400, expired 2014, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2019.07.20 Roll #212-03741-positive-Pano.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[Larry Cloetta]

^^^^^ nice job, as was your other pen-o-rama.

 

[dourbalistar]

^^^^^ nice job, as was your other pen-o-rama.

Thank you, Larry! It was my first time using the new-to-me camera, and my first try with pen-o-ramas, so I was very pleased with the results. I overexposed slightly, but thankfully with the film's latitude, I was able to recover some good images in post.

Not sure if the overexposure was due to full sun at higher altitude, or just sloppy metering on the trail. Regardless, I think this camera will be a frequent companion on future backpacking trips. I may even try some star trails on a mini tripod.

 

[dourbalistar]

My first two shots using the Pen S.

Olympus Pen S, Arista Premium 400, expired 2014, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2019.07.20 Roll #212-03730-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Olympus Pen S, Arista Premium 400, expired 2014, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2019.07.20 Roll #212-03731-positive-Pano.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Olympus Pen S, Arista Premium 400, expired 2014, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 6.5 minutes.


2019.07.20 Roll #212-03733-positive-Pano.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Olympus Pen S, Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia X-TRA 400.


2019.10.19 Roll #225-0005.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[gavinlg]

I have an EES-2 and I have no idea how it produces such good photos. Every single time I use it I'm just completely blown away how good the results are. I swear the lens is better than a good deal of 35mm format prime lenses.

 

[dourbalistar]

Indeed, the lens on the Pen S is really good. At normal web sizes, it's hard to tell these are half-frame negatives. Even viewed at 100%, they are surprisingly sharp.

Olympus Pen S, Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia X-TRA 400.


2019.10.19 Roll #225-0008.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr



2019.10.19 Roll #225-0017.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[dourbalistar]

Great for diptychs and triptychs!

Olympus Pen S, Fujifilm Fujicolor Superia X-TRA 400.


2019.10.19 Roll #225-0007-8-positive by dourbalistar, on Flickr



Millerton Gulch by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[gzuiko]

I think the original 1959 Olympus Pen and Pen S are great little cameras, because of their simplicity. I collected them awhile back and still have quite a few. I found that using them it was difficult to finish a 72 shot roll though.