I love this camera and I'm glad you reviewed it, but I'm surprised you didn't talk about how unique the viewfinder is with its portrait orientation. I feel like this alone makes the Pen F series a whole heap of fun to shoot with.

@morganmallory1198

Жыл бұрын

I also was surprised he didn’t mention that. Honestly, they may be my favorite way to have a camera picture orientated. My Fuji Ga645i was the same way and I grew to love that sooo much.

@kurtpleavin

Жыл бұрын

This was a common feature in half-frame cameras so nothing all too unique to report about it.

@morganmallory1198

Жыл бұрын

@@kurtpleavin yeah, makes sense but I loved it.

@filmbenjamin

Жыл бұрын

@@morganmallory1198 yooo what up morgan😂

@timgehrsitz3267

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that! I almost always shoot portrait based on how I like composting stuff but I prefer having the camera horizontal, I feel like that is perfect for me!

The 20mm f3.5 is easily my favorite lens for this system! At a 1.4x crop that makes it a 28mm, it has a 73° angle of view, very little distortion, and is sharp af at the center; stop it down a little and the whole frame is sharp! This lens and system are an absolute joy to shoot with.

I scored one of these from a friend for so cheap last year, it's so worth the price. The shutter is so satisfying, and the portrait orientation makes it so much fun to shoot. I still have a roll I loaded months ago that I need to finish, this is a great reminder to go out and shoot! ✌

Wow I like the function of half frame not only for just saving the cost but also looks so stylish! Besides quality of those images are good enough and so satisfied. Enjoyed watching your video today too thank you!

I've owned a Pen FT for a year now and I loooooove it! I'm glad you finally reviewed it. I have the 1.4 40mm and a zoom lens, both are amazing even if they are really sticky and I have to use them often otherwise the blades won't close anymore. The portrait viewfinder is delightful. It's true that the sound of the rotative shutter is amazing but man it is loud! Also a few things to know : check if everything seem to work correctly before you put on a film, especially the advance lever, because it takes a long time to go through a roll and it's really painful when those almost 80 photos of yours at the beach with your girlfriend are combined in one because your film didn't move. Even if the Ft is nice, I would maybe consider a F now since it's less of a pain to disassemble due to the lack of self timer, and the finder is brighter too. The light meter is really accurate tho, more than my iphone one, probably because it's TTL. Also if you can find the original leather housing, go for it, it's worth the money.

I have mine on my desk right now, loaded up with HP5! I love shooting day-to-day with it, it's a ton of fun.

I got this camera recently. I just developed my first couple of rolls. I really like it as a daily carry. Also, I just developed a roll of Ilford Delta 400. It really looks good and the fine grain makes it look 'normal', not too much grain. I imagine tmax would be the same. I plan to use it to compliment my 6x7, in a project possibly this year. I also want to use to warm up before shooting the 6x7. I also picked up a flash for it and a mountable coldshoe. It syncs at all speeds, but really good for friends/family/nights/ indoor stuff. Really love the purchase. It also feels really good in hand, solidly built, even next my to wife's Leica m4.

i have the Mercury II , another half frame camera (very very old). the images these half frame cameras make have such a distinct look to them. makes any image you make look like it was taken and left in a time capsule. they look like what your memories look like in your head.

William's neat looking videos and chill vibe is always a winner! ... now I feel like I need a half frame camera on my collection, even if may not be the main camera

Bought one of these when I first got into photography to save some money. Was and still is my favourite camera of all time.

People get hung up on the half frame scanning at a lower res, but it's pretty fun to theme/grab a different composition and scan both frames as a 35mm format.

My favorite half frame is the Mercury II. They usually need a little lubricant but are easy To fix. Nice sharp photos and works well with fast films. It gets 65 shots on a roll. I usually use 24 exposure rolls to get about 40-42 shots.

I love my Pen FT I have the Rare and especially rare in good optics 42mm 1.2 ft version that lens is so amazing. Its quite rare because there have allot of separation with the cemented element in the first front group. Hopefully some day it will be affordable to make that repair possible.

Loved my pen ft, super glad youre showing the new generation about them!

That’s a nice looking camera. I could see an application of the 72 half frames in sports photography, where you’d be taking lots of pictures in one photoshoot

i have the pen fv with a 40mil f 1.4. this is for keeps! i tell you. no fuss. no lightmeter compared to ft and I just love how sharp and nice my pictures are.

I was looking at getting this for starting film photography and after scouring the interwebs I think this might just be my favorite looking camera of all time. That being said the steep price made me go for a Konica Auto-Reflex instead that I found for almost half the price, however, one day I will own one of these for sure - it's a must.

Incredible camera, enjoyed watching your video. I recently picked up an Olympus Pen EE half frame camera, it's absolutely mint. I'm looking forward to putting some film through it.

No way! I just bought this camera yesterday. Can’t wait to shoot some film!

what a great iconic Olympus... the shutter sound comes from it's unique rotary shutter... sometimes I would wish a bit more technical information in your videos... keep up the great work!

Love the color gradient on the bookshelf.. great idea!

I have one of these. My favorite part is actually adapting regular OM lenses to it. I use the 28-48mm F4, the 28mm F2, and the 50mm F1.8. The whole frame is in the sweet spot, yielding a solid 12mp in scans. I find I get almost no vignette with OM glass vs the native glass that vignettes a lot.

@3IruAW

Жыл бұрын

So I could adapt my OM1 lenses to it? interesting

@jw48335

Жыл бұрын

@@3IruAW Yep. I got lucky and got an original OM adapter for $70 from an auction. They normally go for at least $180 the last time I looked. The crop factor is 1.4. I use the 50mm 1.8 for portraits. I have a 100mm 2.8 as well, although I don't often use it, when I do it's fantastic. I owned several of the original native lenses but I found those to being very heavy on distortion and vignette. Olympus also made a native adapter for the Nikon F mount, but I have never seen one come up for auction :-)

@SneakyCaleb

11 ай бұрын

​​@@jw48335aren't the om lenses made for full frame 35mm ? I believe that reduces picture quality slightly.

I have a Pen F FT that is lots of fun to use. The meter doesn't work in it but that isn't all that important to me as I just use one of the handheld meters I own. I agree it does seem to take forever to complete a roll of film. Makes it almost like shooting digital on some levels. Still just a great camera. Mine has the 38mm 1.8 lens and a 100mm 3.5 lens. I also love that it shots in portrait rather than landscape but I'm not sure why I like that. I just do.

It's funny seeing people getting to know Maitani's work. Bought one today!

Great video and gorgeous shots. I totally love my PEN-FT. But actually today I would also get the PEN-F, the one without meter ... I also love the "natural" portrait orientation of the viewfinder.

@Christian_from_Copenhagen

Жыл бұрын

Why one over the other?

I got a chaika 3 - built like a tank and gets the job done. Half frame is a very fun format!

I had this camera with the infamous pancake 38mm f2.8. It was sooo fun to use. I also had the hot shoe adapter and the incredibly fun looking light meter. Miss that camera, maybe you’ve inspired me to get another.

@jordanlaine7412

Жыл бұрын

I want the pancake so badly I just can't justify the $500 for it atm. The 20 3.5 will have to work till I save my pennies and it goes up another $100...

@morganmallory1198

Жыл бұрын

@@jordanlaine7412 it was honestly a little too small haha. It made the aperture and focus dial really hard to grasp, but it was a super crispy lens that really cut down on the size. I actually bought the camera broken with that lens and then was able to fix the camera thankfully. I traded it off for a m645 pro, but I do miss it.

I think you might like to try the rollei35s. It’s a smaller but full frame camera that uses zone focusing if you’re up for the challenge of guessing the distance.

always a good time when Willem drops a new video

I have one of these beautiful cameras and it's a joy to shoot with.

The grain actually adds to the photo if you like "old family"-style pictures

Beautiful photos

Damn it Willem! I've had this in my ebay watch list for a week waiting to buy one and now the price is gonna go up! Couldn't have waited until payday huh? 😂 All joking aside, I'm happy this camera is getting more attention not only is it a huge money saver but it's also gorgeous aesthetic wise.

@walterlovell3374

Жыл бұрын

same, was mad when i saw the thumbnail!

@jordanlaine7412

Жыл бұрын

@@walterlovell3374 I said the same thing even though I have a Pen FV with five lenses. I need more lenses and they already aren't cheap!

@stephisnotreal

Жыл бұрын

Fr we gotta gatekeep this shit bro i can’t afford anything nowadays

Glad I got one of these a few months back, now prices are probably going to go up some

This camera is for the disciplined shooter, as it takes twice as long to finish a roll. But also if you're new to film, it's great for learning sunny 16(no light meter) and wasting tons of shots

When needing shots printed before end of roll, a changing bag, pair of scissors, and the canister the film came in are an easy way to get them. Now, all you need to do is process, if you can. Thoughts?

love this camera

Dude been waiting for your videos

that boy Willem

Beautiful pictures.

my dream camera fr

not a big fan of half frames for their negative size and scan quality at home, but I do like the form factor and simplicity of my PEN-EE3

@jordanlaine7412

Жыл бұрын

I get 61mp half frame scans from my FT with my a7RIV and a 100mm 2:1 macro. The Pen is stupidly fun to shoot with. I'm excited to bulk load some 250t to see how fine the details get!

I love this camera . very hard to find though!

I just bought the 1962 pen d because it was significantly cheaper, it’s not an SLR but I hope it performs just as well 🤞

The long plant by the weather station (?) at 5:40 gave me dejavu. Not sure if this was an exact spot you returned too or if I’ve seen it in my life. Strange.

what set up did you use to scan the half frames,

I have always wanted one of these, but they're pricey! Luckily the new Kodak ektar half frame camera is not too expensive. not nearly as nice of a lens and not as much control, but just as fun to shoot!

Yes this is my favourite camera i have the Black FT wich is an amazing looking camera and it still works amazingly despite it being like 69(nice) years old

I know you're a film guy but for those of us who are retrograde digital types, the Olympus Pen F, digital version, is the camera to have. I like mine so much (silver version), I searched out a second one (black) after Olympus discontinued the camera back in 2019. It has a 20mp 4/3 sensor. It's an interchangeable lens camera so I can pair it with small Olympus (on Panasonic) lenses (or third party manuals). What I like about it best is how the black and whites look straight from the camera. Olympus created a unique black and white simulation which, as far as I can tell, they never put on another camera. (And since the company deserted the camera business, is unlikely to reappear). So my Pen-Fs are set to use this black and white jpeg with RAW as a backup. The OLED EVF is excellent. My favorite combination is to attach the tiny Olympus 17mm f/1.8 (eqv 35mm) or the similarly slim Olympus 12mm f/2 (eqv 24mm). The camera is surprisingly solid in the hand. I love using it, especially for street and portraits. For the latter, I put on the small Olympus 75mm f1.8 (150mm eqv). I suspect that it's harder to find the digital version of the Pen-F than the film version you picked up for yourself.

@fcallo

Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not, is not that hard. I've been searching for a film PEN F for years! but I can find digital PEN Fs everywhere.

@billjohnstonjr.1037

Жыл бұрын

@@fcallo I stand corrected!

@Christian_from_Copenhagen

Жыл бұрын

The use cases seem very different, but I can second the recommendation! I use the 50 MP High Res mode for scanning negatives, and it's fun to shoot with OM lenses on it, too.

Hope I can contact you through here: will there be a second print of On the sunny side of the street? Or any way to still purchase it?

Cool camera but I have a hard enough time getting through 36. I can see using this for some sort of creative layout where the intention is using both images printed together

It was already expensive so I'm not mad at you because you couldn't make it any more expensive than it already was lol. Also, shooting super sharp films, like Velvia 50 or Ektachrome on it will really get you a HUGE bang for your buck with the half frame format. Saving money on expensive films and still getting sharp images, win-win eh? Also because it has such a lovely maximum appeture, it allows you to just pour light on film, which is great when you're shooting super sharp and light hungry 100 iso films. I've put a lot of thought into this... If only I owned one lol

where is that mountainous/hilly area in the middle of the video? looks like a fun place to take photos!

Did you have to scan the negatives at home or could you drop it off at the lab? I’m just wondering if my lab would scan half frame or if they would scan a pair and I would have to crop…love the format of you just trying this thing out and give an honest short opinion about it.

@megzjr

Жыл бұрын

Lab scanners has the option to scan them in single frames or doubles. Really comes down to your preference and asking the lab to scan it the way you want.

the first location was santa monica. what was the second location? looked so beautiful 🫶🏼

Love my FT. The lenses are classically Olympus by which I mean they are fantastic. Also love the potato orientation, or without autocorrect - portrait orientation.

Shoot Ektar on this camera. The negs are half frame so there is more grain on a image.

I love my Pen F The vertical viewfinder forces you to think a bit differently

Also love the 500th of a sec flash sync!!

@kurtpleavin

Жыл бұрын

That's the power of leaf shutters!

the camera is already pretty expensive but I've seen this body being used a lot to adapt EF lenses or OM lenses so maybe that's worth a try sometime for some sharper glass

@jordanlaine7412

Жыл бұрын

I've got an EF adapter for mine. I also have an adapter for my Pen lenses to e mount. I was stupidly surprised how good the glass is on my a7RIV, center sharp af and full of character; the native lenses out resolve the half frame of film...

@BeJosephThis

Жыл бұрын

@@jordanlaine7412 where’d you get the adapter? Also, how does aperture work? I’ve got a FT

Perfect camera for the social media age, when image quality isn’t necessarily as important as image quantity. 72 snaps with plenty good enough resolution for instagram.

Nice camera!

do you need to attach a flash to get good pics?

You should make a video talking about your book collection

Check out Tractor Boys by Martin Bogren if you want to see a half frame camera used to its max.

Thanks for increasing the value of my cameras Willem!

@jordanlaine7412

Жыл бұрын

I want more lenses so I cursed the vid 🤣😂🤣

@arkandajic3618

Жыл бұрын

@@jordanlaine7412 the lenses were already unaffordable lol

@jordanlaine7412

Жыл бұрын

@@arkandajic3618 That 38 2.8 pancake is still calling my name, just not my pocket book...

How do you scan your own photos?

Just picked up a Kodak Ektar H35 to try out film. its also a half-frame camera but it's an inexpensive reusable one. Excited to see how the film turns out!

How much has the cost of film gone up? I’ve just recently started getting into film photography.

help! can i reload a used film into my auto pns, and just shoot blank rolls/no light pictures to save my first 15 shots?

okay, I am sold, i am buying this.-

ily willem

Очень тёплый, очень клёвый видос получился! Большое спасибо) Куплю себе такую камеру!

Best half-frame camera.

Wish they weren't so expensive. A good cheap option is the new Kodak Ektar H35, same principle but made out of plastic. I suggest you do try it out! :D

@AnthonyJamesOwen

Жыл бұрын

I have the plastic Kodak H35. And the Pen F. This is noo comparison. Save the 50 Dollars as a first step to an Pen F. The Pen F is not a point and shoot (like the Oly PEN) but a real interchangeable SLR…

Half frames are nice for story telling

I see the mic, but what are you recording into?

Triptychs are what half frames are perfect for. Pan three shots from left to right and scan them with the sprockets. You will thank me later.

If you advance the film only once with the lever, does the camera stop you from taking a photo? Of will only half of the frame be exposed?

@fcallo

Жыл бұрын

it doesn't let you take a picture

great vid 10/10

i had one yearrsss ago called a golden half from the Lomo store, one ran one roll through it

Can you elaborate on the small size meaning more saturated colors?

@julianf2468

Жыл бұрын

I feel like this doesn’t make sense. By the same logic, wouldn’t a 1080p monitor have more saturated colours than a 4K monitor? This obviously isn’t true

Rookie question: do slr's show you light differences as well or just focus?

Been looking for one of these but nothing near me. Gonna try to find one on my Japan trip!

@AnthonyJamesOwen

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jonny, just returned from Japan and bought a Pen FT and a lens for 250 US Dollars equivalent. Looks like new and works very well. Japan is the perfect place to pick one up :)

@GeekyGalore

Жыл бұрын

@@AnthonyJamesOwen that's amazing!!!

35mm the new medium format

So you can get digital photos even when this takes film?

well I had one of these in the pipeline, Thanks, now they will go up and I'll never get one. I guess I'll have to keep using my goofy Yashica Samurai

Plss now make a video about olympus trip 35

no don't do it if you want your lab to still like you :D Every time one of these comes around we have to change the film mask and recalibrate the scanner. But to be fair, they are pretty cool and if two adjacent images have a similar exposure then it is kinda nice to scan them as if it was 35mm next to each other. Still prefer scanning these to 110mm though so go ahead ;)

That camera is the micro 4/3 of its time.

yeeeeuh boi

Wow

I had an olympus but literally had no sound to the shutter so you had no clue if it actually took a photo until you go to wind it.

Yes it will, at the expense of image quality and resolution. Plus any lens other than the standard 1.8/38 is severely overpriced, so whatever you may save on film, you will spend building a decent system.

great its going to take me twice as long to shot a roll of film now.....

I would argue that the FT is a slightly better camera.

Soo… what happens when you advance the shot one time, take a shot and then advance it again, then take another shot? Can you do a panoramic?

Great video but how tf do you catch every perfect sunset??? Like damn is cali just perfect sunsets all the time?

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽📸📸

bros gorgeous