Buddy Walters wrote:
>Stumbled across a "Pen D" today. McBrooms does not list it in the Pen
>section, so I am wondering why. Come to think about it, I did not try
>to take off the lens. Was this model "fixed" lens? I don't remember
>the ??mm but it did say f1.9. I got the back off, and it is 1/2 frame.
AFAIK, McBroom's only lists the Pen SLR system: F, FT, and FV bodies,
all lenses and accessories. The D's are fixed-lens viewfinder type
cameras.
>Does anyone know anything about this little jewel. Date of Mfg, value,
>etc.? It was very solid and in pretty good shape. For only $79.00 USD.
>I may bite!
The D's were top-of-the-line Pens. The original D and D2 had a 32/f1.9
Zuiko lens. The D had a selenium meter, while the D2 has a CdS meter
(needs a PX625 Hg battery). The D3 is almost identical to D2, but has
a faster 32/f1.7 lens. In all three the meter is uncoupled.
Finally, there's the Pen EED which has the same fast f1.7 lens in a
programmed shutter (manual exposures at 1/15 sec. only). Its body is
slightly larger than the other fixed-lens Pens (same size as 35RC),
and it has a hot shoe and a self-timer.
The $79 price tag is IMHO very fair. These often command $100 and up.
Cheers,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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