thanks, I knew about the biofos link, but not the second.
nifty.com has shown me two different Pen serial numbers #128573 &
#352683 So it's rather hard to determine which version they're talking
about.
After a Google search earlier, I found
http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/half/halformat4s.html and a few
other misc pictures.
But have yet to find any definitive answer. And like you suspect that
it's a crossover version, Either that or it's been repaired with
replacement bits from an earlier model.
thanks
David
Piers Hemy wrote:
> I am no Pen expert, but in favour of it being an original Sanko Shoji made
> Pen, David, it has a 28/3.5 lens, it has what looks to be a pre-Olympus
> style shutter release with side-to-side grooves, and it has black rather
> than grey leatherette.
>
> On the other hand, the lens outer ring has a white line around 270degrees,
> rather than having flash range markings opposite the aperture markings,
> whoch I think was a feature of the Sanko Shoji Pen.
>
> My bet is that it is a very early Olympus-assembled Pen made using parts
> from Sanko Shoji. John Foster's page has some helpful hints:
> http://www.biofos.com/coll/subcoll/vfpen.html
>
> And there are pictures here (look at the third image):
> http://homepage1.nifty.com/olympuspen/camgal/pen02.htm
>
> --
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of David Carter
> Sent: 02 July 2007 08:46
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Can anyone ID this Pen ???
>
>
> I've just bought a single lug Pen camera, as can be seen @
>
> The Front
> http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/muggnz/1-lug%20pen/?action=view&curr
> ent=front.jpg
> The Back
> http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/muggnz/1-lug%20pen/?action=view&curr
> ent=back.jpg
> The Bottom
> http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/muggnz/1-lug%20pen/?action=view&curr
> ent=bottom.jpg
> The Top
> http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/muggnz/1-lug%20pen/?action=view&curr
> ent=top.jpg
> The film back
> http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/muggnz/1-lug%20pen/?action=view&curr
> ent=filmback.jpg
> The film chamber
> http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/muggnz/1-lug%20pen/?action=view&curr
> ent=inside.jpg
> The Filter
> http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/muggnz/1-lug%20pen/?action=view&curr
> ent=filter.jpg
> ( lousy picture, sorry )
>
> Does anyone know if this is a genuine /Sanko Shoji Pen /or a genuine /Pen
> Original???
>
> /Secondly does anyone have a replacement viewfinder they're willing to part
> with?
>
> TIA
> David
>
>
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