An odd duck that bridges the Electric Eye and Pen D series. Fast f/1.7 lens, auto exposure, scale focus.
The Olympus Pen EED is a bit of an odd duck. It matches together the feature set of the popular Pen Electric Eye series with the also popular Pen D series. Size-wise it comes in at a similar shape and feel to the fully mechanical SLR Olympus Pen F... which is both surprising and a little inconvenient.
Most of the time you would shoot this camera in full auto, only responsible for adjusting focus through a simple scale focus mechanism with the standard one person, three person, mountain settings.
With a maximum aperture of f/1.7 this camera is very fast for a half frame, and the optics are sharp. The 28mm lens makes it a standard, all-around camera. I love carrying it with a simple wrist strap and just taking snapshots. The auto exposure system is very accurate, although I find myself always adjusting to overexpose by at least one stop.
My biggest problem is forgetting to set the focal range before shooting. Also this camera is fairly bulky... not much smaller than a Pen F, which is a significantly more powerful camera. Despite the faster and sharper lens, I would prefer to carry my Pen EE2 all day long.
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