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.
