[OPL] Nowy Olympus PEN-F

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The original Olympus PEN-F first hit the streets in 1963. Built around the half-frame film format, it quickly gained a following thanks to its beautiful, yet simple design and small size. Getting 70 images to a roll of film probably didn't hurt, either. Now, 53 years later the PEN-F is back.
The digital reincarnation of the 35mm film Olympus PEN-F does not replace the current digital PEN flagship E-P5, rather it slides in next to it as the 'premium' option in the PEN family. The reason being that unlike digital PENs before it, the F has something much more OM-D-like: a built-in 2.36 million dot OLED electronic viewfinder. The F also boasts the highest output resolution of any Olympus body to date, boasting a 20MP Four Thirds sensor (probably the same one we've seen in the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8).
Released specifically to appeal to street shooters and the design conscious looking for a capable camera with retro-styling and rangefinder-like controls, the PEN-F has a lot going for it.
Olympus PEN-F features:

• 20MP Live MOS Four Thirds format sensor
• 5-axis image stabilization with automatic panning detection
• 2.36 million dot OLED electronic viewfinder
• Up to 10 fps continuous shooting (20 fps with electronic shutter)
• Highly customizable interface, twin controls
• Fully articulating 1.04 million dot, 3" LCD touchscreen
• 50MP High-res Shot mode
• 1/8000 sec top mechanical shutter speed (1/16,000 with e-shutter)
• 1080/60p video recording

All of the above come packaged in a machined aluminum and magnesium body, with no visible screws anywhere. A faux-leather wrap encircles the PEN-F and the body itself is both well-weighted and has a very solid feel to it.

With many of the same guts as the OM-D EM-5 II and sleek rangefinder-style looks (reminiscent of Fujifilm

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The mighty PEN: Hands-on with Olympus PEN-F

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Olympus's PEN series of digital interchangeable lens cameras has a long heritage, stretching right back to the mid-20th Century, long before digital imaging transformed photography. The company's latest PEN shows off its early influences in a classically-styled body and enthusiast-friendly handling experience, but in terms of its specifications the PEN-F is very much of its time.
Read our Olympus PEN-F First Impressions Review
The mighty PEN: Hands-on with Olympus PEN-F

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The PEN-F is available in two finishes, black (shown here, obviously) and silver. We really like the sleek-looking black finish but it's all a matter of taste. We also quite like how the black version pairs with the silver finish of our 17mm F2.8. And how a camera looks is the most important thing, right?
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Well, looking at this camera you could certainly be forgiven for thinking that. The PEN-F is perhaps the most shamelessly 'retro' camera we've seen since the Nikon Df.
There's really no need for a physical control point to select color modes, for instance (were the engineers just looking for something to make that dial do?), but we'll freely admit that the front-mounted dial does look pretty cool. Likewise the generous amount of leatherette that covers the front (and back) of the PEN-F. So much classier than bare metal, or heaven forbid - plastic...
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The large on/off switch on the top left of the camera body is another control point that we suspect was included more for nostalgic reasons than anything else. Recalling the on / off switch on many OM-series film SLRs it moves positively, and with an expensive-feeling stiffness.
The mighty PEN: Hands-on with Olympus PEN-F

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New in Olympus's digital PEN lineup is a built-in electronic viewfinder. This finder immediately sets it apart from earlier models like the E-P5 and puts the handling experience of the PEN-F closer to cameras like Sony's venerable a6000. With 2.36 million dots, this OLED finder gives a very clear and crisp view of the world beyond the lens.
Also thoroughly modern is an 800-point contrast detection AF system, with face and eye-detection. This might not be capable of quite the same accuracy when tracking moving subjects as the hybrid system in the OM-D E-M1, but we've been impressed by Olympus's contrast detect AF in other recent ILCs. Initial experience of using the PEN-F suggests that it performs well.
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At the heart of the PEN-F is a 20MP Four Thirds format Live MOS sensor. The Micro Four Thirds system entails a 2X crop factor for attached lenses, meaning that our 17mm F1.8 actually behaves approximately like a 34mm F3.6 lens would on a full-frame camera.
Like its bigger brother the DSLR-style OM-D E-M5, the PEN-F features 5-axis image stabilization, which Olympus claims should offer a stabilization benefit of ~5 stops. In our experience, this type of stabilization is also extremely useful when shooting handheld video.
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The PEN-F's video specification is pretty standard for an ILC in 2016, offering Full HD capture at up to 60fps, with a maximum bitrate of 52Mbps. Sound is dealt with by a built-in stereo microphone, visible here just ahead of the hotshoe, on the top of the camera.
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By default, video is initiated via the red movie record button on the top right of the PEN-F and both this and most other major controls are pretty familiar, being used in other recent OM-D and PEN-series Olympus cameras. The shutter button sits in the middle of the main control dial (and a thread for a screw-in cable release is a nice touch) and there's a secondary dial just behind it, jutting out from the rear of the camera. A

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Olympus has announced the revival of its classic 1960s half-frame film camera in digital form

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Along with the launch of the new PEN-F, Olympus has announced a limited edition OM-D E-M10 II. Wrapped in a tan faux leather, it comes with a matching leather neck strap and a collapsible 14-42mm EZ electronic zoom. In the inside, the limited edition E-M10 II is still offers the 16MP sensor, 5-axis image stabilization and 2.36 Million-dot OLED EVF that earned it a silver award when we reviewed it in August 2015.
The limited edition Olympus OM-D E-M10 II will cost $899.99 when it arrives in February.
Olympus OM-D E-M10 II Specifications

$799

SLR-style mirrorless

4608 x 3456

1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

16 megapixels

17 megapixels

Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

CMOS

TruePic VII

sRGB, AdobeRGB

Primary color filter

Auto, 200 - 25600, expands to 100-25600

100

7

Yes (4 slots)

Sensor-shift

5-axis image stabilization (yaw/pitch/roll/vertical/horizontal)

RAW

Super fine, fine, normal, basic

JPEG RAW MPO

Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View

Yes

Yes

81

Micro Four Thirds

2×

Tilting

3″

1,040,000

Yes (Focus, shutter release, AF point selection, menus, image playback)

TFT LCD

Yes

Electronic

100%

1.23×

2,360,000

60 sec

1/4000 sec

1/16000 sec

Program AE Aperture priority Shutter priority Manual

Portrait e-Portrait Landscape Landscape + Portrait Sport Hand-held Starlight Night scene Night + Portrait Children High Key Low Key DIS mode Macro Nature Macro Candle Sunset Documents Panorama Fireworks Beach & Snow Fisheye Conv. Wide Conv. Macro Conv. Panning 3D

Yes (Olympus Wireless RC Flash system compatible)

5.80 m (ISO 100)

Yes (via hot shoe or wirelessly)

Auto, redeye reduction, fill flash, flash off, 1st-curtain slow sync w/redeye, 1st-curtain slow sync, 2nd-curtain slow sync, manual

1/250 sec

8.0 fps

Yes (12 sec., 2 sec, custom)

Multi Center-weighted Spot

±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)

±5 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

Yes

1920 x 1080 (60p/30p/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p), 640 x 480 (30 fps)

H.264, Motion JPEG

Stereo

Mono

SD/SDHC/SDXC

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Yes (micro-HDMI)

No

No

Built-In

802.11b/g/n with smartphone app

Yes (Optional Remote cable RM-UC1)

No

Battery Pack

BLS-50 lithium-ion battery & charger

320

390 g (0.86 lb / 13.76 oz)

120 x 83 x 47 mm (4.72 x 3.27 x 1.85″)

Yes

Yes (Up to 999 shots. Can create 4K / 5 fps video)

None

via smartphone

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Based on the success and popularity of the Olympus E-M10 Mark II released this past fall, our friends at Olympus have today unveiled a new limited edition kit for the award-winning Olympus E-M10 Mark II. Reported to provide more texture for a firmer grip, this model is wrapped in a brown synthetic leather to accompany the silver finish. Along with the body, the kit comes with the M.Zuiko 14-42mm EZ kit lens, a genuine leather matching strap and a special metal lens cap with the O-MD logo. Aimed at photographers looking for...
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Style meets substance with the newly announced Olympus PEN-F mirrorless camera. Sporting a super-stylish, well-designed exterior, which hearkens back to the original PEN-F film camera of the 1960s, the new 'digital' PEN-F brings a number of technological features and even some upgraded specs over their current OM-D cameras. A first for an Olympus Micro Four Thirds camera, the new PEN-F is centered around a 20-megapixel Four Thirds Live MOS sensor, which is then paired to a TruePic VII image processor. Offering a nice increase in...
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Olympus PEN-F jest unikalnym przykładem rzemiosła najwyższej klasy, kwintesencją stylu i esencją fotografii. Twórcy nowego aparatu PEN-F połączyli swoją wiedzę techniczną z niezwykłą mieszanką dziedzictwa, urzekającego designu i prawdziwej innowacji, by dać nowemu modelowi to, co najbardziej ekskluzywne i pociągające: wyjątkowy wygląd.

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Olympus PEN-F body : Olympus Europe is proud to introduce the high-end PEN-F system camera. The definition of style and substance in photography - High end camera performance never looked or felt so good, and the PEN-F is the very definition of style and substance in photography. The PEN-F body is an unique piece of craftsmanship. The creators of the new Olympus PEN-F have taken this to heart, and enhanced its state-of-the-art optical credentials with a tangible blend of heritage, contemporary design and genuine innovation that lends the camera that most elusive and compelling of qualities: insight. It is a camera for those who adore the finer things in life. Yes, the Olympus PEN-F system camera can deliver world-class photography but its aura aspires to more.

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No cóż, wyglądem mnie nie zachwyca, bardziej podoba mi sie E-M5, a nawet stylus1.

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