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To Hold And To HaveAt the start of the 1960s, it's probably fair to say that Olympus was one of quite a number of Japanese camera companies looking for ways to expand beyond its home market and, in particular, take on the premier European brands. Like jus...
Here's a Digital PEN model that's as desirable as any OM-D. OK, so the PEN-F's premium pricing puts it in the same league as the top-of-the-line E-M1 which boasts, among other things, a weather-sealed bodyshell, the convenience of a centralised EVF and th...
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goodhousekeeping.co.uk Updated:
2016-11-05 15:22:52
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The latest edition to the PEN family comes in at the top of the range with a 20.3MP sensor in the Four Thirds format. It also offers a twisting touchscreen monitor, OLED viewfinder and a 17mm F1.8 lens...
Premium build quality and materials, Elegant and ergonomic design, The articulated touchscreen allows you to take a shot when selecting the focal point, Very sharp electronic viewfinder, Additional dials, like the creative mode selector make it easier to...
Video is limited to Full HD, not 4K, It's not weatherproofed like the similarly styled Panasonic GX8A, It is rather expensive for a compact system camera, Battery life is somewhat limiting, The onscreen menu system could be simpler, The bundled data cable...
The magnesium alloy and faux leather body feels well weighted and the timeless design is certainly desirable. It's also a pleasure to use thanks to the touchscreen monitor and additional physical dials. It isn't able to film in 4K, but its Full HD video i...
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Say hello to the first Olympus Pen with a built-in viewfinder: the Pen-F. If you were knocking around 50-years back then you might know it as, well, the original Pen-F - the half-frame film camera that looks very similar to this 2016 digital re-work. The...
Standout retro design, great built-in 5-axis image stabilisation, decent 20MP image quality to take on panasonic GX8, fun colour/art filter dial control...
So-so battery life, particularly expensive, no 4K video, complex menus, small design elements aren't quite right (small buttons, plastic flaps)...
Just as it did with the original Pen, Olympus has launched another classic in the Pen-F. The elegant design is eye-catching enough to steal some of Fujifilm's retro-styled limelight, without compromising on the feature set. Deciding between Panasoni...
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Inspired by the popular half-frame PEN F film cameras that were released in 1963, Olympus' latest CSC is designed, in their own words, to ‘induce envy in photo hipsters'. From its all-metal chassis wrapped in a faux-leather surround, to the finely-milled...
There's a lot about the Olympus PEN-F that should be applauded. It's a very stylish camera with enough substance to lift it above being a fashion statement. The trouble is, with its £999 price point, it's likely to remain a hard sell to those not won over...
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Make no mistake, we are truly living through a golden age of photography. Not only are more photos being taken than ever before, the amount of awesome cameras available is also spectacular.The Olympus Pen-F is yet another camera vying for your attention...
EVF, Old school look with leatherette, WiFi, Good build, New 20 MP sensor...
Small buttons and less than a clean look, Not weather sealed, Pretty expensive, Menu structure still a pain...
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It has a plethora of redoubtable features, from the conveniently sited mechanical dial on the front panel, used to select artistic modes, and the top 1/16,000th of a second shutter speed, to the 21.8-megapixel Live MOS sensor and the 2.36M-dot OLED electr...
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With its flat-bodied design the PEN-F is well-suited to small primes like this 17mm f/1.8When Olympus launched its first compact system camera, the Pen E-P1 in 2009, it was keen to emphasise its heritage as a maker of small, high quality cameras, exemplif...
Stunning styling and design make it a joy to use, Best image quality yet from a Four Thirds camera, Easy to adjust image processing settings on a shot-by-shot basis...
Viewfinder is smaller than similarly priced competitors, Confusing menu makes some features difficult to access, No weather sealing...
In line with the Pen-Fs retro styling, a mechanical cable release can be screwed in to the shutter button With the Pen-F, Olympus has come up with a rare thing in todays market a camera that has a distinct personality of its own. Its perhaps not one th...
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dpexpert.com.au Updated:
2016-11-05 15:22:53
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This is the first Olympus micro four thirds camera with a 20mp sensor, possibly the same as used in the Panasonic GX8. The stand-out feature of the Pen F is its aesthetic – this is a re-imaging of the admired Pen half frame cameras of 50 years ago. The ne...
The new sensor gives a little extra resolution over the former 16mp units in Olympus cameras, and does so without any tradeoff in digital noise. Image quality is altogether outstanding. And the little knob on the front of the camera that selects colour, m...
The memory card slot is on the base of the camera where its cover is fouled by a tripod...
With the lovely Pen F we enter the difficult decision making process where the head and the heart conflict. The heart says Olympus. Only the beautiful Nikon Df of 2013 comes close in retro aesthetics. And the Olympus works as sweetly as it looks. But… It...
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Most of the new functions make it easy to create colour or B&W photos at the touch of a switch, add lots of different special effects quickly and easily and link the camera to a smart device so the end results can be posted in blogs and/or shared via a wi...
The entire design concept behind the PEN-F is aimed at JPEG shooters who are active on social media. There's nothing wrong with this as it enables a traditionally-styled camera to meet the needs of the modern user.The addition of a decent EVF, which is bu...
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If you're one of our older readers – or just really into your cameras – the Olympus PEN-F might sound awfully familiar. That's because the Japanese company released a camera bearing this very name all the way back in the Swinging Sixties (1963 to be preci...
Gorgeous design, Compact and sturdy, Highly customisable control setup...
Not a huge improvement over the cheaper E-M5 II...
Spec-wise, the PEN-F is very similar to the OM-D E-M5 II Olympus launched last year. It has a slightly different sensor (the E-M5 II has 16MP), but many of the same features and functions. The OM-D E-M5 II is a little cheaper, but the PEN-F has style and...
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Olympus isn't just hinting at the PEN-F's photographic heritage, design, construction and craftsmanship, it's laying it on with a trowel. This is not a camera for bargain-hunters, but one designed for discerning photographers who "appreciate the finer thi...
High, resolution EVF, New 20MP sensor, External controls and build quality...
Expensive compared to other PEN models, Tilting screen might be better for street photography...
The PEN-F is a deliberately beautiful camera that's not just built for show. Inside is a brand new 20MP sensor and enough processing power for 10fps continuous shooting and full HD video at 60/50fps. It's a small camera packed with controls but it just do...
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Technology and legacy don't often go hand in hand. When your mandate is to continue pushing forward, it rarely pays to look in the past. Photography is different. Camera companies constantly trade on their legacy, directly connecting the present to the pa...
Maitani-san's legacy lives on Even though it isn't a perfect digital recreation of the original, this new PEN-F is a stylish, solidly constructed piece of kit that we think enthusiasts will adore. Cynics might dismiss this as a slimmer, more stylish O...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2016-11-05 15:22:54
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Olympus isn't just hinting at the PEN-F's photographic heritage, design, construction and craftsmanship, it's laying it on with a trowel. This is not a camera for bargain-hunters, but one designed for discerning photographers who "appreciate the finer thi...
Highresolution EVF, New 20MP sensor, External controls and build quality...
Expensive compared to other PEN models, Tilting screen might be better for street photography...
The PEN-F is a deliberately beautiful camera that's not just built for show. Inside is a brand new 20MP sensor and enough processing power for 10fps continuous shooting and full HD video at 60/50fps. It's a small camera packed with controls but it just do...
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Hands-on: There's more to this camera than its looks The 'rangefinder' revival is hardly a new trend, but Olympus has led the way from day one and the PEN-F is its latest effort. Coming in at around £1,000 body only, it's going up against the likes of the...
Olympus PEN F – Performance and AF The PEN F is very quick to use, breezing through playback and switching on pretty much instantaneously. If you leave the camera in the “on” position and don't touch it for some time, it will automatically switch off – yo...
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The new camera will be offered in black and silver body colours. Also available when the camera goes on sale will be four specially-designed accessories: the ECG-4 External Grip, which has an Arca-sized tripod plate, the CSS-S120L PR Premium Leather Shoul...
Many photographers will welcome the arrival of the PEN-F, not only because it introduces a built-in EVF to the PEN range but also because it is currently the highest-resolution Olympus mirrorless camera available. Its 20.3-megapixel Live MOS sensor matche...
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Olympus PEN-F review: Hands-on First Look The pretty, retro-styled PEN F will be available in silver, or all-black Olympus PEN-F at a glance: 20-million-pixel Four Thirds sensor ISO 80-25600 (extended) 2.36-million-dot OLED EVF (0.62x magnification) 1.04-...
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Olympus's new Pen-F had me at hello. I love vintage, and the new Pen-F honors its 60s heritage with class, as well as updates it to make the name its own.Olympus' newest mirrorless camera is named after the first Pen F, which was released in 1963. The two...
The Pen-F checks all the right boxes to become a portable camera companion. It's clear that Olympus' has done some of their best work on the Pen-F, and it's a new classic for our age that would make its namesake proud.It is strikingly handsome, looking bo...
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If you're one of our older readers – or just really into your cameras – the Olympus PEN-F might sound awfully familiar. That's because the Japanese company released a camera bearing this very name all the way back in the Swinging Sixties (1963 to be preci...
Gorgeous design, Compact and sturdy, Highly customisable control setup...
Not a huge improvement over the cheaper E-M5 II...
Spec-wise, the PEN-F is very similar to the OM-D E-M5 II Olympus launched last year. It has a slightly different sensor (the E-M5 II has 16MP), but many of the same features and functions. The OM-D E-M5 II is a little cheaper, but the PEN-F has style and...
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While we did bring you news about the launching of the new Olympus PEN-F , we weren't able to give you our hands-on impressions on it. Well, that's something we're rectifying with this article.Certainly, the emphasis on design is very evident with the new...
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devontechsupport.com Updated:
2017-05-21 06:10:31
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Olympus has two lines of Micro Four Thirds compact system camera (CSC); PEN and OM-D, with the OM-D series being the more ‘serious' of the pair and aimed at enthusiast photographers. Both ranges have a distinct retro style with the OM-D cameras resembling...
The PEN-F feels great and the collection of buttons and dials along with the touch-screen allow settings changes to be made quickly and easily. The electronic viewfinder is a high quality device that displays enough detail to allow manual focusing on the...
While the PEN-F's top-plate dials are well made and chunky, making them nice to use, the buttons on the back of the camera are rather small and fiddly. This is the same with other Olympus CSCs and while many people have no problem with them, some of those...
The PEN-F is an excellent camera with bags of features and lots of scope for customisation of both the controls and the appearance of the images it produces. It may take you a while to work through the various options and optimise it for the way you want...
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