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OLYMPUS PEN EE / EES / EL (Easy Load) User manual
User manual for OLYMPUS PEN EE / EES / EL (Easy Load). 21 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Olympus
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- OLYMPUS PEN EE / EES / EL (Easy Load)
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- User manual
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- English
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- 21
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Congratulations on purchasing your Olympus Pen-EE/Pen-EES. You have chosen the
easiest handling modet of the famous Olympus Pen series.
Always catry your Olympus Pen.EE/Pen-EES with you for constant enioyment of photo'
graphy
Pen EE (EL) Pen EES (EL)View original page 3Page 4 · Read text
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Lens: Pen EE : D Zuiko f13.5 (4 elementl,28mm
Pen EES: D Zuiko f 12.8 14 elementl, 30 mm
Lens Opening: Pen EE : Automatic: Diaphragm automatically moves from f/3.5 to tl22
Manual : For flash photogrophy, from f/3.5 to f 122
Pen EES: Automatic: Diaghragm automatically moves from f 12.8 to tl22
Manual : For flash photography, from t12.8 to f 122
Shutter; Programme system: Auto l/40 sec. or 1/200 sec.
Manual l/40 sec. X contact'
Self shutter release button locking system for inadequate light.
ASA Setting: ASA film speed settings are click stops attheratingsof 10,(161, 125l,32,(401,
50, 64, 80,100, 160 and 200
Exposure Meter: Built-in Electric Eye Meter
Pen EE : Light Value from 8.5 to 17 (ASA 100)
Pen EES: Light Value from 8 to 17 (ASA 1001
Focusing: Pen EE : Fixed focusing lens system
Pen EES'. Zone focusing lens system (3.position setting)
Viewf inder: Luminous Brieht Frame Finder has magnification of 0.5x
Film loading: EL (Easy loading) system.
Film Winding: One motion thumb wind at camera rear,
Film Rewind: Fold down rewind crank type lever.
Dimentions: Pen EE : 108x66x42mm 14 ll4x2Ll2xL Ll4,l
Pen EES: l08x66x 47 mm (4 Ll4x2 Ll2xL 314,1
Weight: Pen EE : 350 er. ll2 1/2 onces)
Pen EES: 400gr. (14 onces)View original page 4Page 7 · Read text
The Pen EE and/or Pen EES accepts any regular 35 mm f ilm,
color or black and white. No special film is necessary. The
Pen EE and/or Pen EES takes the identical films that any
35 mm camera takes.
The pictures are " Pen" size (15/16x 11/16 inches), half of the
35 mm film size (13/8 xt718 inches). This size is very econo'nB\.B mical, especially for colored slides, because 72 pictures can
be taken on a roll of 36 and 40 on a roll of 20.View original page 7Page 8 · Read text
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Film Load,nt,\
Set the ASA ring to one of the n Flip up the lock at the camera n Place the film cartridge in the
Yellow Number for manual oper- base. Turn lt in the direction of Z1 v camera body with the left hand, ation. the arrow that is a counter clock'
wise. Then hold the camera body with being sure that the cartridge holder
f its snugly within the top of cartridge. the left hand, the camera back with
the right hand, and gentlY slide out
the camera back in the direction of
the a rrow.View original page 8Page 9 · Read text
and , SliD theendof thenewfilm into F Be sure the sprockets on the /^ Replace the camera back
making per'4 one ot the six slotsonthewind. 5 sprocket spool engage the Q tock it securelv after ing Spoot with right hand. - forations on the both sides of sure that the film is placed be.
the fitm, winding the film on tp the tween the upperand lower film Suide
winding spool, rails.
NOTE :
When insert a film end into one of the
slots so deep, the tilm end may run
out from the opposite slot.
Even in that case. continue to advance
the film,
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"l Wind the film once and release n After the 3 trial shots, set the n Set the ASA number on the
so ! the shutter button for trial shot. t) film counter. Place your thumb :, camera dial(WHITE numbers)
During this wind, the rewind on the either 72 or 40. lf you are that the film ASA number is
lever will move in the same direction using a 36 exposure roll, set the opposite the chromium dot.
the film is moving. This is normal, triangle to point to 72. lf you are
and shows proper loading. Wind and using a 20 exposure roll, set to point to
expose the film two more times. 40. From that point on, the COUNTER
Whenever you wind the film, be sure SHOWS YOU HOW MANY PICTURES
you wind it all the way. Never wind YOU CAN STILL TAKE BEFORE THE
it half way or part way, but all the way. FILM lS ALL USED UP. lf the pointer
points to 27, for example, that means
you can still take 27 more pictures on
that roll of film.
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Distance Scale:
Olympus Pen EE
The Pen EE has fixed focus lens system and so eliminates
and any focusing. Just you press the release button
nothing else is necessary. Attach the close'up lens for
taking a close.up picture from o.75m to 1.5m (2.5feet-
5 feetl.
Olympus Pen EES
The Pen EES has focusing ring marked with three symbols' I
...For portraits. Click stop represents 1'2m (4ft'l' R. {e Beyond this mark, the ring stops at O'9 m which
is the closest distance setting.
group pictures and snap shots' Click stop
Rp"fr...For represents3m(loft.l.WhentakinggeneraIpic.
tures, best results are obtained by setting the
focusing ring to this mark'
& .For landscape'photography. Click stop represents 15m(5oft.l.Beyondthismark,thefocusingring
stoPs at the infinitY Point'View original page 11Page 12 · Read text
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View Finder\.
You can see a white frame around the view-finder field.
When taking a picture, make sure that your subject is
inside the frame-enclosed area as much as possible.
The Pen EE and or Pen EES finder is so constructed that
regradless of the position of your eye, the subject will
be centered.
NOTE to the owner of Olympus Pen EES.
I There are two short lines projecting over the upper part
of the framed area. When setting the distance to the
portrait mark ( I I or a shorter range, make certain that
your subject occupies the area under the lines.
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Art-";li" El""*rc E;\
An ultra-sensitive built-in electric eye surrounds the lens.
This electric eye sets the f/stop and proper shutter speed
automatically for a perfect exposure regardless of the
light conditions.
When your subject is too dim, the shutter does not work
even if you press the shutter button, and a red warning
mark appears in the viewfinder. In such a case, use a
f lashgu n.
On the other hand, when your subject is too bright, the
a red warning mark also appeSrs. In that event, use
filter lY2 or ND4XI to reduce the amount of light enter'
ing the lens and the exposure meter.
th, <- Red Warning Mark
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Camera Holding,\
make a perfect Piciure your face. Tol, Hold the catr'tera firmly against
2l Spread your feet apart so you will not away back and forth,
or side to side
3) Be sure your fingers do not cover the lens, the viewfiner,
or the electric eye.
4l Hold your breath as you press the s[utter release button.
5) Use a UV filter to shut oul ultraviolet rays. (The filter can
be used to protect the lens also.)
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Fitm newinaine\,
Flip up the rewind lever,. Press down and
HOLD the rewind button at the base of the
camera body. SLOWLY turn the rewind crank
in the direction of the arrow. You will feel
a tension, which shows that the film is being
rewound into the cartridge. At the rate of
about 1 complete turn per second, turn the
rewind crank until you feel the tension sud-
denly disappear. Then turn the rewind crank
a few more times, and the film can be re-
moved from the camera. lf you turn the
rewind crank too quickly in any camera; the
friction of the f ilm against the pressure plate
cause tiny bits of dust to settle on the f ilm.
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Accessories,\"
Flash photography
When photographing dim subjects, use the PEN Flash equip-
ment. The flash bulbs include AG-1 and AG-3, both of the
MF type, and AG-18 and AG-38 for color photography.
The PEN Flash exposure table states the relationship between
film speed, distance and diaphragm. Set diaphragm opening
to one of yellow numbers on the diaphragm ring of the
camera. (The shutter speed is ll4O sec.)
PEN FLASH 2
* Open the bracket and fix the Pen EE and/or Pen EES on it
with the screw.
* Connect the cord with flash synchronization Terminal.
* Select the diaphragm opening using the Pen Flash exposure
table attached on the rear side.
Pen Flash 2 Flash Bracket
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FILTER ATTACHMENT LENS
Use a 43.5mm screw-in type or 45mm slip-on type filter. ASA setting adjustment is not
43.5mm t"*.-:* -.t-/ necessary for using or 45m m Y2 f ilters since these
cover the whole Electric Eye.
UV or Skylieht filter, either of
which no ASA setting adjust-
ment is necessary, is recom-
mended for clear pictures.
Filter types and characteristics:
UV - Eliminates undesirable ultra-violet rays and gives clear pictures. Also usable constantly for lens protection. (For
black-and-white f il m).
Y2 - Accentuates contrasts, for example, by darkening a blue
sky and bringing white clouds into relief, and produces
three-dimensional effects. (For black-and-white filml.
lA - (skylight) - Like UV, eliminates stray ultra-violet rays and
prevents pictures from assuming a bluish totte. Usable
for lens protection.
8lC - (for cloudy weather)- Designed for colour photography,
prevents a bluish tone f rom entering pictures taken under
cloudy or rainy weather.
82C-(for morning and evening) -Designed for colour photo-
graphy, prevents a yellow-reddish tone from entering pic-
tures taken during morning or evening hours when red
rays abound.
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corouR SLIDE SELF TIMER
A handy projector with a wide-angle lens and designed As illustrated you can use an
for projecting large picture at short projector'to'screen attachable self'timer which is
distances. Not only half size colour film but standard available in any camera store.
35mm slides may be shown with this projector.
O Pen slide projector o Blower (cooler) O Auto changer
O Film-strip adapter O Pen slide mount
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Advantages of the D. Zuiko Wide Angle Lens
One of the major reasons for taking pictures is to record
life as it exists. The camera lens is like our eyes. We
want to put on film what our eyes see. Our eyes can
look at a newspaper, or a person across the table, or
three miles away, and they will all be sharp to us. lf
something very close and very far sharp to us at thg
same time-like our eyes see things-it is called great
D Zuiko F3.5 f Our eyes have a great depth of field. -28mm "depth of field".
The lenses found on the most ordinary cameras do NOT
have a great depth of field. But the D. ZUIKO lens on
the Olympus Pen has one of the greatest depth of fields
in existence. To prove this, make a photograph of a
near object, a middle object and a far-away object in the
same picture. The Olympus Pen will get them ALL
sharp at the same time, JUST AS OUR EYES WOULD
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D Zuiko F2.A f :3ommView original page 20Page 21 · Read text
Japan : Olympus Optical Go., Ltd.
7, 3-chome, Kanda Ogawamachi
Ghiyoda-ku, Tokyo
America u.s.A.: Olympus Gorp. of
39-22, 30th Street, Long Island CitY
N. Y. 11101
Germany : Olympus Optical Go., (Europa) GmbH
1 Steindamm 105, 2 Hamburg
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