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Olympus Pen EE User manual
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- Olympus Pen EE
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PEN EE (Electric Eye)
Automotic or Monuol
A PERFECT PICTURE EVERY TIME
NOW, FOR THE I st TIME lN HISTORY, A HIGH QUALITY CAMERA INCORPO-
RATING ALL THE DESIRES OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Light Weight, Ultro-
Minioture, Fully Automotic, Low Cost!
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The PEN EE occepts ony regulor 35mm film, color
or block ond white, oll ASA speeds. No speciol
film is necessqry. The PEN EE tokes the identicol
films thot ony 35mm comero tokes.
Film Size On o regulor 20 exposure roll, the PEN EE gives
you 40 exposures. The picture size is l8mmX24mm
(obout 1" x l"l, exoctly l the size of pictures token
with o regulor 35mm comero. The film is processed
in the so me wolr through the so me ploces thot
other 35mm film is processed.
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l) Flip up the lock ot the comero bose. Turn it in the direction of
the orrow shown below. Then grosp the comero body with the
left hond, the comero bock with ihe right hond, ond gently slide
the comero bock DOWN in the direction of the orrow shown in
center photo o bove.
2l Slip the end of the new film into the Winding Spool. Film
3) Ploce the film cortridge in the cortridge chomber, being sure thot
the corlridge holder fits snugly within the top of co rtridge. Be
sure the sprockets on the sprocket spool engoge the perforotions
in the film. Move the film slightly if necessory, or turn the re-
wind lever slightly to toke up film slock. Reploce the comero
bock ond lock it securely.
Wind the film once ond releose the shutter button. During this
lst wind, the film ir being engoged in the sprocket spool, ond the
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1 rewind lever will moye in the some direction the film is moving.
This is normol, ond shows proper looding. Wind ond expose the
I film three more times. Wheneyer you wind the film, be sure you
wind it oll the woy. Never wind it holf woy or port wolr but
I oll the woy.
4l After the 3 triol shots; set the film counter. Ploce your thumb
lloodins on the knurled round indicotor, ond turn until the triongle points
I to either 72 or 40. lf you ore using o 36 exposure roll, set the
triongle to point to 72. lf you ore using o 20 exposure roll, set
the triongle to point to 40. From thot point on, the COUNTER
SHOWS YOU HOW MANY PICTURES YOU CAN STILL TAKE
BEFORE THE FILM lS ALL USED UP. lf the pointer points to 27,
for exomple, thot meons you con still toke 27 more pictures on
thot roll of film.View original page 10Page 11 · Read text
When the film is completely wound for next picture,Self -Cocking Shutler two operotions toke ploce outomoticolly. The film
is moved to the next frome ond the shutter is
cocked, reody for releose. You need only press
the releose button to moke on exposure.
The Film Winding Roller should be rolled oll the woy
until it stops. lf not, the shutter will not operote.
Do not wind the film immediotely ofter you hove
token o picture. Woit until you ore reody for the
next piclure, ond wind the film iust before moking
the exposure. This eno bles the shutter springs to
lost ond remoin occurote indefinitely.
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The Olympus PEN EE embodies on Extro BrightTo Use the Viewfinder Luminous Frome Finder, Perfect composition is
eosy. Simply ploce the subiect motter in the
center of the f ro me. The PEN EE finder is so
constructed thot regordless of the position of
your eye, the subiect will be centered. The
f ro me limits o re within the white outline shown
in the finder. For oction shots, wotch the sublect
o nd click the shutter when su biect is within the
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An ultro-sensitive built-in efectric eye surrounds
the lens. This electric eye sets the f/sfop for
o perfect exposure regordless of the light
conditions. Simply point the comero ot the
subiect (bV looking through the viewfinder ot
the subiect), the eye gothers the light, sets the
f/stop, ond ollows o perfect picture by simply
Autontolic Ef ectric Eye releosing the shutter.
lf the light is too bright or too dull, it is
impossible to moke on exposure. As you look
lhrough the viewfinder you see o red flosher
comes up when the exposure will not be per-
fect. lf you see this red signol, simply moye
the subiect to on oreo thot hos more light.
The electric eye ond red flosher operotes
oulomoticolly ot oll ASA film speed selting os
shown on the ASA ring in white numbers.
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To Rewind the Film After the lost Exposure
Flip up the rewind lever. Press down qnd HOLD
lhe rewind button ot the bose of the comero body.
SLOWLY turn the rewind cronk in the direction of
the orrow. You will feel o tension, which shows
thot the film is being rewound into the co rtridge.
At the rote of oboul I complete turn per second,
turn the rewind cronk until you feel the tension
suddenly disoppeor. Then turn the rewind cronk
o few more times, ond the film con be removed
from the comero. lf you turn the rewind cronk too
quickly in the PEN-EE or in ony comero; the
friction of the film ogoinst the pressure plote
couse tiny bits of dust to settle on the film.View original page 14Page 16 · Read text
Flosh Synchronizotion Attqehing to Cqmerct
Any kind of Flosh-Gun con be used O Open the brocket ond
with Pen E E. Use o Stro bo lig ht o r fix on Olympus Pen
o Typ. F Bulb. come ro on it with the
Selection of the lens opening. sc rew.
Divide the Guide number by d is- O Connect the cord with
tonce ond this is the lens oPening Flosh Synchronizolion
figure. Socke t.
Exomple Film Speed ASA | 00 ' '
Guide Number ' 105
Distonce to subiect:
l5 f eet
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Depth of Field
Remember thqt Depth of Fiefd INCREASES os you use o ftgure f/stop. Remem-
ber olso thot subiects do not suddenly become f vzzy if they o re outside the
depth of field. Obiects groduolly lose first o little shorpness, then more
shorpness the further they get outside the depth of field. For simple operotion,
ond for the most sho rpness, use the higher numbered f/stops whenever possible.
Since the PEN EE is o fully oufomotic comero, use the fostest oyoiloble ftlm
lhqf you con. This will give you o higher ASA setting, ond the comero wilf
outomoticolly give you shorper pictures due to q greoter depth of field.
Shorp enlorgement in size of 4t' x 6+" is ossured ot ony distonce further thot
5 feef f rom the subiect. lf on enlorgement more thon l}'t X 12" is required,
use o distonce longer lhon 7 feet fo the subiect.
Auxiliory lens is ottocho ble to PEN EE f or moking close-up pictures f rom 2
lo 4 feet.
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To Moke o Perfect Picture
I ) Hold the comero firmly ogoinst your foce. ',ii
2l Spreod \f otrr feet o port so you will not swoy bock ond forth, or
side to sidu'.
3l Be sure your fingers do not coyer the lens, the viewfinder, the
electric €y€, or the fromefinder. Be sure your ftngers do not moye
the ASA ring o f te r it is set.
4l Hold your breglh os you press the shu$ter releose button.
5l Use o lens shode when shooting into the sunlight.
6l Use o UV filter to shut out ultroviolet roys. (The filter con be used
between pictures to protect the lens olso.|
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