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avatarjunior
sent on July 28, 2021

Pros: Beautiful, small but solid, with a great retro charm.

Cons: AF, protruding front bezel, monitor opening, delicate caseback.

Opinion: After wandering through the various formats I decided to take this micro 4/3 more for its vintage beauty than for the size of the sensor format, which in the end I still consider a middle ground. The machine is performing, has a lot of functions and settings, is pleasant to hold in your hand and gives joy in shooting, the resealable and reversible display makes it possible to frame and compose the photo only from the viewfinder bringing the camera to the eye without distractions, just like with analog machines. AF not really lightning with low light, better to focus manually, the front ring protrudes perhaps a little too much and can rotate accidentally, the opening of the monitor has a small and not very easy invitation. A really negative note is the delicacy of the caseback (mine is the silver version), after mounting it only once on the stand it was scratched, nothing of that at the bottom but considering that it was like new with less than 1000 shots a little makes me turn them, so be careful!

avatarjunior
sent on October 31, 2020

Pros: Lightness, ease of use, quality compared to price

Cons: VERY slow AF in dark situations

Opinion: I used this beautiful machine for two years and 60,000 shots as a newspaper photojournalist. Machine that does not excel in anything, but that as a whole is really great with good lenses. I have always had a good time with the ergonomics of the Oympus, and even with this I have nothing to complain about. The file always looks beautiful, colors always real, ability you save obrids and lights quite good. Machine that has always allowed me to take home works of good -excellent level coupled to 12/40 F 2.8, 17 1.8 and 45 1.8, a trio little expense so much yield. Machine that allowed me to shoot at conferences and 20 minutes later to be under the basket and do in 20 minutes a publicable basketball service, and then run out at night and capture some events in the dark. The only defects I found were the really slow and embarrassing AF situations of little light (so much so that you have to use it in manual fire to be able to shoot) and the wheel for changing colors in front of the finger that you can accidentally move and create problems not least.

avatarjunior
sent on February 19, 2020

Pros: Small, handy, powerful, file management, color and b/n and above all BEAUTIFUL!!!

Cons: No one, maybe some filter too...

Opinion: Purchased for 2 months, in a few days became the main machine, beautiful, black, fantastic maneuver, light, produces fantastic files, I also have the M1.2, but in my opinion the Files of the Pen have something more. He's with me every day, I couldn't help it anymore... with pro optics it's a little more complicated to manage, but just get used to it... For those who love OLYMPUS, I think it's an essential object... and to think that I didn't like her exit at all...

avatarjunior
sent on April 02, 2019

Pros: Small, manageable, powerful and beautiful

Cons: According to the type of machine no, if I have to give some "cons" I would have avoided all those unnecessary filters.

Opinion: I State that is not the first camera I own, together with the new arrival of home Oly account on a Nikon D700 (only fixed optics) and Ricoh GR. The PenF is with me for about 15 days and I must say that, accomplice to the novelty, I'm photographing more and with satisfaction. The compactness and quality is for me high. I shoot smoothly at 2000 ISO and sincerely the files that products are beautiful. I ruled out the NR because I do not tolerate the typical effect of reduction on-camera and because printing the noise is not known as in video. What to say, I wanted it and bought it and I'm satisfied, despite a previous experience with OMD EM 10 not really finished well. So Good Olympus!

avatarjunior
sent on March 08, 2019

Pros: Vintage Aesthetics, sturdiness, practicality of transport, speed of use

Cons: With the use of glasses do not always turn on the viewfinder (eyepiece)

Opinion: A nice little toy to travel the world and take home wonderful shots. Relatively light body, also combined with the Zoom 12-40 f/2.8 (a bit ' chubby and heavy compared to the fixed) never annoys. If we can also put a couple of "classic" lenses in the backpack... Well... It seems to have returned to the years 80 when the 28-35-85 mm were at home, so much fun to search for the best framing and shoot. Certainly known difference between the files of the Pen F and those of the Nikon D3X, but always depends on the love that one puts us to grasp the moments that photographer. Recommended with full marks. And then the goals are found in the Web at attractive prices, considering the wonderful rendering to my way of seeing. I read that "addictive." True!

avatarjunior
sent on February 13, 2019

Pros: High-level aesthetics and finishes, dimensions, general quality.

Cons: A certain difficulty in opening the monitor (due to the absence of an invitation for the finger). For the rest, I will bring back my general impressions after having tried it for a while.

Opinion: Just received (bought used on Ebay). I can't, for now, subscribe to the impressions of the other reviews (regarding handling). I will bring back as soon as possible the results of the tests of use, for now I can only say that for a long time I did not feel satisfaction in handling a new device. It's really fantastic and well finished. Notice that I come from OM-D EM-5 (Mk 1), which was already a nice car. The ECG4 is certainly very useful and for an intense use is probably better to mount it (especially if you use a bit ' heavy optics), of course that the machine is more beautiful without.

avatarjunior
sent on August 10, 2018

Pros: Aesthetics, portability, compactness, customization, stabilizer in machine, b/w files exceptional If you personalize the various monochrome profiles, viewfinder

Cons: M4/3 sensor, excessive depth of field

Opinion: After a year of assiduous use, I can finally say that it is not the system mirroless not to go well, but the sensor M4/3. I knew that I had not in my hands a full frame but I expected more from the M4/3 sensor both in terms of three-dimensionality and blurry aperture all open. In my opinion the unscrewing of the M4/3 sensors is to be the exact half of the full frame sensor and this creates a result for which not only the 25 mm on this sensor corresponds to the 50 mm on the full frame sensor, but a diaphragm of f 1.8 is equivalent to the same depth of camp or F 3.6 on full frame. In short, after a year I decided to return to the full frame sensor that either mirroless or reflex does not matter except for the lightness speech.

avatarjunior
sent on March 15, 2018

Pros: beautiful, not bulky, personabilizzabile in every way, for me it is worth the price that costs even if it is a car that is 2 years old, there is more of its charm, unpò retro, but with the leather back it brings me back 40 years, but technological content is really good, I can not help it

Cons: as usual after 4 olympus chaotic menu, but I'm used to it, drums that you do 180 shots, but resolves with 2 patons from a few euros, delicate back (just make a rubber edge, siconsuma that changes)

Opinion: accustomed to om d 10 2 is another world, very little noise, endless possibilities, bn fantastic, costs but pegs well spent, with the sigma 60 and zuizo 17 you lead very well in every situation, in a word satisfied! it is not a fx but this 20 mpx sensor makes really stabilizing miracles that shoot at half a second without moved,

avatarsenior
sent on February 11, 2018

Pros: 20 mp sensor, possibility to use the machine totally in manual, studied ergonomics, batteries used on other Olympus machines, complete jpeg laboratory, folding screen, beautiful to die for

Cons: high price, it is addictive

Opinion: Machine taken for play at a black friday at a greatly reduced price, I was ready to resell it to invest in optics but then the beauty screamed from the closed box and I opened it. I slowly became familiar with this gem and the first thing that made me rejoice was to find out how in M ??it is possible to use the two ring nuts, one for diaphragms, one for the times and the third above and under exposure to manage the iso. Perfect for those who love old school. I discovered but not studied thoroughly, the enormous possibility for those who use jpeg to be able to process and sector this function. The front wheel allows you to choose preset settings (not the art but real presets such as lightroom to be clear), high-level, BN, or work on individual colors. Once you have chosen the mode you can act with a lever on various settings such as grain or high and low lights or change the intensity of the individual color. Devastating if used with specific objectives (I mean), very funny if used for play. After the period of stugod of the jewel and happy to be able to share the batteries with the omd 5 mark1 (no more mistakes choosing batteries and a unique charger) I tried on the field the little one and it started them the beautiful. I had read around that this sensor had nothing more than the previous one, but the facts dismantle this huge stupidity, or Lightroom has used all its power on this sensor by disgusting the previous one. Clean files, noise managed well, high recovery and low light excellent, in one word magnificent. I tried first at the theater, infamous test for a Pen and then in the first shooting where I forced myself to leave my FF at home. I can only say that I am astonished by the quality of the files, the naturalness of how everything was managed by this tiny sensor. I decided to sell my d700 and bet everything on this system, taking advantage of the Nikon G lenses that I used in this shoot and that gave a full manual shooting experience in the afternoon. Excellent machine not to be mistaken for a whim, small but powerful to today a purchase that will take me to changere definitely system and in full awareness.

avatarsenior
sent on March 19, 2017

Pros: Construction, quality of files, viewfinder,

Cons: Af, artifacts in hi-res mode of moving subjects, the absence tropicalization.

Opinion: The purchase of 929 € in kit with 17mm 1.8 has prevented me to score against in the price, otherwise you may well say that it is not a economico.rnLa body construction is at the top, just like the aesthetics making it the most eye-catching in the world of m4 / 3. Frequently using it on a tripod I preferred to provide it with its original grip (luckily found used saw the crowds of the new price) with the hooking swiss Ark, very comfortable and protective for delicate pad inferiore.rnIl body is very light, compact, and is a pleasure to hold in your hand, especially when combined with optical not too pesanti.rnLa quality of the files is exceptional when compared to the size of the sensor; interesting and useful the Hi-Res function, but works only on still subjects for creating invasive and unpleasant artifacts on anything that moves (including water). The af I seemed less than that of the em1 both in af-s (with bright lenses as the 25 1.2) that af-c, but is not a born body for the Photo-huntingOverall ica.rnVoto 9, hopefully implement a firmware to improve the Hi-Res release, it would be really useful to be able to use without this limitation.

avatarjunior
sent on March 18, 2017

Pros: EXTREME CARE MATERIALS. VINTAGE DESIGN, PORTABILITY ', SIGHT VERY BRIGHT, LCD GOOD, FANTASTIC STABILIZATION, MANY CUSTOM, EXCELLENT AF ACCURATE AND FAST. VERY BUBBLE.

Cons: EXPENSIVE, DELICATE LOWER BODY.

Opinion: EXCELLENT PORTABILITY 'Lightweight and compact EVEN IF IN HAND FROM A GOOD IMPRESSION OF STRENGTH AND AN EXTREME CARE IN THE BUILDING. THE MATERIALS USED ARE FIRST CHOICE, LCD TILTING VERY PRACTICAL AND VERY BRIGHT. THE FOCUS SPEED AND PRECISION, baked FILES ARE EXCELLENT, EVEN IF THE ORF (RAW) NOT BE READ TO ALL SYSTEMS. GOOD SHARPNESS UP TO 3200. MORE THAN ACCEPTABLE BUT DIFFICULT THERE IS THE NEED 'TO OVERCOME THAT LIMIT, SINCE THE PERFECT REGULATOR ON 5 AXES ALLOWS TO WORK WITH TIME LOW SENA PROBLEMS MOVED. ALLOWS MANY CONFIGURATIONS PERSONAL. LITTLE FRIENDLY THE MENU. I HAVE ALSO OMD EM1 MARK II AND I HAVE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE IS NOT 'SO THEN' abysmal. CERTAINLY NOT GOVERNING THE COMPARISON WITH THE NIKON D750 FX, BUT THIS IS 'ANOTHER WORLD. BEFORE YOU TAKE HER AT HOME, THE COUNCIL OF pick it up AND VERIFY THE FEELING, WITH FIXED OPTICS FOR 4: 3 THE IMPACT AND 'WONDERFUL, THE WHAT CHANGES WITH THE OPTICS PRO (ZOOM) BY A SENSE OF INSTABILITY'. JUST BUY THE HANDLE & euror;. 140,00- AND ALL BACK NORMAL. Consigliatissima FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO MOVE LIGHT.

avatarsenior
sent on January 28, 2017

Pros: meticulous care in design and materials, fantastic sight, full of neat and functional dials, very customizable, crazy stabilizer!

Cons: And 'expensive, the image quality is very good but not comparable to a reflex course FF

Opinion: Well, I do a first review on the fly, I own this room for less than a week, it was my ball, I wanted it and I got it with 17mm f1.8.rnAppena pulled out of the box, I take it in your hand and say: "my mom quality!" yes, this is state of the Pen F in the design and care of materials and this is out of the question, then I start to use it, customize it and I realize that nothing is missing, absolutely nulla.rnIl viewfinder is really beautiful, very much fluid and crisp in general is a machine that is loved for street photography, light, practical, with an AF excellent (very fast), the stabilizer 5-axis does a tremendous job! shooting in hand with times of 1 "is unheard of in other macchina.rnCosta bodies, and not a little! But it must be acknowledged that a quality never seen in every aspect and quality, s pay! IQ is very good, but it remains always a M4 / 3 sensor so you do not expect the detachment of the plans that can 'give a FF DSLR, going upISO 3200 ie beyond the noise is heard even if, thanks to the super stabilizing you can keep the ISO low and avoid mosso.rnIl My advice is try it at home first to take her there is a very particular car body, in all respects and must convince and pleasure since we are talking of almost 1,400 € (in kit with 17mm) I like very much and are extremely sodisfatto purchase.

avatarjunior
sent on September 23, 2016

Pros: vintage appearance. Portability when compared to a full frame SLR (I have a Canon 5D mkIII). EVF fantastic and well defined.

Cons: Delicate the lower body, so I decided to buy the original handle ECG4. The ring of exposure compensation is likely to be changed inadvertently, it happened to me a few times. AF-C is not as reactivity comparable to that of a reflex.

Opinion: I possess an excellent kit Canon full-frame with 5DmkIII + optical zoom L series (17-40 - 24-70 f / 2,8II - 70-200 f / 4 IS) + 85 and 35 fixed and I was looking for a compact portable system you always behind without turning with the backpack to get it all back. rnHo decided, therefore, to buy a mirrorless body indirizzandomi of Olympus as it has stabilized bodies and the M4 / 3 because I wanted maximum portability and compattezza.rnInizialmente I was directed to the OM-D EM5 mkII, but I wanted something other than a-like SLR. So I decided for the new PEN F.rnSono was immediately impressed by the quality of the images that produces the sensor even at high ISO (1000-3200). To exceed the ISO 6000 the noise invalidates the definition and the general level of the picture is just sufficiente.rnNaturalmente has a different reaction time by reflex, but it is not a limit. You have to learn to handle different times and remember not to have on hand a reflex.rnL'AF-S is accurate and the coverage is almost totale.rnL'AF-C works but withtimes of mirrorless that are not those of relex. RNLA battery lasts a couple of hundreds of shots, because sometimes you get lost in the management of the machine through the menu and resource consumption in autonomia.rnLa council with the original handle, as it provides a good grip, the perfectly balance and it protects the lower body from scratches that are inevitable simply placing the machine on tavolo.rnHo preferred to use only fixed (currently shooting with 17, 45 and 75) and I must admit that these lenses are well defined.

avatarjunior
sent on July 12, 2016

Pros: Invoice camera, beauty.

Cons: Mild difficulty opening the monitor

Opinion: I never thought to address the m4 / 3 poi..mi have decided, I coupled with the purchase order 12-40 2.8 Pro and later I bought used the Panasonic Lumix 2.8 35-100. It 's really a pleasure to shoot with this machine that I have a very high standard. The portability of the system allows you to have her with him always happy.



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