Olympus Pen EE
The Olympus Pen EE camera was a remarkable attempt to use available technology to make a modern point and fire camera in the 60s. It had a selenium light meter which automatically set the exposure - the Electronic Eye, hence EE.
The camera took 35mm film, but used a half frame format. The small negative size combined with a wide angle lens (28mm) meant that most of the picture was in focus. So there was no need for a focusing adjustment. All the photographer had to do was to set the film speed.
The camera was a well designed, small, neat package, which looked stylish and attractive. Compared with other 35mm cameras which needed precise setting of exposure and distance to take reasonable pictures, the Olympus Pen EE was a significant advance.
Just the thing to pack in the suitcase for a holiday abroad.
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