... There seem to be quite a few Pen F bodies offered on EBay from Japan. ...
Has anyone used a half-frame camera like the Pen to shoot slides?
It seems like a fun exercise but one would have to plan their shots to make sure adjacent frames present well together.
I meant [two frames within one mount] side-by-side in whatever order they come on the roll...
Has anyone used a half-frame camera like the Pen to shoot slides?
It seems like a fun exercise but one would have to plan their shots to make sure adjacent frames present well together.
Yes, a 36 exposure roll goes twice as far, but the fall-off in print quality as negative size decreases bothers me.
Apparently you are not familiar with the strategy that Olympus used to combat the "fall-off in print quality" fiction back in the 1960's. The 4x3 aspect ratio of the half frame is far closer to standard crops (e.g. 8x10) than the 3x2 aspect ratio of a full size 35mm negative. So the enlargement factor and amount of the image lost in the crop is less. Also, the Pen lenses were remarkably sharp. When Olympus showcased the Pens, they would have 16x20 prints from both Pens and professional quality full frame cameras and invite the pros to tell the difference. Invariably, no one could.
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