Amarcord: Olympus PEN EED.

Let’s keep talking about past Olympus cameras and today I will shortly introduce you to the [shoplink 35694 ebay]PEN-EED (auctions here on eBay)[/shoplink]. As you see it had a built in optical viewfinder. Produced from 1967 to 1972, it is a more expensive automated-exposure model, with a CdS meter, a 32mm f/1.7 lens and a hot shoe. Why did Oly created the EED? The Pen E had no fast lenses and  only slow shutter speeds, The Pen D’ had no automatic exposure. The EED combined the best from both cameras. And how did Olympus advertise this camera? Just look at the image here:

LOL!

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Source: Olypedia, pdf manual at Butkus, Image samples can be seen at Rangefinderforum.