{"id":258,"date":"2024-10-17T23:59:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hauslendale.com\/kyp\/articles\/?p=258"},"modified":"2024-10-17T23:59:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:59:44","slug":"olympus-pen-f-camera-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hauslendale.com\/kyp\/articles\/2024\/10\/17\/olympus-pen-f-camera-nostalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympus Pen F Camera Nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Olympus Pen F Camera Nostalgia\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t From:<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"R.C.Hamilton" <xxxx@xxxx>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t To:<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfaveclassics@hotmail.com\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Subject:<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPen F camera nostalgia\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Date:<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFri, 09 Jun 2000 17:10:15 -0700\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t I had the pleasure of representing the American Importer (Henry Froehlich)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t of both the Konica and Pen F cameras in 1960. Originally, Henry was located\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t in Philadelphia, Pa. and I met him at a photo show at Convention Hall,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t must\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t have been about about 1958 or ’59. At that time I was a staff photographer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t for the Evening Bulletin and a leading exponent of the 35mm cameras in\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t what\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t was then a 4X5 Speed Graphic era. Henry loaned me the first Konica\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t pentaprism reflex camera brought to the U.S. Since I was the Director\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t of\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Education for Region 3, of the NPPA, I was anxious to see what that camera\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t could do. (Their slogan was, "The lens alone is worth the price")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t I still\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t have some photos left from those days, some 16 X 20 blow-ups as well as\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t several 8 X 10s. Henry relocated in NYC, around 1959, and after that,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t I\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t heard little about him or Konica and was surprised one day, to come home\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t and find a complete Pen F outfit with a full assortment of lenses had\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t been\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t delivered to my home. With this came an urgent request asking if I would\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t give the Pen F a complete run using all lenses… and if possible, come\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t to\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t NYC to demonstrate the camera at a press conference for the pen F.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t It is one of my favorite memories to recall that day when I presented\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t that\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t camera and showed a collection of 16 X 20 blow-ups that could rival\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t anything ever done with a double frame camera. These were remarkable photos\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t and considering these were all made from single frame negatives, it was\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t tour de force for Olympic. Highpoint came when Popular Photography’s critic\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t and editor pulled out a magnifying glass and closely inspected the full\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 16"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t X 20" blow ups which I had mounted on boards. The performance of\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t those\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Olympus lenses was outstanding. I had used ADOX KB14 film souped in Ethol\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Blue and also other compensating developers including Rodinol 1:100. After\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t the show, the president of Olympus, who had come over from Japan (spoke\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t no\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t English) invited me to join him and his family (with Henry too) to dine\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t at\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Siatos in NYS.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Great memories… thanks for stirring them up.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Russell Hamilton (Photojournalist retired)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Read "In-Plant Test KONI-OMEGA RAPID"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t article by Russel C. Hamilton<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\t\t\t <\/tr>\n\t <\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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