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May 2016
(84%)
107 Reviews
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Users
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250 Reviews
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The editors liked
Stunning styling and design make it a joy to use
Best image quality yet from a Four Thirds camera
Easy to adjust image processing settings on a shot-by-shot basis
The PEN-F feels great and the collection of buttons and dials along with the touch-screen allow settings changes to be made quickly and easily. The electronic viewfinder is a high quality device that displays enough detail to allow manual focusing on the
High
Resolution EVF
New 20MP sensor
External controls and build quality
Standout retro design
Great built-in 5-axis image stabilisation
Decent 20MP image quality to take on panasonic GX8
Fun colour/art filter dial control
The Olympus PEN-F is fast
Delivers great photos in a streamlined body and offers a nice feature set
Gorgeous design
Compact and sturdy
Highly customisable control setup
Premium build quality and materials
Elegant and ergonomic design
The articulated touchscreen allows you to take a shot when selecting the focal point
Very sharp electronic viewfinder
Additional dials
Like the creative mode selector make it easier to
The editors didn't like
Viewfinder is smaller than similarly priced competitors
Confusing menu makes some features difficult to access
No weather sealing
While the PEN-F's top-plate dials are well made and chunky
Making them nice to use
The buttons on the back of the camera are rather small and fiddly. This is the same with other Olympus CSCs and while many people have no problem with them
Some of those
Expensive compared to other PEN models
Tilting screen might be better for street photography
So-so battery life
Particularly expensive
No 4K video
Complex menus
Small design elements aren't quite right (small buttons
Plastic flaps)
The camera lacks a grip and video is not one of Olympus' strong suits. Plus
It really should be at least modestly dust- and weather-sealed for the money
Not a huge improvement over the cheaper E-M5 II
Video is limited to Full HD
Not 4K
It's not weatherproofed like the similarly styled Panasonic GX8A
It is rather expensive for a compact system camera
Published: 2016-02-01, Author: Jack , review by: shutterbug.com
Austin turned out to be an awesome place to take pictures with the new Pen-F. Olympus made sure there was no shortage of subjects from day one. When left to my own devices, I found subjects to photograph at every turn.How does the Olympus Pen-F compare to...
Published: 2016-01-27, Author: Gordon , review by: cameralabs.com
The Olympus PEN F is a rangefinder-styled mirrorless camera with a stabilized 20 Megapixel sensor and a built-in EVF. Sharing design cues from the original Olympus PEN film camera from the 1960s, it's the first digital PEN to feature a built-in EVF. The f...
Abstract: A Little History January 2016 will be remembered for a number of new camera releases and a major snowstorm in Eastern USA. I can't remember a year when so many new camera announcements have been made so early in the year, especially during a Photokina yea...
For years now, all I've really wanted Olympus to do with their sensors is find ways to make the higher ISOs better and increase the dynamic range. They're both very good already, and their best point may indeed be the color. But I can't quite test that fe...
Abstract: Andy Westlake takes a first look at Olympus's latest high-end CSCThe pretty, retro-styled PEN F will be available in silver, or all-blackWhen Olympus launched its first Micro Four Thirds camera, the PEN E-P1 back in 2009, it made great play of its heritag...
iAuto and Program shooting modes are accurate and easy in all situations, Dedicated Video Capture Button is always ready to record, Overall image quality is excellent, Color adjustments are easy and fun, Burst shooting performance lives up to the huge 10f
Camera with lens can be difficult to hold onto with one hand. An additional grip is needed for comfort and stability
Olympus launched the original PEN F in 1963. Much like modern gadgetry, the idea was to build a more compact and elegant camera. The result was a "half-frame" format that captured imagines on half of a 35mm film frame and doubled the amount of pictures on...
Here's a Digital PEN model that's as desirable as any OM-D. OK, so the PEN-F's premium pricing puts it in the same league as the top-of-the-line E-M1 which boasts, among other things, a weather-sealed bodyshell, the convenience of a centralised EVF and th...
The Olympus PEN-F is fast, delivers great photos in a streamlined body and offers a nice feature set
The camera lacks a grip and video is not one of Olympus' strong suits. Plus, it really should be at least modestly dust- and weather-sealed for the money
Excellent photo quality and performance and a system with tiny, fast prime lenses make the Olympus PEN-F a great camera for street photography...
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Published: 2016-03-03, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
The new sensor gives a little extra resolution over the former 16mp units in Olympus cameras, and does so without any tradeoff in digital noise. Image quality is altogether outstanding. And the little knob on the front of the camera that selects colour, m
The memory card slot is on the base of the camera where its cover is fouled by a tripod
With the lovely Pen F we enter the difficult decision making process where the head and the heart conflict. The heart says Olympus. Only the beautiful Nikon Df of 2013 comes close in retro aesthetics. And the Olympus works as sweetly as it looks. But… It...
The entire design concept behind the PEN-F is aimed at JPEG shooters who are active on social media. There's nothing wrong with this as it enables a traditionally-styled camera to meet the needs of the modern user.The addition of a decent EVF, which is bu...
