Appreciate the video, easy to understand, good pace. I recently inherited my grandfather's EE that doesn't have the zone focus ring but all of the other info was very helpful. Also good to know that the EES uses the same removable back plate vs. swinging door since I wasn't able to find foam replacement kits for the EE but I did find some for the EES.
Should I see the aperture blades reacting to my setting of the aperture on the lens barrel. I have one of these cameras and everything seems to work (I am able to trigger the shutter in Auto mode even if the lens is completely covered, apparently this shouldn’t happen?) but a bigger concern is the aperture seems to be stopped right down, and doesn’t change as I circle through the different f-stops. I reluctant to invest emotionally in 72 images that may not even expose. And advice?
Try it in manual aperture setting (flash mode) and if the lenses move than you know that they at least function correctly, especially if you take a few fake photos. If they do move, try your camera in auto mode inside and outside and see if the aperture is different -- it should be.
Another point to storage is to ideally store it with a lens cap on to preserve the selenium cell. I've heard contradictory views on whether constant light exposure does cause the cells to "wear out", but I err on the side of caution.
Concur. I've heard both that they wear out and don't, and both from people I would trust to be right. So I don't know but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Hello. I have an Olympus EE-2. The selenium cells in the camera are not working. Are orange aperture texts the only way to use this manually? For example, I installed FUJI FILM 200 on a non-selenium camera. What aperture value should I use on a sunny day? Can't I set the ISO value of the roll I loaded? Could you please explain my confusing questions in detail? I couldn't find any resources.
Hi Sir David, thank you for this video, really helpful. :) Just want some clarification... can we override the shutter priority by using the numbers in orange so that we are shooting in aperture priority instead? I'm not using it with a flash though, just want to know if we can control the aperture instead of the camera letting it decide based on the shutter speed. Thanks in advance!
I just picked up a Pen ee the very same one in the video. I'm still trying to understand, do I need a flash mounted in order to use the orange numbers; can I still use the orange numbers and get results without using the flash if I don't have one
Hi David, what do you think caused your subject to be out of focus at 0:27? Camera shake/slow shutter speed or focus not set to the right zone? Combination of both? Sometimes this camera does brilliantly when it nails focus, other times it's disappointing when subject is blurred.
IIRD, the orange numbers just adjust the aperture and the shutter speed should be the same for all of them. If the shutter is not firing with those modes, then that may be a larger issue.
Hey there, i have a couple of Pen ee s sitting around that need fixing, im generally pretty good with Trips and Pens but have never taken a Pen ee s apart. Do you know of any repair manuals? Cheers
Great video! I see that the camera can only be set to 200 ISO. Would it be safe to use 400 ISO film? Images might be more exposed but might be better for certain conditions. Also, any tips for zone focusing?
For 400 ISO, C-41 and black and white film will both be a-okay at 200 ISO. You can pull process B&W a stop for even better results. For zone focusing, IIRC the lens has a red focusing indicator (maybe the group setting -- it's been a few years since I sold this camera and my memory is rusty) and that would be the zone setting.
@@ChaseBorges-kc2xq pull process the film by one stop. If you use a lab, check with them that the can do that. If not, your images will be bright but usable.
Yup! That's as close to fully manual shooting as this camera can do and as long as you have the proper aperture for your light, the images should turn out.
@@paengescobar4742 Not knowing your background in film, if this explanation comes across as too remedial, I apologize. I want to start at the baseline and work up. So film and film cameras work a bit differently than digital cameras. There's less forgiveness and the settings need to be more accurate, in general. Digital cameras can do this for you, whether it's a cell phone or a DSLR. Film cameras like the EES fewer exposure parameters -- sensitivity (ISO), shutter speed, and aperture that the camera can work with. Film needs a certain amount of light to create a proper exposure. Too much light and the images will be blown out. Too little light and the images will be dark. So with this camera having a fixed shutter speed, you can control the aperture but if it's set incorrectly then the images won't turn out -- they'll either be too bright or too dim. So let's take 400 ISO film as an example. If you were to use f/16 as your aperture in full sin with the shun to your back, a 1/400th of a second shutter speed would provide a proper exposure -- a photo like you'd be used to seeing from a digital camera. If you use a shutter speed of 1/400 and f/2.8 in the same lighting, because f/2.8 lets in a LOT more light than f/16, the image will be VERY overexposed and blown out. In a similar vein, if you use f/16 and a 1/40th shutter speed, like the EES has, then your images will also be VERY blown out. Each major number on the aperture -- 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, and so on -- is a single stop. The same is true for film speeds -- 400, 200, and 100, for instance. The same is true of shutter speeds -- 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, and so on. If you increase the light by a stop in any of those three then you need to decrease it by a stop in one of the others. So if 400 ISO and f/16 and 1/500th of a second is a perfect exposure but you change the shutter speed to 1/250th, because that increases the light by one stop on the shutter speed side you need to then decrease it by a stop on the aperture side -- change f/16 to f/22. With apertures, the higher the number is the less light the film receives. With film, you cannot change the film speed mid-roll as the entire roll has to be developed at once and if the film speed is changed mid-roll then some images will not be developed properly. I know that's a lot but let me know if that answers your question or is way more basic than you needed.
your vids are always helpful and clear :) big thanks!!! I wonder if you've done one on Olymous PEN D3... let me do some searching :) lovely doggie you have too!
@@DavidHancock on the ee-2 it was my understanding it gives a shutter speed of 1/200 on ‘ASA setting’ and 1/40 on the aperture settings, which they call ‘manual setting’ The variable ss based on EV was news to me. Is that just on the ee-S do you think? I don’t think it’s that way on the ee-2
@@NextScamdemic Good question. I recorded this about a year ago and edited and uploaded it in April or May, so I don't recall exactly but I usually get information about shutter speeds for cameras like this from the manual.
Appreciate the video, easy to understand, good pace. I recently inherited my grandfather's EE that doesn't have the zone focus ring but all of the other info was very helpful. Also good to know that the EES uses the same removable back plate vs. swinging door since I wasn't able to find foam replacement kits for the EE but I did find some for the EES.
Thank you!
I just picked up a Pen EE and now I want desperately a Pen EES just for the sake of your joke. 😂😊
What a great video. I was very nervous to try out this little camera but now I can't wait to give it a go. Thanks and saludos desde Mexico! 🇲🇽
Thank you!
This was very helpful! I just bought this camera and you answered many of my initial questions about how it works. Thank you!
Than kyou!
Should I see the aperture blades reacting to my setting of the aperture on the lens barrel. I have one of these cameras and everything seems to work (I am able to trigger the shutter in Auto mode even if the lens is completely covered, apparently this shouldn’t happen?) but a bigger concern is the aperture seems to be stopped right down, and doesn’t change as I circle through the different f-stops. I reluctant to invest emotionally in 72 images that may not even expose. And advice?
Try it in manual aperture setting (flash mode) and if the lenses move than you know that they at least function correctly, especially if you take a few fake photos. If they do move, try your camera in auto mode inside and outside and see if the aperture is different -- it should be.
Wow thanks for the awesome video. Extremely helped me in the beginning.
Thank you!
Wonderful comprehensive review for this camera.Thanks indeed for sharing👍
Thank you!
Thanks for the video. PEN EES I got today, works 100%. I have had 2 that did not work. Cant wait to try this camera out with film.
Nice! Yeah, these have had a relatively high failure rate over the years, but they're fun to use when they work.
Thank you I didn't know how load film. Just inherited it from my dad after my grandpa his dad passed away ❤
I'm sorry for your loss, but that will be a nice camera to use.
Another point to storage is to ideally store it with a lens cap on to preserve the selenium cell. I've heard contradictory views on whether constant light exposure does cause the cells to "wear out", but I err on the side of caution.
Concur. I've heard both that they wear out and don't, and both from people I would trust to be right. So I don't know but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Hello. I have an Olympus EE-2. The selenium cells in the camera are not working. Are orange aperture texts the only way to use this manually? For example, I installed FUJI FILM 200 on a non-selenium camera. What aperture value should I use on a sunny day? Can't I set the ISO value of the roll I loaded? Could you please explain my confusing questions in detail? I couldn't find any resources.
Hi Sir David, thank you for this video, really helpful. :) Just want some clarification... can we override the shutter priority by using the numbers in orange so that we are shooting in aperture priority instead? I'm not using it with a flash though, just want to know if we can control the aperture instead of the camera letting it decide based on the shutter speed. Thanks in advance!
Thank you and no. The orange numbers are still a fixed shutter speed but you can control the specific aperture in those settings.
@@DavidHancock I see, got it. Thanks again! :)
I just picked up a Pen ee the very same one in the video. I'm still trying to understand, do I need a flash mounted in order to use the orange numbers; can I still use the orange numbers and get results without using the flash if I don't have one
You can use the flash aperture settings without a flash.
I’ve been looking for detailed instruction on the Pen EES and this is really helpful. Thank you ❤
Thank you! 😀
Hi David, what do you think caused your subject to be out of focus at 0:27? Camera shake/slow shutter speed or focus not set to the right zone? Combination of both?
Sometimes this camera does brilliantly when it nails focus, other times it's disappointing when subject is blurred.
I completely missed focus there. That was just user error.
@@DavidHancock appreciate it
Hi, thanks for the video. I have a one of this cameras, the selenium works, but the i try to use the orange numbers, dont work /:
IIRD, the orange numbers just adjust the aperture and the shutter speed should be the same for all of them. If the shutter is not firing with those modes, then that may be a larger issue.
Hey there, i have a couple of Pen ee s sitting around that need fixing, im generally pretty good with Trips and Pens but have never taken a Pen ee s apart. Do you know of any repair manuals?
Cheers
I do not, but the Fix Old Cameras channel might.
Great video! I see that the camera can only be set to 200 ISO. Would it be safe to use 400 ISO film? Images might be more exposed but might be better for certain conditions.
Also, any tips for zone focusing?
For 400 ISO, C-41 and black and white film will both be a-okay at 200 ISO. You can pull process B&W a stop for even better results. For zone focusing, IIRC the lens has a red focusing indicator (maybe the group setting -- it's been a few years since I sold this camera and my memory is rusty) and that would be the zone setting.
this was sososo helpful and helped me stop panicking trying to learn this camera thank you lol
Thank you!
What would I do if I wanted to shoot portra 400 but the iso only goes to 200?
@@ChaseBorges-kc2xq pull process the film by one stop. If you use a lab, check with them that the can do that. If not, your images will be bright but usable.
So the yellow numbers on the lense is only to be used when you are taking a photos with flash?
IIRC, yes. I sold this camera after I made this video.
Hi! It is okay to use orange dial without flash? I think my selenium cell is dead. I plan to use ISO 400 Black and white film.
Yup! That's as close to fully manual shooting as this camera can do and as long as you have the proper aperture for your light, the images should turn out.
@@DavidHancock what do u mean turn out?
@@paengescobar4742 Not knowing your background in film, if this explanation comes across as too remedial, I apologize. I want to start at the baseline and work up. So film and film cameras work a bit differently than digital cameras. There's less forgiveness and the settings need to be more accurate, in general. Digital cameras can do this for you, whether it's a cell phone or a DSLR. Film cameras like the EES fewer exposure parameters -- sensitivity (ISO), shutter speed, and aperture that the camera can work with. Film needs a certain amount of light to create a proper exposure. Too much light and the images will be blown out. Too little light and the images will be dark. So with this camera having a fixed shutter speed, you can control the aperture but if it's set incorrectly then the images won't turn out -- they'll either be too bright or too dim.
So let's take 400 ISO film as an example. If you were to use f/16 as your aperture in full sin with the shun to your back, a 1/400th of a second shutter speed would provide a proper exposure -- a photo like you'd be used to seeing from a digital camera. If you use a shutter speed of 1/400 and f/2.8 in the same lighting, because f/2.8 lets in a LOT more light than f/16, the image will be VERY overexposed and blown out. In a similar vein, if you use f/16 and a 1/40th shutter speed, like the EES has, then your images will also be VERY blown out.
Each major number on the aperture -- 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, and so on -- is a single stop. The same is true for film speeds -- 400, 200, and 100, for instance. The same is true of shutter speeds -- 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, and so on. If you increase the light by a stop in any of those three then you need to decrease it by a stop in one of the others. So if 400 ISO and f/16 and 1/500th of a second is a perfect exposure but you change the shutter speed to 1/250th, because that increases the light by one stop on the shutter speed side you need to then decrease it by a stop on the aperture side -- change f/16 to f/22. With apertures, the higher the number is the less light the film receives.
With film, you cannot change the film speed mid-roll as the entire roll has to be developed at once and if the film speed is changed mid-roll then some images will not be developed properly.
I know that's a lot but let me know if that answers your question or is way more basic than you needed.
@@DavidHancock thank you so much sir!
your vids are always helpful and clear :) big thanks!!! I wonder if you've done one on Olymous PEN D3... let me do some searching :) lovely doggie you have too!
Thank you! I have in fact done the D3. I think about 15 months ago.
@@DavidHancock awesome!!! will have a look now!!! Big thanks :)
I have the ee-2! Thanks for the video
Nice and thank you!
@@DavidHancock on the ee-2 it was my understanding it gives a shutter speed of 1/200 on ‘ASA setting’ and 1/40 on the aperture settings, which they call ‘manual setting’
The variable ss based on EV was news to me. Is that just on the ee-S do you think? I don’t think it’s that way on the ee-2
@@NextScamdemic Good question. I recorded this about a year ago and edited and uploaded it in April or May, so I don't recall exactly but I usually get information about shutter speeds for cameras like this from the manual.
mine stopped working a month ago. my yashica gsn is still going strong.
The GSN is a fantastic camera. Not without some weaknesses, but fantastic.