Talk:Olympus Pen F

In the fourth paragraph, the phrase, "as opposed to a focal plane shutter" is misleading, because the Pen F shutter is in the focal plane just like most other SLR cameras. The only difference is that it does not have two cloth or metal curtains, but rather a disc with a fixed opening. Although it ultimately cannot achieve shutter speeds as fast as some two-curtain focal plane shutters, it has the distinct advantage that it is fully open at all its shutter speeds (up to 1/500th sec). It is about the only camera which overcomes the two problems of fast shutter speeds, which are the partial opening at any instant of the two-curtain focal plane shutter and the effective overexposure by between-the-lens shutters at small lens openings.

I think it would be more accurate to simply say that the Pen F has a "rotary focal plane shutter". It might also be useful to note the special feature of the Pen F, that because of this shutter, it allowed the use of electronic flash at any shutter speed.

14carbonman (talk) 22:45, 10 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Fixed. Dicklyon (talk) 03:43, 11 April 2011 (UTC)