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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
James Artaius

10 years ago, the Olympus PEN-F came close to Leica luxury. An update could transform the camera industry

Olympus PEN-F (2016) sitting on a photography book, surrounded by lenses and a lens cap.

It's been ten years since the launch of the now-legendary Olympus PEN-F. I'm not the first person to wax lyrical about this camera over the past decade, nor will I be the last. (Though in 2015, the year before the camera was released, I was lucky enough to test one of only two production samples in the world.)

If you've been paying any attention to the camera community or the second-hand market, you'll know just how coveted the PEN-F has become. Search for it on YouTube and you'll see videos being made about it to this day, by a new generation of photographers. Search for it on MPB or KEH and you'll see its price appreciate like a classic car.

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