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The Pen EE series cameras are all amazing little machines. The EE stands for Electronic
Exposure. They all use two shutter speeds (one in the earliest) and then set the aperture
using the exact same mechanism that would move a needle on a light meter. It moves
depending on the amount of light in the scene and is "captured", that is fixed in place,
when you press the shutter release. Very cleaver and very reliable. The mechanism is
renowned for being very easy to fix. It is exactly the same mechanism used in the
Olympus Trip 35 which is legendary in its own right.

The Pen EE has a fixed-focus 28mm ƒ/3.5 lens. It has a single shutter speed of 1/60″
and no hot shoe. Later versions of the EE have two shutter speeds - 1/30″ and 1/250″.
You don't get to choose the shutter speed, and it isn't "automatic". If you set the aperture
to auto, the camera will use a shutter speed of 1/250″. If you select an aperture, the
camera will use a shutter speed of 1/30″. It is only intended for use with a flash. The
sync speed is 1/30″ and you can adjust the aperture manually when using a flash to get
the correct exposure. The EE has a maximum film speed setting of 200 ASA.

The Pen EE2 uses the same lens as the EE, but the shutter speeds are 1/40″ and 1/200″.
These shutter speeds stuck and are used for all of the newer Pen EE series cameras and
even the related Trip 35. The shutter speeds work exactly the same way as with the EE.
The EE2 also has a maximum film speed setting of 400 ASA.

The Pen EE3 is like an EE2, but adds the "Flashmatic" system. This is a clever way of
getting the exposure right when using a flash. When coupled with a correctly powered
flash (GN14), you can set the film speed on the aperture ring. Then it will select the
correct aperture based on the distance to the subject. Everything else works exactly like
the EE2.

The Pen EE-S has a zone-focus 30mm ƒ/2.8 lens. It was the worlds first camera with a
programmable EE shutter. The camera looks a the amount of light and selects between
two shutter speeds - 1/30″ and 1/250″. The algorithm favors the faster shutter speed. If it
determines that the largest aperture won't be sufficient, it switches to the slower shutter
speed. From there, the aperture mechanism works just like the EE. The selenium sensor
moves a needle that determines how far the aperture will open. When you press the
shutter release, the needle is "captured" and the aperture opens that far. Olympus had to
add zone focusing because the lens is a bit narrower and the maximum aperture is a bit
larger. Both of these combined give it a shallower depth of field. When you select an
aperture, the shutter speed is set to 1/30″. As with the EE series (and the Trip 35),
manual aperture mode is only intended to be used for flash photography. I believe the
EE-S also has a maximum film speed setting of 200 ASA.

The Pen EES-2 uses the same lens as the EES, but the shutter speeds are 1/40″ and
1/200″. The shutter speeds work exactly the same way as with the EES. The EES-2 also
has a maximum film speed setting of 400 ASA. The EES-2 was the basis for the
legendary Olympus Trip 35. The aperture, the shutter speeds, the film speed range, the
way the shutter speeds are selected, the way the automatic aperture works are all
identical. The only difference between the Pen EES-2 and the Trip 35 is that the Trip 35
is a full-frame camera and the EES-2 is a half-frame camera. The Trip 35 has a 40mm
lens and the 30mm lens on the EES-2 is the equivalent of a 42mm lens on a full-frame
camera, so it's just a bit narrower. Interestingly, both the Trip 35 and the EES-2 can use
the uncommon 43.5mm filters. This is the Pen EE series camera I will get when I finally
get one.

They never made a Pen EES-3 which would have been a Pen EES-2 with a
"Flashmatic" system.

The Pen EED is a significant departure from the previous EE series cameras, and
personally I think it lost the magic. First, it uses a CdS sensor which is supposedly more
accurate, but requires a battery - the dreaded mercury battery at that. Second, that sensor
no longer surrounds the lens, but is set up above it, so it no longer automatically
compensates for filters like the older ones did. Next, they use a faster lens - ƒ/1.7 (!), but
it's even narrower - 32mm which gives it a very "normal" perspective. I prefer wider-
angle lenses on point and shoot cameras. Shutter speeds range from 1/15″ to 1/500″
which is nice. Film speeds range up to 400 ASA.

An interesting thing about the EES-2 and the Trip 35 is that the slower shutter speed of
1/40″ is just at the edge of handheld photography with that length lens. If you set the
aperture to ƒ/2.8, (anything actually), the camera will set the shutter speed to 1/40″. In
daylight, this will blow out most of your shots, but if you do this at night with no flash,
you stand a chance of getting a decent handheld low-light photograph. Since, you're
already breaking the rules, you aren't limited to using the maximum supported film
speed of 400 ASA. You can go ahead and load it with 800 ASA or 1600 ASA film,
knowing that the shutter speed will be fixed at 1/40″ and the aperture will be fixed at
ƒ/2.8. With 1600 (and maybe even 800) ASA film, you have a decent chance of getting
some usable handheld indoor available light shots. The earlier 1/30″ EE series cameras
were just a bit too slow for this. The later EED sets the shutter speed to 1/15″ in flash
mode. That's even worse. Most other point and shoot cameras with a fixed shutter speed
use either 1/60″ or 1/100″. These speeds are too fast for available light photography
unless you have a very wide aperture. The EES-2 and the Trip 35 are exactly at the
sweet spot to make this possible.
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