Last week my latest eBay find arrived and I was in for a little surprise: it wasn’t quite what I thought it would be. The listing said I purchased an Olympus Pen EES-2 camera, instead I got an EE-2.
You’re forgiven for not having any idea about the difference. 😉 Both models are half-frame cameras, the EES-2 is just like the Olympus Trip 35 and has a f/2.8 lens and zone focusing. The EE-2 I received has a lens that opens only as far as f/3.5 and is a fully automatic camera. You set the film ASA, frame anything past 1.5 meters and click. If the light is too dark then you’ll get a red flag in the viewfinder and no photo will be taken.
This worked out perfectly. The camera was one I bought for my daughter to use and reskin. She wanted to use one of mine and I didn’t want to mess with those. This one is 100% point and shoot and Friday I put in a roll of Kodak BW400CN film with 36 exposures. That meant I shot 72 photos because each frame gets 2 images.
I like the results. This may be the perfect street shooter camera. You see something, frame it in the viewfinder and you get an exposure at 1/200 of a second.
Here’s some shots from that first roll.
![First roll from the Pen EE-2 First roll from the Pen EE-2](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-7.jpg?w=345&h=458&ssl=1)
![pen-ee-2-8 pen-ee-2-8](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-8.jpg?w=347&h=458&ssl=1)
![pen-ee-2-9 pen-ee-2-9](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-9.jpg?w=463&h=322&ssl=1)
![pen-ee-2-10 pen-ee-2-10](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-10.jpg?w=229&h=322&ssl=1)
![pen-ee-2-11 pen-ee-2-11](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-11.jpg?w=151&h=200&ssl=1)
![pen-ee-2-1 pen-ee-2-1](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-1.jpg?w=131&h=200&ssl=1)
![pen-ee-2-2 pen-ee-2-2](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-2.jpg?w=269&h=200&ssl=1)
![pen-ee-2-3 pen-ee-2-3](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-3.jpg?w=133&h=200&ssl=1)
![pen-ee-2-4 pen-ee-2-4](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-4.jpg?w=457&h=351&ssl=1)
![pen-ee-2-5 pen-ee-2-5](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-5.jpg?w=235&h=351&ssl=1)
![pen-ee-2-6 pen-ee-2-6](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dembowski.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/pen-ee-2-6.jpg?w=696&h=519&ssl=1)
I cleaned up the camera with isopropyl alcohol and may change the leatherette. I also left a 5 star review for the seller. Not everyone is into old cameras the way I am and it all worked out for me.