{"id":3921,"date":"2011-07-01T06:23:43","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T11:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cesardphoto.com\/blog\/?p=3921"},"modified":"2011-07-01T06:23:43","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T11:23:43","slug":"classic-cameras-friday-olympus-pen-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cesardphoto.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/classic-cameras-friday-olympus-pen-1959\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Cameras Friday! – Olympus Pen 1959"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey There;<\/p>\n

I want to show you the first Japanese Half Frame Camera, here a few facts:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Made half-frame popular<\/li>\n
  2. $29.50 with f3.5 lens in 1960 ($217 in 2010 dollars)<\/li>\n
  3. The Pen was the first really popular half-frame camera, and, for a while, anyway, it made half-frame popular, too. But eventually Kodak’s refusal to mount half-frame slides doomed the format.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Enjoy!<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Cesar Out!<\/p>\n

    Happy 4th Of July Weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Hey There; I want to show you the first Japanese Half Frame Camera, here a few facts: Made half-frame popular $29.50 with f3.5 lens in 1960 ($217 in 2010 dollars) The Pen was the first really popular half-frame camera, and, for a while, anyway, it made half-frame popular, too. But eventually Kodak’s refusal to mount … <\/p>\n

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