Olympus Pen F - Legendary Half frame SLR from Olympus

If I have to choose the most famous camera designer out of the history of Olympus,

Yashihisa Maitani will definitely be my choice.

Olympus OM1 which started the trends of lightweight SLR,

Olympus XA ，a representative of compact rangefinder camera,

and Olympus Pen series which brought the half frame camera into daily life,

all of these are the works of Yashihisa Maitani as a camera designer.

Until nowadays, they still are the hot selling items in second hand market.

What Kind of Film Camera is Right for You?

What kind of camera is the right one for me?

This was the question before I took my first step into amazing world of analog photography. I like the classic looks of TLR and attracted by the light weight of rangefinder camera. Also, I like to try the various options of different lens with SLR. I think this is a same question faced by all of the newbie film photographer.

The First 28mm Wide Angle Lens of Canon FD mount - Canon FD 28mm f/3.5

In nowadays that everyone are pursuing lens with large aperture,

a prime lens with f3.5 maximum f stop is not really something that worth a try.

However, back to the years of 60s~70s that the technology was not so perfect to manufacture large aperture lens, a 28mm wide angle lens with f3.5 was still an affordable option to taste the shocking power of this focal length.