The Olympus Pen EE was released in 1961. The Olympus Pen was the primitive camera for the ensusiast because of its manual operation. Mr. Maitani thought that ordinary people will want to get a camera operating easy. He decided to make the camera that can take the picture only release the shutter button. The idea that the camera that set shutter speed and aperture itself was dream for him. A project make an automatic exposure camera started.

Released date:August,1961

Lens:fixed focusing(4m),D Zuiko 28mm f3.5-22 ,3group4each

Shutter:Olympus Original1/60 bario type automatic exposure

with PC connection ,no flash shoe

Finder:albada bright type x0.5

Meter: selenium meter

Film Speed:10-200

Film advance:rear winding self cocking

Size:108x66x42mm,350g

Price:10,000 yen

D.Zuiko 28 mm F3.5 Lens. This lens was designed by Mr.Hayami and Mr. Maitani.It was based on the Zeiss Tessar type lens. The performance of this lens was grade down a little bit compare to Pen . But the decision of fixed focus lens was very important for Mr,Maitani to make a easy operating camera. Mr,Maitani thought that the half frame camera have a wider lens than full frame camera for normal angle. So it will be have a deep range of infocus. Selenium meter builted around the lens. This style was named "Circle Eye" by Olympus.

The top cover of Pen EE was very very clean. This camera had no accessory shoe. Shutter button was changed to cylindorical type because of intenal mechanism for automatic exposure. Film counter was count down type.

The design of finder cover was changed as compare with Pen. Because Pen EE equipped an ammeter in the finder cover. It required a lot of space.

The back side of the top cover. There was the rear winding knob and simple view finder as same as Pen.

The back side cover was same as Pen. It was pull down type for saving cost and reduce the hight of camera.

The bottom cover was same as Pen. It had a high quality lock mechanism and tripod socket and rewinding button.