⏯️Read [ Exc+5 ] Olympus PEN FV 35mm Half Frame Camera 38mm f1.8 From JAPAN£158
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Olympus Pen FV
half frame · 1967–70 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
The Olympus Pen FV sells for about £180 (median of only 9 recorded sales, 2007–2026; indicative, version mix).
Typical sale price
about£180
median of only 9 sales, 2007–2026
Indicativeversion mix
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
£160at auction (5 sales)
£242on eBay (4 sales)
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£170
Without the lowest sale£190
Without the flagged sales£170
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
[Near MINT w/Case] Olympus PEN FV Half Frame Film Camera 40mm f1.4 Lens JAPAN£285
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Olympus PEN-FV Half Frame 35mm Film Camera D.Zuiko 38mm f/2.8 Lens Tested Workin£200
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Reserved Olympus Pen FV 35mm Half Frame Film Camera 38mm f1.8 [Very Good] #248£283
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An Olympus Pen-FV Half Frame Camera£160
25 Jul 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 140 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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Olympus Pen FV camera body, serial no. 120981, with 'Olympus F.Zuiko Auto-S 1:1.8 f=38mm' ...£180
7 Jul 2023 · David Duggleby · lot 3036hammer ↗
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An Olympus Pen FV Camera£130
23 Feb 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 656 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
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Olympus Pen-FV kit£341
1 Nov 2020 · Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions · $450 · lot 21hammer ↗
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Olympus Pen FV Schwarz Lackiert£806
4 Dec 2010 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €950 · lot AI_18_11622hammer ↗
Olympus Pen-FV chrome£150
26 May 2007 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €220 · lot AI_11_15826hammer ↗
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What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$175–250
McKeown’s 1997–98: $175–250 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
A compromise between the F and FT. Single-stroke lever, self-timer, but no built-in meter. Accepts external accessory meter.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 303
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Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Finish
Other Pens
Pen FT
34 sales£145SolidPen EE-3
14 sales£72FairPen EE
13 sales£34FairPen D
11 sales£45FairPen EES2
11 sales£73FairPen D2
10 sales£75FairPen EE-2
7 salesabout £35IndicativePen EED
6 salesabout £104Indicative
34 sales£145SolidPen EE-3
14 sales£72FairPen EE
13 sales£34FairPen D
11 sales£45FairPen EES2
11 sales£73FairPen D2
10 sales£75FairPen EE-2
7 salesabout £35IndicativePen EED
6 salesabout £104Indicative
Questions
Is the Olympus Pen FV a half-frame camera?
Yes — the Pen FV is part of the Olympus Pen F series of half-frame 35mm SLRs, exposing two frames in the space of a standard 35mm frame.
Facts
- Maker
- Olympus
- Type
- half frame
- Years made
- 1967–70 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
- Sales in the typical price
- 9
- First sale
- 26 May 2007
- Latest sale
- 12 Jul 2026
- Median
- £180
- Middle half
- £158–£283
- Evidence
- Indicative · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Olympus Pen FV: about £180, the median of 9 recorded sales, 2007–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/o/olympus/pen-fv/