An Olympus PEN Rapid EES Half Frame Camera£60
10 Oct 2023 · Special Auction Services · lot 442 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
+ lens
Olympus Pen Rapid EES
half frame
The Olympus Pen Rapid EES has 1 recorded sale: £60 (10 Oct 2023, Special Auction Services). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
The Olympus Pen Rapid EES is a half-frame 35mm viewfinder camera from the Pen series, designed to use Agfa Rapid film cassettes rather than standard 135 cartridges. It sits within the Pen lineage of compact half-frame bodies aimed at casual users in the 1960s.
As with other Pen-series bodies, inspect the selenium meter cell for responsiveness, check the shutter fires cleanly at all settings, and look for haze or fungus in the fixed lens. The Rapid cassette loading mechanism should be examined carefully, as the camera will not accept standard 135 cartridges without modification. Service support for these models is limited to independent specialists.
Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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11 sales£45FairPen EES2
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10 sales£75FairPen FV
10 sales£190FairPen EE-2
7 salesabout £35Indicative
31 sales£140SolidPen EE-3
14 sales£72FairPen EE
12 sales£32FairPen D
11 sales£45FairPen EES2
11 sales£73FairPen D2
10 sales£75FairPen FV
10 sales£190FairPen EE-2
7 salesabout £35Indicative
Questions
Why is the Pen Rapid EES priced lower than a standard Olympus Pen?
It uses the discontinued Agfa Rapid cassette system rather than standard 35mm cartridges, which limits practical use and reduces buyer demand compared to mainstream Pen models.
Facts
- Maker
- Olympus
- Type
- half frame
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 10 Oct 2023
- Latest sale
- 10 Oct 2023
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Olympus Pen Rapid EES: 1 recorded sale, October 2023; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 31 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/o/olympus/pen-rapid-ees/