Olympus Pen
half frame
The Olympus Pen sells for about £30 (median of only 3 recorded sales, 2023–2026; indicative).
median of only 3 sales, 2023–2026
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
How much does one sale move this?
Every sale
What it is
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Generated summary, 29 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why does the Olympus Pen take twice as many shots per roll?
The Pen is a half-frame camera, exposing an 18×24mm frame instead of the standard 24×36mm, which doubles the number of exposures available on a roll of 35mm film.
Facts
- Maker
- Olympus
- Type
- half frame
- Sales in the typical price
- 3
- First sale
- 26 Apr 2023
- Latest sale
- 6 Jan 2026
- Median
- £30
- Middle half
- £20–£35
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Olympus Pen: about £30, the median of 3 recorded sales, 2023–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/o/olympus/pen/