OM System PEN review: a classy, feature-packed rangefinder that's amazing value
OM System PEN: Two-minute review With component shortages, making an affordable camera in 2026 is no mean feat, but that's exactly what OM System has done in the new PEN. It has delivered the rangefinder-style mirrorless camera many PEN fans have been crying out for, and equipped it with in-body image stabilization, twin displays, a retro weather-proof design (IPX1-rated) and a range of fun computational photography modes, and kept the package to $1,000 / £850 / $AU1,800. Need a lens? The 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 III kit (see below) is just $100 / £100 / AU$300 extra. Beyond that kit lens, the OM PEN is part of the Micro Four Thirds system with hundreds of lenses to choose, covering just about any situation, though the cost will wrack up. I found it to be a great pairing with the low-cost Olympus 45mm f/1.8 for portraiture. The OM System PEN can be purchased body only, or as a kit with the new 14-42...