Why we love Olympus PEN cameras

We have been strong advocates of the Olympus PEN series of digital mirrorless-interchangeable-lens-cameras (MILCs) for several years now. Recently we have had a couple of experiences that reminded us just why we love them. 

On our visit to the left coast recently we used quite a few old Minolta lenses using adapters. Each of them had strong points and several have made it into our permanent stable of lenses. The best of the bunch have proven to be the REALLY ancient Minolta Tele Rokkor QE 200mm f/5.0 from the early 1960s and the superb Vivitar Series 1 90mm f/2,5 Macro lens from the mid-1970s.  Both are Minolta MC/MD mount lenses and they have adapted  to the world of digital imaging perfectly. 

In addition, all of the PEN lenses we have used, including wide-angles and quite a few zooms, have all preformed wonderfully. I can honestly say that we have never used an Olympus lens that was less than great!