Pen-F Cursive F Graphic or File

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Hello,

Random off-topic question or request:

Would anyone have a file for the script or cursive "F" that is used on the PEN-F cameras and their marketing materials? I've searched high and low and can't seem to identify the font or find a file.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff
 
Not exact but pretty close...

https://www.dafont.com/olde-english.font





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The largest F that I could find is this. It's an unknown (to me) gothic type. The one in the video above looks subtly better though, note e.g. the more square 'droplet' at the bottom of the staff, which is round in this version:

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The largest F that I could find is this. It's an unknown (to me) gothic type. The one in the video above looks subtly better though, note e.g. the more square 'droplet' at the bottom of the staff, which is round in this version:
Here's the one off that camera beside the Gothic font version to get a better idea of the differences....

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An even better version (and more authentic) is seen on the original Pen F at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Pen_F or here https://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Olympus_Pen_F
 
The largest F that I could find is this. It's an unknown (to me) gothic type. The one in the video above looks subtly better though, note e.g. the more square 'droplet' at the bottom of the staff, which is round in this version:

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This is the original Olympus - F logo. It always had that round droplet. On the camera itself it originally was a line engraving, inlaid in Gold color:

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That Gothic F letter is not part of a computer font that you can download and use in word and scale to any size etc :)

When the film Pen-F came out in 1963, computers still used punched paper tape, magnetic core memory or the just invented DECtape. The only font were the letters in the teletype typewriter. Newspapers were printed using cast lead letters or hot metal typesetting, which did cast individual lines in lead using Linotype machines. Just Google Linotype. Computer fonts only came maybe 10 years later

Back then the marketing artist at Olympus would have hand sketched that letter F based on pictures taken from some old handwritten books in a British library or monastery.

Today that Gothic F letter is a registered trademark logo, wholly owned by OMDS. You won't find an exact match in any modern computer font, simply because it was purpose made by an artist to perfectly fit that one particular film camera top plate shape, and is unique.

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A laser engraver will be able to scan that large logo at the top of this post, it has more than sufficient resolution, and reproduce it on a modern Pen-F body. It will look gorgeous. I would personally fill it with gold color like the original camera was.

White on black was used for the lens cap. You can buy plenty of lens caps with that exact F letter, just printed, or raised 3d printed, or embossed, on ebay for reasonable money.
 
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Hello,

Random off-topic question or request:

Would anyone have a file for the script or cursive "F" that is used on the PEN-F cameras and their marketing materials? I've searched high and low and can't seem to identify the font or find a file.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff
The closest one I have is called Blackletter 686 BT

It is a True Type font and has been around since 1993 so, it should be available from...




and many more

Allan



Pen F
Pen F
 
Thanks for all the help finding this. I think I have all the options I need for the F. I hope I can get this done eventually.

Unfortunately, my engraver fell through and doesn't think she can get into the metal. Wrong laser.

Searching for a new one.
 

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