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March 8, 2021

Carl Zeiss Werra family

Carl Zeiss Werra camera family Prologue I can think of no mechanical product that celebrates 65, yet still looks fresh and is usable. 65 years are almost three generations, where technology, style, use, materials, and so on have evolved. Today, a product made just a decade ago is of no use and carries no sentimental value. Enter the Werra. Introduced...

Carl Zeiss Jena/Compact/DDR/Werra Comments: 0

August 5, 2019

Olympus Trip 35

Olympus Trip 35 Lovely little camera, cute to Olympus design tradition. fits well into small and large hands, lightweight and simple to use. Little wonder that they are plenty of them out there. Almost a point and shoot camera. Settings are scant, the distance by estimate, ASA setup and recommended aperture. By the light meter, the camera decides what shutter...

Compact/Japan/Olympus/Viewfinder Comments: 0

August 5, 2019

Olympus 35 RC

Olympus 35 RC There are petty cameras, there are not so. It would be an endless discussion about which is which. Within the pretty cameras scale, the Olympus 35RC has a seat at the very top. Be it within the entire camera universe, for sure amongst the rangefinders. Toy companies have the ability to simplify the design of everyday objects...

Compact/Japan/Olympus/Rangefinder Comments: 0

June 25, 2019

Nasco Galaxy

This little camera caught my attention on an online auction. Always looking for odd cameras, I looked it up and found little information about it, where writers relate its pedigree to different dynasties, None seem to have any basis. McKeown’s relates it to Taron PR, a camera as obscure, admittingly a look alike. It is a chameleon camera, as it...

Compact/Japan/Rangefinder Comments: 0

June 5, 2019

Olympus 35-S

Olympus 35-S and 35-S II Two cameras of the same name, of different crop and slightly different. A common phenomenon in the camera universe. The German manufacturers are notorious for producing step-up models marked with the same name, perhaps for a reason or just for legacy. In the motor industry, it is common, so a Civic is a Civic over...

Compact/Japan/Olympus/Rangefinder Comments: 2

Category: Compact

Carl Zeiss Werra family

Olympus Trip 35

Olympus 35 RC

Nasco Galaxy

Olympus 35-S