December 31, 2022
Olympus 35 family
Olympus 35 family Model List
New Olympic Kinsi Current values: New Olympic Semi Olympic Riken Semi Kinsi Riken Kinsi New Olympic Kinsi One of the obscure Japanese cameras with many fathers on record, depends on where you look. The model I have on my desk is marked ‘Kinsi’ on the front, ‘The New Olympic Camera Worlks’ on the side latch. The Kinsi is reported to...
Olympus OM-10 Olympus OM-10 user manual The current value of OM-10 variations: Olympus OM-10 Olympus OM-10 FC Olympus OM-10 Quartz The OM-1, the first in the Olympus OM camera line, was introduced in 1973 to a thriving reception. It had two slight variants and even a NASA version. Close on its heels came the OM-2, adding automatic control, and after...
Olympus OM-2S / 2SP Olympus OM-2S / 2SP user manual Olympus OM-2S current value Olympus OM-2SP current value The next Olympus OM SLR on my shelf is an OM-2S. In my library, I could find references to the OM cameras described earlier; this model seems to be out of favour. The only source describing it in some detail is the...
Olympus OM-2 Olympus OM-2 user manual Olympus OM-2 current value: OM-2 OM-2 Black OM-2 MD OM-2 MD Black OM-2 N OM-2 N black OM-2 N MD Two years after the OM-1 introduction, Olympus came out with the next great camera, the OM-2. Here they added an automatic option, the only feature missing on the OM-1. The auto mode is...
Olympus OM-1 Olympus OM-1 user manual Olympus OM-1 current prices: ON-1 OM-1 Black OM-1 MD OM-1 N MD After the war, the newly introduced 35mm format influenced the hobbyist camera styles into smaller models, away from the 120 / 127 formats. The war technology contributed to advances in optics, so enlargers for 35mm formats were now affordable, making contact prints...
Olympus XA family camera model list About four years ago, I drove to Peterborough to pick up two Olympus Pen F. The seller suggested he has a few other cameras, which I always love seeing. It ended with an apple crate full of odds and ends, with which I happily drove home. A week later, the seller called, suggesting even...
Olympus Trip 35 Lovely little camera, cute to Olympus design tradition. fits well into small and large hands, is 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 speed...
Olympus 35 RC There are petty cameras, there are not so. It would be an endless discussion about which is which. Within the scale of the pretty camera, 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...
Olympus 35-S and 35-S II Olympus 35-S / Tower 18 user manual Olympus 35-S current value Olympus 35-S II / Tower 35-S current value 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...