Olympus 35RC
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The Olympus 35RC is a 35 mm
rangefinder
camera
manufactured by Olympus
in Japan
in the 70s. It claimed to be the smallest 35 mm rangefinder with automatic exposure control and manual override.
135 film
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rangefinder
Rangefinder camera
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camera
Camera
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manufactured by Olympus
Olympus Corporation
is a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses. Its global headquarters are in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, while its USA operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania,...
in Japan
Japan
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in the 70s. It claimed to be the smallest 35 mm rangefinder with automatic exposure control and manual override.
Specification
- Lens: E. Zuiko 42mm f/2.8 5 elements in 4 groups
- Focus range: 0.9 meters to infinity
- Shutter-speed: B, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500
- Aperture: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22
- Exposure modes: metered shutter-preferred automatic exposure, unmetered-manual override and flashmatic modes
- Filter size: 43.5mm
- Film speed scale: ASA 25–800
- Size: 11 × 7 × 5 cm (4 1/4" × 2 3/4" × 1 15/16")
- Weight: 410 grams
External links
- http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~yue/misc/35RC.html
- http://www.cameraquest.com/olyrc.htm
- http://kenrockwell.com/olympus/35rc.htm