Olympus 35SP
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135 film
The term 135 was introduced by Kodak in 1934 as a designation for cartridge film wide, specifically for still photography. It quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format...
rangefinder camera
Rangefinder camera
A rangefinder camera is a camera fitted with a rangefinder: a range-finding focusing mechanism allowing the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs that are in sharp focus...
made 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
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is the only 35mm rangefinder with a dual center-weighted average metering and spot metering system. Metering is also available in manual mode, which is quite unusual amongst Japanese rangefinder cameras of this era.
Specification
- Lens: G. Zuiko f/1.7, 42mm, 7 elements in 4 groups
- Aperture Range: f/1.7–22 for auto exposure, f/1.7–16 for manual mode
- Shutter Speeds: B, 1–1/500 for manual mode
- Focus Range: .85 meters/2.8 feet – infinity
- Automatic Exposure Control: Fully automatic program exposure, EV 5.5–17 in ISO 100
- Exposure Meter: dual system, center-weighted or 6 degree spot metering, EV 3–17 in manual mode
- Filter Size: 49mm
- Film Speed Scale: ASA 25–800
- Size: 129mm × 76mm × 61mm
- Weight: 600 grams/22 ounces
- Battery: PX625 1.35 volt mercury cell
External links
- http://www.cameraquest.com/olysp.htm
- http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~yue/misc/35SP.html
- Compact 35s — an overview of the many 35mm rangefinders popular in 1970s
- Olympus 35SP on arransalerno.com — a personal overview from a frequent user