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Olympus-35 SP

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Many considered it a nearly perfect 35mm rangefinder camera when it was released in 1969. Does it have a few quirks that I don’t like? Sure, but the positives outweigh the negatives when used as an automatic exposure (AE) or electronic exposure (EE) camera. Simply compose, focus, and capture the light. Here is my SP.

It’s one of the best 35mm rangefinders in my collection.
Simple and clean lines.
ASA dial is on the camera’s left side.
Hold the ‘Spot’ button while pressing the shutter to properly expose a subject when it’s backlit.
The lens. At the heart of this exceptional camera is this fast and sharp G. Zuiko f/1.7 42mm lens. The ‘G’ indicates that the lens has 7 elements.
I find the camera is straightforward to load. It opens nice and wide.
The camera looks new except for a scratch in the chrome around the tripod socket.
Brochure from around 1970.
Sales guide.

As I downsize my collection of classic cameras it’s this beautiful Olympus’ turn to be passed along to another collector. It’s in my camera shop on Etsy at http://www.ccstudio2380.com.

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Olympus 35 SP Brochure

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Here’s a nice sales brochure from Olympus – published May 1969

olympus 35sp brochure collage

Take note of the camera store’s stamp in the lower right corner. Our translation app isn’t doing a good job at translation at the moment so we’re not quite sure which camera shop this is from.

Carol and I love to collect vintage sales brochures for the cameras in our collection. This one came to us recently from a collector in Japan. The date of publication is 0569 which we assume is May 1969. The young man’s clothing certainly screams the 1960s!

olympus brochure logo

The Olympus 35 SP is considered by many to be a nearly “perfect” 35mm rangefinder camera – with a host of automatic exposure controls plus full manual shooting. The 42mm lens is considered to be the perfect focal length for 35mm photography as it closely matches the field of view of the human eye.

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