Olympus 35rc

While I've mostly focused on pinhole work over the past couple weeks the Olympus 35RC also rode along in a jacket pocket. The film in the Olympus was Arista Ultra Edu 200, which I shot at 100 ASA with the intention of development in PMK Pyro for the best tonalities and grain. The roll of Arista included a series of hipshots made on a busy Saturday morning in Old Town. The diminutive size and quiet shutter of the Olympus 35RC make it the ideal camera for street work, but it would have been…

I have a great fondness for compact 35-mm cameras. There’s something undeniably liberating about a camera equipped with just the bare essentials — it frees the mind and promotes spontaneous picture taking. I certainly get a lot of use from recent-vintage, auto-everything models, … Continue reading →

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My first trip with the Olympus 35RC happened when an invite dropped into my whatsapp in early February last year. Stag-do in Budapest! Long weekend!

The most obvious feature of the Olympus 35rc is it's size!, I’m lead to believe that it is one of, if not the smallest fully manual rangefinder.

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A review of the Olympus 35RC, a 35mm rangefinder camera. People really seem to love these but I just didn't bond with mine. It's fine, I guess.

Hello, and Happy Friday! Another Master piece, the Olympus 35RC, have a Canon Canonet like this one, need some work, will do and post photos later, enjoy! One of the smallest 35mm automatic/manual rangefinders $100 with f2.8 lens in 1970 ($562 in 2010 dollars) To quote the Olympus corporate history site: “Known as ‘Richard,’ the … Read more "Classic Cameras Friday! Olympus 35RC ~ 1970"

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Servicing the Olympus 35RC - adjusting metering