Throwback Thursday.

There are two versions of this camera and I have both, lucky me. I haven’t tested the other, but this one has a button on the bottom that overrides the shutter lock in lowlight conditions. The other has a battery check button. Why there are two versions? I do not know. Why they can’t both have the same features? I do not know. I do know that one has a metal shutter button and the other has a plastic one. So I am guessing it is due to the date of manufacture as with the Olympus Trip. The DC was introduced in 1971 and used a mercury battery. As I have a few of these types of cameras, I have some adapters so I can use regular cell batteries.

This one looked very clean with no corrosion in the battery compartment. Once the battery was inserted, the light meter worked perfectly. The light seals disintegrated in my hand, so I changed them. I really have to get neater at that.

Then I took it for a spin with some very old film. I walked around Akihabara and immediately took it to be developed at Yodobashi Camera which does a cheap one-hour service.

As this is a rangefinder, there are two images in the viewfinder that you have to bring together to focus. It is not zoned like the Olympus Trip. I prefer this kind, but it is not quite as quick as zoning. Also, excuse the colour cast…

This camera has reaffirmed my love for Olympus cameras. It was so easy to use and the f1.7 lens was so sharp and clear. A fantastic find for a junk bin. I won’t be keeping this one as I have the other example that I have yet to test. Fingers crossed I find out the other works before I sell this one.

Update: Of course, I didn’t keep this camera but I really regret it now as I don’t own an Olympus 35 of any kind.