Olympus 35 RD Camera Review
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Great rangefinder from the 1970s, cult Olympus 35 RD is an excellent choice for 35mm rangefinder photography. It has an excellent Zuiko lens, good feature set, and shutter priority auto mode when installed with batteries. Small and fun to use.Enjoy!
Classic camera - I had the 35SP a few years ago, but I like the size of the RD a lot better. Good review!
Hi Stevan. Do you still have this camera? I have a question about the behaviour of the light meter - namely the position of the mask that covers the light meter cell at different ASA and shutter speed values. It seems like the 'mask' goes off the edge of its range (exposing the whole cell instead of a small hole) for low ASA values and high shutter speeds, so the auto mode seems to be pretty useless for low ASA values. Does yours behave this way? Thanks!
Stevan you give me GAS ;)
Thank you Stevan - great video! Any tip on how to get the camera to shoot in auto mode? I have the battery and ISO selected but it won't shoot. Works in manual only. Thank you!
Does the meter needle respond to light or move at all? The mechanical aspects of the camera (shutter and f stop manual settings) will work even if the light meter / battery circuit are not functional, so that makes sense. If, however, it does not do anything when exposed to plenty of light on the A mode, then it is likely something in the meter / battery circuit is not working correctly. Anything from corrosion on the terminals, to unsoldered wiring, to a dead metering cell.
thanks good info, when did they stop using mercury batteries? My dads old EC works great with the tin foil hack but I stop down 2 stops and I get better results. What batteries does the RD use?
Mark SR44 or LR44 with a brass adapter works fine. Otherwise Wein Cell 625 I believe.