First roll off my Olympus 35 RC. I finally got around to changing the seals on this old mechanical beauty – the Olympus 35 RC was one of the last mechanical Rangefinders that Olympus made. The RC has an Auto mode – it’s a shutter priority system. You set the shutter speed, and when the camera is on Auto, it will set the Aperture. I prefer using the Sunny 16 rule, and was glad that the RC offered a manual override that allows me to set the aperture as well.
I was very curious about this particular camera – it’s very similar to my Ricoh 500G, and I had been looking for an Olympus rangefinder for a long time. The camera is a joy to use.. the operation feels smooth and precise, and feels comfortable in the hand. The Olympus RC details are in the in the Olympus Cameras page along with a description.
All of these pictures were taken near my brother-in-law’s house in North Potomac, and in the grounds of the park adjoining the neighboring Dufief School. As can be seen, the lens on the Olympus RC is outstanding. I love the way it renders the Fall colors. These old cameras had single coated lenses, and that did something magical for the color and bokeh given the right lighting. This is something that I feel the new multi-coated glass/optical plastic lenses cannot replicate. But again, maybe it’s just my imagination.
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Olympus 35 RC |
Photographed with an Olympus 35 RC rangefinder camera, Fuji Super 200. Exposure was 1/250 at f/8 and f/11
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