I couldn’t help myself and today bought another Vintage Rangefinder. This time it’s an Olympus Trip 35 which was more your average consumer P&S camera of its time. This unit sold more than 10 million between 1967 and 1984. The name trip suggests rather bluntly that it was a cheap P&S targeted at the family on holiday market.
It has a Zuiko 40/2.8 lens with 4 elements in 3 groups. From what I’ve read all you need to do is set it to A and snap away terrific photos. It might live up to it’s consumer friendly name. I’ll have to report back on the performance. In the mean time you can check out the flickr group here.
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It’s a wonderful camera, and more. But the trip isn’t a rangefinder, unfortunately. It’s a Zone Focus camera, and you will have a great deal of fun with it. The 40mm f/2.8 is razor sharp, and the color reproduction is awesome. You might have to replace the seals if the camera is leaking light – the old seals might have turned to gunk. You should be able to find replacement seals from Mr. Goodman on Ebay, he goes by the seller name Interslice. I’ve collected and restored several of these old beauties, including a beautiful black Trip
, Regards, AJ
Ahh yes, you are quiet correct. It is not a rangefinder. Neat little cameras though. I did find the light seals through that eBay seller and have ordered them. Oh, and I’ve bought another Trip 35 which has arrived and is so much better than the first one.