Olympus 35SP

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Olympus 35SP is a 35 mm rangefinder camera made by Olympus in Japan. It is the only 35mm rangefinder with a dual center-weighted average metering and spot metering system. Metering is also available in manual mode, which is quite unusual amongst Japanese rangefinder cameras of this era.

[edit] Specification

• Lens: G. Zuiko f/1.7, 42mm, 7 elements in 4 groups
• Aperture Range: f/1.7 - f/22 for auto exposure, f/1.7 - f/16 for manual mode
• Shutter Speeds: B, 1 - 1/500 for manual mode
• Focus Range: .85 meters/2.8 feet - infinity
• Automatic Exposure Control: Fully automatic program exposure, EV 5.5 - EV 17 in ISO 100
• Exposure Meter: dual system, center-weighted or 6 degree spot metering, EV 3 - EV 17 in manual mode
• Filter Size: 49mm
• Film Speed Scale: ASA 25 - 800
• Size: 129mm x 76mm x 61mm
• Weight: 600 grams/22 ounces
• Battery: PX625 1.35 volt mercury cell

[edit] External links

• http://www.cameraquest.com/olysp.htm
• http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~yue/misc/35SP.html
• Compact 35's - an overview of the many 35mm rangefinders popular in 1970's
• Olympus 35SP on arransalerno.com - a personal overview from a frequent user