Olympus 35RC

The Olympus 35 RC is a 35 mm rangefinder camera manufactured by Olympus in Japan in the 1970s. It claimed to be the smallest 35 mm rangefinder with automatic exposure control and manual override. Its viewfinder readouts for selected aperture/shutter speed settings are unique for a compact camera, later reiterated in the 35RD.

Olympus 35 RC

Olympus 35 RC
Overview
Maker	Olympus Optical Co. Ltd.
Type	35mm rangefinder camera
Released	1970 (1970)
Lens
Lens mount	fixed lens
Lens	E. Zuiko 42mm f/2.8, 5 elements in 4 groups
Sensor/medium
Film format	35mm
Film size	36 mm x 24 mm
Focusing
Focus	Manual focus, coupled rangefinder
Exposure/metering
Exposure	Shutter priority, manual override
Flash
Flash	External hot shoe, PC connector
General
Dimensions	110×70×50 mm (4.3×2.8×2.0 in)
Weight	410 g (410 g)
Made in	Japan

Specification

• Lens: E. Zuiko 42mm f/2.8 5 elements in 4 groups
• Focus range: 0.9 meters to infinity
• Shutter-speed: B, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500
• Aperture: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22
• Exposure modes: metered shutter-preferred automatic exposure, unmetered-manual override and flashmatic modes
• Filter size: 43.5mm
• Film speed scale: ASA 25–800
• Size: 11 × 7 × 5 cm (41⁄4" × 23⁄4" × 115⁄16")
• Weight: 410 grams

See also

• List of Olympus products
• Olympus 35RD
• Olympus 35SP
• Olympus XA

External links

• CameraQuest on the Olympus 35RC
• Ken Rockwell on the Olympus 35RC