Hans van Veluwen <HVeluwen@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [OM] Olympus Ace E Rangefinder, asks :-
"35 K 35 S .... "35" rangefinder series? year?
hope to compile complete listing of models and year."
Well here is a potted history of Oly pre FTL / OM, not included are Pen
1/2 frames (1959-83) or Pen F SLR (1963-72). Before this, Olympus made 120
6x6 TLRs and 120 folders from 1936 (Semi-Olympus Model I). AND as mentioned
a solitary 127 film camera, the "Standard" rangefinder, prototype(?) only.
vf= viewfinder rf= rangefinder sm=selenium meter cm=CdS
35 I 1948-9 vf 35 II 1949 prototype only?
35III 49-50 vf 35 IV 49-53 vf 35 IVa 53-5 vf
35 IVb 54-5 vf 35 Va/ Vb 55 vf 35-S 55-8 rf
35-K 57-9 rf Wide 55-7 vf Wide E 57-8 vf sm
Wide II 58-61 vf Wide S 57-8 crf
35-S II 57-9 rf, f1.8/ 2.8/ 2.0 vers., 3-windows differs it from 35-S
Ace 58-60 rf Ace E 58-61 rf sm
Auto 58-9 rf sm Auto B 59-60 vf sm
Auto Eye 60-63 rf sm Auto Eye II 62-63 rf sm
S Electro Set 62-63 rf sm S (CdS) 63-65 rf cm
Others not mentioned include the post 1963 compacts like
Trip 35, Quickmatic EEM, 35 EC, 35 EC-2, 35 LE, ...........
Also, closest maker in name is Japanese OLYMPIC, mostly bakelite bodied
viewfinder cameras, 127 film, 1935- 38.
Hope this helps
Ron Ligtermoet
dlanor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Just a little collector of many things in camerology
If anyone has any of the above unused / unwanted, I'll have them thanks, I
will look after them, may even use them?!
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