Do you know of a camera like this?

[68degrees]

Ultra Compact (like the size of a 7sII or Olympus 35 RC.
No meter
fixed lens
Coupled rangefinder
Manual Exposure settings both shutter speed and aperture
auto cocking shutter with film advance
Good lens
35mm film
Cant be a folder

Anybody? Did such a camera ever exist?

 

[Lawrence Sheperd]

By 35mm, do you mean the lens or film format? If format and not lens you might look at the Olympus 35-S and 35-S II. 45mm/3.8, 48mm/2.8 and 42/1.8. Great Zuiko lenses.

Also, if 35mm lens, Olympus 35 wide (either with or without selenium meter.) Much less common than the cameras mentioned above.

 

[lynnb]

Perhaps if it meets the other requirements you could just ignore the meter?

 

[68degrees]

Perhaps if it meets the other requirements you could just ignore the meter?

If you know of any I would be very interested. I could ignore the meter. What do you have in mind?

 

[Greyscale]

Maybe the Fujica Compact Deluxe? It has metered manual mode.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/7029009431_63a4732a9b_h.jpg

 

[68degrees]

Maybe the Fujica Compact Deluxe? It has metered manual mode.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/7029009431_63a4732a9b_h.jpg

Nice suggestion thank you!

 

[zsas]

Yashica Lynx 14 or 14E. Although it has a meter, it works w/o a battery all manual and the 45mm f1.4 lens is dynamite!
http://www.cameraquest.com/yaslyn14.htm

Edit: realize you said ultra compact, the Lynx 14 and 14e are not compact, but maybe the Lynx 1000 or 5000 are more compact and can be all manual??? Anyone? Russ?

 

[Pioneer]

Ansco Super Memar?

 

[Greyscale]

None of the early fixed-lens Yashicas were what I would call compact, and all were quite heavy, in my experience. The GX and the CC were the ones most similar in size to what the OP gave as examples. The sticky widget will be the manual mode for both aperture and shutter.

 

[zuikologist]

Have you discounted the 35RC? Fits the criteria but has limited speeds.

If a rangefinder is not a priority (I know it is in your list) then a Petri Color 35 should fit the bill.

 

[farlymac]

Rollei 35

PF

 

[wafflecakee]

canonette 28 or the electro 35cc wide. despite the AE.

 

[68degrees]

Have you discounted the 35RC? Fits the criteria but has limited speeds.

If a rangefinder is not a priority (I know it is in your list) then a Petri Color 35 should fit the bill.

NO I like that one but they are overpriced.

 

[68degrees]

canonette 28 or the electro 35cc wide. despite the AE.

on the 35cc wide can the user choose the shutter speed and the aperture?

 

[Phil_F_NM]

Oly XA?

Phil Forrest

 

[zsas]

Oly XA?

Phil Forrest

The XA is aperture priority and battery dependent, but a heck of a great lil camera!

 

[konicaman]

Ricoh 500G - OK, it has a meter, but runs fine in full manual mode without a battery.

 

[yek]

aires iii. i dont have one. But it seems fit your need.

 

[Godfrey]

Ultra Compact (like the size of a 7sII or Olympus 35 RC.
No meter
fixed lens
Coupled rangefinder
Manual Exposure settings both shutter speed and aperture
auto cocking shutter with film advance
Good lens
35mm film
Cant be a folder

I'm sure there's some older camera out there that meets this spec exactly, but I don't want to work that hard.

For this sort of thing I grab the Rollei 35S and eschew the rangefinder, or I fit the 40mm on the Leica CL. Just ignore the light meter on both of them.

 

[ColSebastianMoran]

Olympus QL17-G-III with no battery. Seriously.

It's not the smoothest handling in manual mode, but it's got all the features you seek.

And, add the little Voigtlander meter in the hot shoe for a complete package.