Olympus Trip 35: a very good camera? Or exist some better?

[oftheherd]

I don't have any of the other cameras mentioned, but I do have the XA. It is small and easy to use. Even the RF patch in mine is OK. BTW, often times for dim RFs in any RF camera, the circular patch will bring back good contrast. I am not really a street shooter, but like the XA for a have a camera at all times camera.

 

[Sid836]

Ah, Nikos72, I think you are mixing this up with the Olympus PEN F - they were indeed half-frame, with 72 exposures per roll of film.
The cameras discussed so far (I think, maybe I missed something?) are small in physical size, but full-frame ;-)
Holy Maitani is our witness, it is beginning to get confusing... 🙂

Indeed I have messed things big time! 🙂 Sorry. Seems like multitasking at the office does not suit me well 🙂

 

[Ljós]

Indeed I have messed things big time! 🙂 Sorry. Seems like multitasking at the office does not suit me well 🙂

No big deal! Gargle with 150cc of Dektol and your sins shall be forgiven ;-)

 

[AlchimistaDigitale]

In conclusion actually i want buy a very compact camera that has a very good quality and low riso of problem, for that i prefer an all mechanical.

I have bought some Fed and Kiev but they are too big, and now i want a very pocket camera

Thanks

 

[cklammer]

You will like the Trip 35 - get it. But 60 € is way too much - a short trawl through the bight will make that abundantly obvious - unless you are getting the mother of all CLAs and the best light seal replacement job ever done for it: because for that price it should last for the next 50 years ... but at the end of the day it is your money and your decision. Rule 1 applies: You know best.

But get by all means an Olympus 35rc as it is a very fun little camera to shoot (with - of course - not at 🙂 ).

It takes the same (very exotic) 43.5mm filters (with 0.5mm thread rise) as the Trip 35. These filters are available at tripman.co.uk or SRI Griturn (both of whom have had me as a satisfied customer in the past) - both are located in the UK but ship world-wide.

You might also want to look at the Olympus 35EC, 35EC2 and 35ECR. Enough good info on the big G's first result page and elsewhere here in the forum.

If you need a flash: get a new one as in my experience a lot of older ones purchaseable in the Bight or elsewhere are either DOA or become very quickly dead after some usage: solders get bad, condensators give out ...

Finally: photographers talking gear is like chefs talking stoves - the best kit can't cover lack of expertise and practice ...

Best of Luck,
Christian

 

[konicaman]

With a good CLA I find 60 € to be an acceptable price. Otherwise take your chances on a Trip from a flea market - I did with 3 Trips, they all work nicely. I have taken the hat off the top on 2 of them to clean the viewfinder, but nothing else. It is a nice camera the lens is not top notch but it is a whole tot better than you would expect from a volks-camera like this.

 

[AlchimistaDigitale]

There are difference in term of quality from XA2 and Trip 35?

If I understand the problem that I can encounter with the Trip 35 is the "selenium cell" discharge... after the cell are dead the camera is dead... true?

 

[btgc]

There are difference in term of quality from XA2 and Trip 35?

If I understand the problem that I can encounter with the Trip 35 is the "selenium cell" discharge... after the cell are dead the camera is dead... true?

They don't die suddenly, just age. All selenium cells I've seen did work but didn't match properly working meters....off by a stop or more.

After Trip goes defunct you'll get decent German made manual camera and continue to take pictures. It doesn't have to be expensive and you'll feel difference.

 

[AlchimistaDigitale]

But for the olympus trip 35 if i don't make some mistake is not possible to shot in manual, and after the "dead" of the selenium cell is impossible to shot, because is impossible to se aperture and time in manual

 

[Rodchenko]

I've had stunning results from my Trip. It's a really great street shooter. Other small cameras I've owned and used - XA, Minox, 35RC, 35RD, Mju i, 35ECR - all have different characters. The Minox has the best lens, the RD the best controls, the RC the best viewfinder etc, but the Trip is a good P&S. If it had a rangefinder, I'd use it a lot more.

Although there are stops at various focussing distances, I believe that can be removed. It might be possible to turn the barrel round, so the distance scale is visible through the judas window rather than the icons. In any case, the set distances are pretty useful, and it's not difficult to set an intermediate distance anyway.

 

[AJShepherd]

The Trip is a great little point and shoot camera and I've used mine pretty recently. That said I'd put a word in for the Minolta Hi-Matic F, which is a little bit smaller and a little more sophisticated. Down side it needs batteries for the CdS lightmeter which controls both shutter and aperture (no manual control), but on the up side it has a rangefinder so at least you can be sure of focus!

 

[Solinar]

Just to add to the above post by Rodchenko:

I don't have a Trip 35 - but do have its slightly more upscale brother - the 35RC and later XA.

Yes, there are cameras with better lenses, focusing and low light capabilities than a Trip 35. However, if the intended use is as a camera with one lens just for the fun of it - then try not to over think the details.