Olympus trip 35

Olympus trip 35

  • I have never used one

    Votes: 55 28.1%

  • I have used one and like it

    Votes: 109 55.6%

  • I have used a trip and disliked it

    Votes: 10 5.1%

  • I feel it is an underestimated camera

    Votes: 54 27.6%
  • Total voters
    196
  • Poll closed .
I've had some very good results from mine...

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I've had both, and loved them. The bottom shutter speed of 1/8 is the ONLY thing that has caused me to part with them. And every so often I think of picking up another C35. I still have a Trip.
 
I got one from my grandmother this weekend, which my grandfather used back in the days. Unfortunately she got rid of all his photographic stuff well before I became interested in cameras, but she kept the Trip35.

It seems to be working, so I'm going to give my other Trip to a friend and keep my grandfathers camera for use.
 
Rockwell seems to think the Trip is a Tessar design and, as he notes, it is very sharp. Since the lens is designated D.Zuiko, it is a four-element lens, not a Triotar.

I can personally attest that it is a SHARP lens:

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And I'm no expert on lens design and signatures, but the OOF areas look Tessar-y to me.

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Here's a little article on modifying the Trip's manual shutter speed ... cool!
 
About a year and a half I bought one for USD 7 with the selenium cell still alive. I tested it and was satisfied enough to buy another in not that good condition but still working and for half the price of the former. Perhaps this one would be converted to be used as a manual camera. Anyway, it´s very decent companion when travelling light and loaded with ISO 400 film.
Ernesto
 
And now even I have one! Brings a change to the Zeiss 6x6 and Fuji 6x9 etc collection. Not to mention the heavy 5D mk2... I was pleasantly surprised at how it changed my snapshotting. It is quick and reliable. Just now running Fomapan 400 in it, which is too coarse grain, but I still like many of the shots. Must get better film for it!

Strange that the serial number is exposed almost as much as the make. Mine is 4919272 if that means anything to anyone:)
 
emjo said:
Strange that the serial number is exposed almost as much as the make. Mine is 4919272 if that means anything to anyone:)
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You want this thread here...

http://www.flickr.com/groups/olympustrip35/discuss/72157594537718351/

I reckon about 1979 off the top if my head. Given their current woes, I wonder if Olympus' current finance guys learnt their trade on Trip 35 serials, given that they claim 10 million made, but the serial numbers only go up to 5 million...

Adrian
 
Was given another Olympus Trip a couple of months ago.
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The case probably goes with another camera. The camera did come with a lens cap though. And the red flag does actually pop up on this one.

Last month I finally put some film through it

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http://www.thermojetstove.com/Trip35/

Doesn't give specific instructions for the wobbles, but I THINK from memory it's the three screws in image 12. I'd go through a step at a time, and when you've taken off the last wobbly bit go through the procedure backwards from there making sure everything is tight.

Adrian
 
I keep looking for a decent priced Trip 35 but the price generally shoots up in the last 30 seconds. I do have a question about the T 35. Isn't it true that selenium meters start to disintegrate over a period of time unless the meter cells are kept covered. What are the chances of picking up a T 35 with a properly working meter? I haven't had a camera with a selenium meter in years and generally speaking I would prefer a battery operated meter calling the shots. Once the meter on the T 35 goes, there's nothing much you can do about it, is there?
 
Great donor camera. I got a decent one for £5 to use the lens cap, wrist strap and pouch for the RC and the flash shoe protector fits the SP. I might actually shoot with it one day, now you mention it.
 
Harlee said:
I keep looking for a decent priced Trip 35 but the price generally shoots up in the last 30 seconds. I do have a question about the T 35. Isn't it true that selenium meters start to disintegrate over a period of time unless the meter cells are kept covered. What are the chances of picking up a T 35 with a properly working meter? I haven't had a camera with a selenium meter in years and generally speaking I would prefer a battery operated meter calling the shots. Once the meter on the T 35 goes, there's nothing much you can do about it, is there?
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my grandpa bought his new from japan and it sat in our house unused and uncapped until i picked it up last year. meter works fine. it is workable without the meter.. just manually adjust the aperture (keep in mind the shutter will be stuck at 1/40 so good luck with anything that moves).
 
Harlee said:
I keep looking for a decent priced Trip 35 but the price generally shoots up in the last 30 seconds. I do have a question about the T 35. Isn't it true that selenium meters start to disintegrate over a period of time unless the meter cells are kept covered. What are the chances of picking up a T 35 with a properly working meter? I haven't had a camera with a selenium meter in years and generally speaking I would prefer a battery operated meter calling the shots. Once the meter on the T 35 goes, there's nothing much you can do about it, is there?
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Hi,

Talking to people I get the impression that a non working meter is not the same as an unrepairable one. Often it seems an adjustment and cleaning something does the trick. (Dirt or tarnishing can create a high resistance that makes it seem dead.) And, anyway, new cells can be made and the circuitry adjusted, for a price*.

In your shoes I'd buy one from a dealer or else find one in a flea market and get it serviced etc by one of the experts. That way you'll know it works and will have a guarantee.

Regards, David

*I'm surprised there's no one in China making (say) new Leica CL cells or else Olympus style cells. I hope one of them reads this.
 
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