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 .
Here's my Trip -lets

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Hi, out of interest are you the kuvvy that used to post to my Yahoo group Classic 35mm compacts

regards Mike
 
A handy trick for a Trip user. If you want to push your 400 speed film or use faster film like 1600ASA you need a hand held light meter. Set your hand held meter on the ASA value you want to use with your Trip and take a reading. Then find on the meter the aperture value that gives you 1/30s shutter speed (or a bit more). Set that aperture on your Trip (in flash mode) and shoot away.
 
I like the Trip for snaps like this one. At the moment I've got it loaded with Kodachrome 64 so I'll post a few when that's been processed - might be a month or two..
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I am currently running another roll of Ektar 100 through my Trip 35. Here are a couple of shots from the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The Trip 35 did a really good exposure job considering the very contrasty light at 6700 feet.

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I have one on the shelve. It needs it's apperture cleaned and I haven't come to that yet. But it appears to be a very nice camera from what I've read and seen of it.
 
I am eagerly awaiting delivery of my Trip 35, it will be my first experience with a scale-focus camera (I'm not counting the Konica C35EF that I bought that was too badly corroded to "save"). Seeing the photos posted in this thread has made me even more eager.
 
I had a good day today at the local flea market.

I found one working Trip 35 and one working XA.

Did I ever luck out. The XA looks kind of beat. The paint has worn off the back, but all functions are checking out on it. Shutter, aperture, battery check, timer, flash. All good.

I've not played with the Trip before. It seems to be functioning perfectly, and it's such a simple little thang.

Dang, I need to stop this insanity, people. Just because I can find and buy these cameras locally for less than a donut and coffee doesn't mean I have to......... does it?

This is my fourth XA. Although I sold the first two, the third cosmetically perfect one is dead as a paper weight.

If this latest one shoots sharp I think I might just keep it this time. But then again, if the Trip is just as sharp and is fast to boot, I don't know. I really don't mind zone focus for this type of quick shot street camera. The rangefinder on the XA isn't really all that anyway.

Lol, I always seem to manage talking myself out of keeping the XA. I don't know why since every time I sell one I wish I hadn't.

But the Trip.... hmmm. :p
 
I had a long row of Olympus fixed lens rangefinders. Sold every one of them except the Trip. I've used the Trip for B&W over the years but recently I did some colour negs too.

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superb image Mablo, just shows what the Trip can do in the right hands, I have just fit a new set of light seals on my trip, will take it out for a spin tomorrow
 
My second Trip just arrived from a Japanese seller and is in great shape! I
need to try it on daylight shots, but these are with Fuji Xtra 400, and f2.8:

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Second shot converted in Silver Efex Pro. Going to use a Trip tomorrow at
a Halloween dance, will see what shakes.
 
My second Trip just arrived from a Japanese seller and is in great shape! I
need to try it on daylight shots, but these are with Fuji Xtra 400, and f2.8:
Second shot converted in Silver Efex Pro. Going to use a Trip tomorrow at
a Halloween dance, will see what shakes.

Were the night scenes shot in 'flash' mode, but without the flash: i.e. f/2.8 and 1/40?

Best regards,
RoyM
 
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