Being a fan of rangefinder type cameras and old usable classic cameras it all came together recently with an e-bay purchase of the pictured Olympus 35RC for £18.
I am yet to put a film in it as I need to replace the light seals around the door. Like many older cameras these dense foam strips turn black and gummy over the years. A quick browse on the internet told me where to buy new sealshttp://www.cam-spares.com/page5.htm so I have ordered some. Removal of the old gummy stuff can be done with some alcohol and q-tips.
This is a really clever little camera, in auto mode you set the shutter and the camera sets the aperture (shutter priority). Viewfinder information shows the shutter and aperture being used. In manual you have full control but no light meter.
The "flashmatic" setting is really cool - use a small manual flash like the Olympus PS200 and set the flash guide number on the camera barrel and the RC automatically sets the correct aperture for the distance you have focused - how cool is that.
I can''t wait to start taking some pictures with it and I'll post some on the blog.
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