Olympus Trip 35 - A Vintage Point and Shoot Camera (Review)

In today’s episode, Jules, Paul and I review the Olympus Trip 35 - a beautiful, compact 35mm viewfinder camera with built-in selenium light meter, an excellent 40mm f/2.8 Zuiko lens and an automatic exposure mode. The camera was first introduced in 1967 and built until 1984. According to most online sources, about 10 million units were produced in these 17 years, yet this number is likely to include later plastic versions with some form of Trip branding. Looking at the actual serial numbers, it is more likely that Olympus built around 5.4 million units of the Trip 35.
Paul is also known as Trip Man (www.tripman.co.uk), selling refurbished classic Trip 35 cameras and accessories online out of England. He is a true authority and thus my perfect guide to this wonderful little camera. I cautiously reached out to him asking whether he would be available for a conversation via Zoom and he decided to spend a short spring vacation here in Munich. We used the opportunity to take the Trip 35 out on a photo walk in Munich’s Westend district shooting Ilford Pan 400 on a cloudy day. Paul could use the Trip 35 here in Munich as it was originally intended - as a light, easy-to-use travel camera that lets you explore the world, focus on your subject and nothing else.
I also took the camera out together with Jules on a photo walk around dusk in a former industrial area. To match the beautiful golden light, we shot a roll of Kodak Gold 200 rated at ISO 160 and got some excellent results as well. Let’s get started and learn more about the Trip 35.
Chapters:
00:40-03:49 Introduction
03:50-04:29 Color Photos I
04:30-09:13 Historical Context
09:14-09:54 Black & White Photos I
09:55-19:45 Features & Design
19:46-20:52 Color Photos II
20:53-26:52 Lens, Accessories & Modifications
26:53-28:18 Black & White Photos II
28:19-33:02 Personal Impressions
33:03-33:42 Color Photos III
33:43-34:43 Outro
Gear used:
Olympus Trip 35 in black and silver
Olympus close-up lens
Olympus skylight filters
Gordy's leather wrist straps
Oberwerth LAHN wrist strap
Film used:
Ilford Pan 400
Kodak Gold 200
Sources mentioned:
www.tripman.co.uk
www.kpraslowic...
olympus-trip-3...
www.kenrockwel...
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