It’s strange how things turn out, isn’t it? I have been reading up on 35mm cameras and happened upon a bit of a gem – the Olympus Trip 35. I thought it would be really cool if I got one, so I had a look on eBay and found an example in an auction that was ending soon and only sitting on $20. I put in my bid and a few hours later won it for $41 all up.
That in itself isn’t terribly interesting. I know that. When I came into work today one of my colleagues said that he had some old cameras that I could have. He pulled out an Olympus FTL and – you guessed it – an Olympus Trip 35. I couldn’t believe it. Neither could he.
So now I’ve got two Trip 35’s (one on my desk and another in the post) and the first impressions I have of them is that they’re lovely. Well designed, no battery (they’ve got a solar cell), and a little red flag warning system that lets you know if the light isn’t bright enough. I can’t wait to get some film into this little beauty and give it a whirl!
Olympus Trip 35. My camera(s) look identical, and feel wonderful!
In other news I went out and took some shots of Thunderbolts Rock yesterday afternoon with both my FE and D5000. I know that there were photos taken with the FE, but I need to finish the roll before I can tell if the shots were any good. I hope so – I put a whole lot more thinking into taking shots with film than I do with digital (which I spend time composing anyway). Here are the good shots of the trip:
Not many, but they’re not bad!
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