Olympus 35 EC 35mm Automatic Rangefinder Film Camera. Mint Condition A++.

For sale is a mint condition Olympus 35 EC with very little use. Camera body is in pristine condition. The camera fires as it should.

The EC I originally used 2 PX640 batteries these are no longer available so two 675 hearing aids batteries are used . I bought two copper adapters but can’t get the camera to work with them . After research I found using tin foil in one compartment and the other two batteries makes the camera work fine .

Please read below for setting ISO SETTINGS for correct exposure

You have some different choices here - all except the weincells ( hearing aid batteries - are 1.5 volt; while these cameras were designed for 1.35 v mercury batteries. The effect of using 1.5 v battery is that you have to set the iso value 2 stops lower than the rated film to get the correct exposure. So say you are using 400 ISO film - you set the ISO in the camera at 100. If you use 100 ISO film you set the ISO in the camera to be 25. Now weincells have a 1.35 v, but the catch is ( there alsways is one) once you open the battery is continously discharges and dies out within 2-3 months, whether you use the camera or not.

Lens: Zuiko 42 mm f/2.8 5 elements in 4 groups

Focusing System: zone focus, rotating helicoid system, 3 feet to infinity

Filter Mount: 43.5 mm

Meter: ultra sensitive Cadmium Sulphide (CdS) type

ISO: ASA 25-800

Shutter: Seiko ESF electronic shutter

Exposure: fully automatic programmed system

Flash Sync: with a hot shoe, 1/20 of a second via PC terminal

Film Type: 35 mm

Winding Mechanism: thumbwheel film advance

Dimensions: 111 mm × 67 mm × 49 mm

Weight: 410 grams

Battery: 2 pieces 1.4v mercury battery HM-N type Mallory RM-640 or equivalent