Turns out, the Trip is really similar in construction to the Pen EE series. Thanks to your video I've learned how to bypass the dead selenium meter on my EE and still use the 1/200 speed, using the half press ISO to the aperture part of the ring. As far as I can tell, you're the only source on the internet who found this out. Thanks
Thanks a lot, I’ve actually got to thank someone on Reddit for this, there’s a pretty in depth post from someone on there. I did notice that nobody else had noted it at all though so I’m really glad it’s helpful! 😎
Another fine little detail: There is a datecode inside the camera, underneath the little plate/film guide attached to the back. Together with the shutter button (if it is plastic or chrome plated) and a little help from the Internet you can decode the month and year of assembly.
I'm not going to check because of where you described the date code to be because I'm scared of breaking something. At a glance, I don't see any code inside the camera. However, there is a 6 digit number below the clicker. "498703"
@paranoidgenius9164 The backing plates in both of my Trips are all-metal. There is nothing that can go brittle over time in the part. It appears to be stainless steel and spring steel. (I have an MSc in Materials Science & Engineering, I ought to know what I'm looking at.) But hey, you don't _need_ to know when your Trip was manufactured, so if you feel uneasy? Leave it. No need to mull it over, just shoot film and enjoy.
@Hydrazine1000 whoop de doo! you have a degree in science & engineering! I don't know why you had to point that out, & you don't have to come across as a condescending git!
This was such a great video and intro to the Olympus Trip- thanks for sharing it with us. I just got mine and this video was super helpful. I love how you showed the photos you captured with it too -- makes me pumped to use this little guy.
I had two of these that I gave to my daughter, these are very fine cameras with excellent optics. I myself have a 35 RC and 35 RD, and a few Leica Ms. BTW, and please don't take it as a criticism but human a eye has an angle of view of about 80+ degrees or the FOV of a 24mm lens in the horizontal and not the 50mm that has incorrectly been propagated, nor 50mm is the ' standard ' lens for 135 mm format. The standard lens for any format is defined as a lens with an FL equivalent to the hypotenous of the film format which in the case of 135 is about 42mm. So the Trip, 35 RC, 35 RD and 35 DC have the 40/42mm FL lenses, but not the same lens. To understand which lens design Olympus used you have to look at the letter before the Zuiko name on the front of the lens. In case of the 35 Trip D.Zuiko denotes a 4 elements lens design. For my 35RC it is E.Zuiko meaning 5 elements, 35 RD has the F.Zuiko 6 elements lens and the top of the range SP has the F.Zuiko meaning a 7 elements lens. Good review BTW.
Finally my quest to obtain one is over! I picked up an almost pristine example for a very reasonable price and the seller even threw a roll of film in. It's everything I hoped it would be and more... Just have to film test it now! 😊
The Trip 35 was always known for favouring highlights. The trick from back I'm the day was to set the iso at half the box speed and use the highlight retention of print film.
Did you know you can point it at the area you want to meter, press and hold half hold the shutter release button and it will lock that exposure in until you fully press. That is how ensure I get perfect exposures pretty much everytime.
I found my mums old Trip 35 a short while back and took it away with me to Budapest and Prague. Loaded it with some Portra 400 and away I went. I haven’t got the shots back yet so no idea how badly I’ve used it yet!
Nice video. I have this camera and I really like it. The light metering maybe is a bit off (old), I tested with a light meter in my phone. With 400 ISO film I set it to 100 ISO and it works great. I loved the contrasty and sharp BW photos with Fomapan 400. It is sad that in Finland the films and especially the developing and scanning are so expensive. Must take my Trip out soon again.
In the photo at 6:04 of the yellow car (Love it BTW) what focal length did you use? Just wondering what the best option is for the sort of a shot where it is not a person but there is still an object that you want to be sharp, would you treat it as though the car was a person? I've just bought the olympus yesterday and I'm very new to film, been shooting digital all my life except for the odd disposable x Thankyou for this video btw
You described a hack of sorts which probably wouldn't be mentioned in the original operation manual, to du with shutter speed, but I wouldn't recommend trying it because it can confuse the shutter mechanism which can cause it to stick, so no matter how much you wind, & click, the shutter won't work, which then you would have to disassemble the camera & manually work the shutter loose.
Great video. Love the anecdote about your brother and the sand 🤣 For some reason the counter of how many shots you have isn’t moving when I take the photo and not sure what’s happening? I’ve reloaded a bunch of time and it’s a brand new camera so i don’t what to do 🥲 Help please!?
Great video!!! Subbed 🙌🏼 I’m really wanting to buy one of these for travel purposes… I want something smaller to travel with but more control than a point and shoot. Thanks for a great video
@@aheadachewithpictures oh yeah I just researched it!! They’re not bad looking at all and that lever… jheeeeeee Thank you… a little more research and you may have converted me!! Thank you
Hi, I’ve been using this camera for a few months now but I’m still having a problem with the zone focusing. People kept saying that its easy to use, but its the opposite for me. I’ve also had it fixed before for the lens alignment and the shots are better than the old ones, but most of them are still out of focus. Any tips for this? Or, maybe there’s still a problem with the camera?
I rate 400ASA to 200ASA unless I’m shooting a lot of sky, leave on 3m or 3 people for general shooting let depth of field fix the focus so may be if you’d rated the film at 100ASA and not shot skys the expose would be improved..
Not just the shutter. The selenium cell will deteriorate if the camera has been stored uncovered. Very long exposure to light will cause this. If it has been stored with a cap, or in a closed box, it will not exhibit this.
Olympus Trip 35 shits on any modern film camera? The Leica MP, M-A and M6 re-issue would like a chat haha. Trip 35s are really nicely made and easy to work on, I serviced I think six of them in a day for a local shop and they all worked great after. I'm personally not a fan of zone focusing so I don't think I own any anymore but yeah great little cameras. Anything with a Zuiko lens is a winner, a big fan of my OM1/XA/Pen F's.
Haha, okay, I’m referencing the Ultra F9s of the world, not the Leica MP! Zone focusing isn’t great and that’s obviously one of the trip 35s many limitations that we’ve kinda gotta forgive. Thanks for watching Dorian 😎
I've given up with film photography to be honest. Buying a film camera nowadays that is actually working as it should has become a physical impossibility. These camera's are old and have had their day, pains me to say it, but it's true. I've gone back to digital I'm afraid, its far easier.
Turns out, the Trip is really similar in construction to the Pen EE series. Thanks to your video I've learned how to bypass the dead selenium meter on my EE and still use the 1/200 speed, using the half press ISO to the aperture part of the ring. As far as I can tell, you're the only source on the internet who found this out. Thanks
Thanks a lot, I’ve actually got to thank someone on Reddit for this, there’s a pretty in depth post from someone on there.
I did notice that nobody else had noted it at all though so I’m really glad it’s helpful! 😎
The shutter speed hack isn't recommended, the shutter mechanism can get messed up, avoid this hack if you can.
Another fine little detail: There is a datecode inside the camera, underneath the little plate/film guide attached to the back. Together with the shutter button (if it is plastic or chrome plated) and a little help from the Internet you can decode the month and year of assembly.
I'm not going to check because of where you described the date code to be because I'm scared of breaking something. At a glance, I don't see any code inside the camera.
However, there is a 6 digit number below the clicker. "498703"
@paranoidgenius9164 The backing plates in both of my Trips are all-metal. There is nothing that can go brittle over time in the part. It appears to be stainless steel and spring steel. (I have an MSc in Materials Science & Engineering, I ought to know what I'm looking at.)
But hey, you don't _need_ to know when your Trip was manufactured, so if you feel uneasy? Leave it. No need to mull it over, just shoot film and enjoy.
@Hydrazine1000 whoop de doo! you have a degree in science & engineering! I don't know why you had to point that out, & you don't have to come across as a condescending git!
This was such a great video and intro to the Olympus Trip- thanks for sharing it with us. I just got mine and this video was super helpful. I love how you showed the photos you captured with it too -- makes me pumped to use this little guy.
I had two of these that I gave to my daughter, these are very fine cameras with excellent optics. I myself have a 35 RC and 35 RD, and a few Leica Ms. BTW, and please don't take it as a criticism but human a eye has an angle of view of about 80+ degrees or the FOV of a 24mm lens in the horizontal and not the 50mm that has incorrectly been propagated, nor 50mm is the ' standard ' lens for 135 mm format. The standard lens for any format is defined as a lens with an FL equivalent to the hypotenous of the film format which in the case of 135 is about 42mm. So the Trip, 35 RC, 35 RD and 35 DC have the 40/42mm FL lenses, but not the same lens. To understand which lens design Olympus used you have to look at the letter before the Zuiko name on the front of the lens. In case of the 35 Trip D.Zuiko denotes a 4 elements lens design. For my 35RC it is E.Zuiko meaning 5 elements, 35 RD has the F.Zuiko 6 elements lens and the top of the range SP has the F.Zuiko meaning a 7 elements lens. Good review BTW.
Finally my quest to obtain one is over!
I picked up an almost pristine example for a very reasonable price and the seller even threw a roll of film in.
It's everything I hoped it would be and more...
Just have to film test it now! 😊
The Trip 35 was always known for favouring highlights. The trick from back I'm the day was to set the iso at half the box speed and use the highlight retention of print film.
can you explain it a bit more? sorry but i dont completely understand
Great video. This looks like an awesome camera ✨ I love Olympus cameras in general.
Did you know you can point it at the area you want to meter, press and hold half hold the shutter release button and it will lock that exposure in until you fully press. That is how ensure I get perfect exposures pretty much everytime.
I found my mums old Trip 35 a short while back and took it away with me to Budapest and Prague. Loaded it with some Portra 400 and away I went. I haven’t got the shots back yet so no idea how badly I’ve used it yet!
I’m sure they’ll be good dude 😎
how did they come out?
Nice video. I have this camera and I really like it. The light metering maybe is a bit off (old), I tested with a light meter in my phone. With 400 ISO film I set it to 100 ISO and it works great. I loved the contrasty and sharp BW photos with Fomapan 400. It is sad that in Finland the films and especially the developing and scanning are so expensive. Must take my Trip out soon again.
Excellent video! and damn, that camera is so pretty
Thanks a lot!
Good review -- and funny, too. Thank you!
Thanks Rob 💪
Brilliant little canera, I wish I had one in my collection. 👍
You can for a couple of quid 👍
@@maxkent It's finding a good working one for a reasonable price, the ones I'm seeing are like £100 - £150, in my opinion that's way over priced..😲😳
In the photo at 6:04 of the yellow car (Love it BTW) what focal length did you use? Just wondering what the best option is for the sort of a shot where it is not a person but there is still an object that you want to be sharp, would you treat it as though the car was a person? I've just bought the olympus yesterday and I'm very new to film, been shooting digital all my life except for the odd disposable x Thankyou for this video btw
I love my Trip but the shutter sound is the same as a disposable. also the front rings are loose annoyingly, but it still works
You described a hack of sorts which probably wouldn't be mentioned in the original operation manual, to du with shutter speed, but I wouldn't recommend trying it because it can confuse the shutter mechanism which can cause it to stick, so no matter how much you wind, & click, the shutter won't work, which then you would have to disassemble the camera & manually work the shutter loose.
Really good review
Great video. Love the anecdote about your brother and the sand 🤣 For some reason the counter of how many shots you have isn’t moving when I take the photo and not sure what’s happening? I’ve reloaded a bunch of time and it’s a brand new camera so i don’t what to do 🥲 Help please!?
Great video!!! Subbed 🙌🏼 I’m really wanting to buy one of these for travel purposes… I want something smaller to travel with but more control than a point and shoot.
Thanks for a great video
If its not too late, get an olympus 35RC, often cheaper, better lens, more manual controls and a sweet film advance lever
@@aheadachewithpictures oh yeah I just researched it!! They’re not bad looking at all and that lever… jheeeeeee
Thank you… a little more research and you may have converted me!!
Thank you
Awesome video!!!
Thanks dude!
i had this little Camera in a cabinet and discover it is still working, since.. .well analog
Hi, I’ve been using this camera for a few months now but I’m still having a problem with the zone focusing. People kept saying that its easy to use, but its the opposite for me. I’ve also had it fixed before for the lens alignment and the shots are better than the old ones, but most of them are still out of focus. Any tips for this? Or, maybe there’s still a problem with the camera?
Miss this camera shame the price of them sky rocketed
I’ve still seen some for around £40-£50, good luck should you try to buy.
Same! I just looked it up and can't believe i got one for 20$ in around 2015.
best film in this camera is b/w. great for street shooting
40mm is actually closer to the human eye view than 50mm
I rate 400ASA to 200ASA unless I’m shooting a lot of sky, leave on 3m or 3 people for general shooting let depth of field fix the focus so may be if you’d rated the film at 100ASA and not shot skys the expose would be improved..
Por que classificar 400 para 200? Quais os benefícios práticos? Sou novo na fotografia analógica
Pentax MX + SMC focal lengths : )
To get better metering, point at some grass, half press, recompose, full press.
nice camera, but not easy to find one in working condition, the shutter is prone to fail with age.
Yeah I’d say that when I buy them second hand there’s something wrong with 50% of them
In the UK there's a chap refurbishing and selling them. Look up TripMan. They are very reasonably priced (about £140 I think).
Not just the shutter. The selenium cell will deteriorate if the camera has been stored uncovered. Very long exposure to light will cause this. If it has been stored with a cap, or in a closed box, it will not exhibit this.
nice camera
Olympus Trip 35 shits on any modern film camera? The Leica MP, M-A and M6 re-issue would like a chat haha.
Trip 35s are really nicely made and easy to work on, I serviced I think six of them in a day for a local shop and they all worked great after. I'm personally not a fan of zone focusing so I don't think I own any anymore but yeah great little cameras. Anything with a Zuiko lens is a winner, a big fan of my OM1/XA/Pen F's.
Haha, okay, I’m referencing the Ultra F9s of the world, not the Leica MP! Zone focusing isn’t great and that’s obviously one of the trip 35s many limitations that we’ve kinda gotta forgive.
Thanks for watching Dorian 😎
I've given up with film photography to be honest. Buying a film camera nowadays that is actually working as it should has become a physical impossibility. These camera's are old and have had their day, pains me to say it, but it's true. I've gone back to digital I'm afraid, its far easier.
Do both