OLYMPUS 35 RC

The Olympus 35 RC is a 35mm rangefinder camera produced in Japan during the 1970s. It features a fixed E. Zuiko 42mm f/2.8 lens with five elements in four groups and supports manual focusing from 0.9 meters to infinity. The camera offers a range of shutter speeds from Bulb (B), 1/15 to 1/500 second, and aperture settings from f/2.8 to f/22. Exposure modes include metered shutter-priority automatic exposure, manual override, and flashmatic modes for versatility. Notably, the 35 RC provides user viewfinder readouts for aperture and shutter speed settings, which was uncommon among compact cameras of its era. The camera accommodates 43.5mm filters, accepts film with ASA ratings between 25 and 800, and weighs 410 grams with compact dimensions of 11 × 7 × 5 cm.