Western Photographic Historical Society

Tucson, Arizona USA

- Collectors' Corner -

Olympic 4X4 VF Camera 

c1938,  Bakelite roll film camera for 127 film. Ukas 4.5X50mm lens and 1/25-1/150 shutter.  Helical lens mount.

Olympus "Ecru"

Late 1990s Special Edition of 20,000 units for the collectors market, all electronic operating features in a very sweet package.

Olympus "O" 

Unique configuration in this automatic focus, winding, metering & flash model. Made in limited edition. c1988

Olympus Pen

c10/1959-11/1964.  First of the pen series and made by Sanko-Soji.  Olympus began their own production in 1960 on the entire Pen line.

Olympus Pen F

Half frame 35 c1963-1966.  Poro prism SLR w/ new rotary focal lane shutter, double stoke (1st cocks shutter, 2nd advances film). Lens choices.

Olympus Pen FV

c1967-1970.  Made between the F and the FT with single troke lever, self timer but no built in meter.  Less common than the others.

Olympus XA

Olympus XA clamshell with rangefinder focus, aperture priority exposure, an add-on flash module, fixed Zuiko 35mm glass lens and a very quiet shutter. The later XA2 version was made with a plastic lens and same features