35 SPn. Fixing cameras is fun, when it works

pedda · 04-05-2012

So, i traded a 2003 fuji digital camera (costed something like 400 USD when i bought it, selling price today, maybe 30 USD) for a Olympus 35 SPn, both where very happy with the trade.

It had some issues, the rangefinder was pretty far off, so i opened it up and pretty soon found the alignment screw, it was a really easy fix.

The meter works just fine, it is very consistent with my Voigtländer VC meter, the spot meter also works fine. When shooting 100 ASA i have to set the ASA dial to 50, but that is nothing i want to fix, instead of the 25-800 span I now have a 50-1600 span and in my world that is much better. I shoot mainly Provia 100 & 400 and Trix @ 400 or 1600.

So this weekend i will take it for a spin. The shutter seems to be good at all speeds. I sure hope i'm right.

I have looked at a couple of threads about lens hoods and right now I'm thinking about the vented 49mm screw in on ebay, anybody tried it? Will it block much of the viewfinder?

H-Bert · 04-06-2012

Congrats on the SPn!

I'm using a vented hood from eBay. Unfortunately the vents aren't aligned for the SP so when it's screwed on tight all I see is the unvented part of the hood blocking a small portion of the viewfinder.