The
Olympus
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Mountains
In antiquity
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35mm 35 mm may refer to:
* 135 film, a type of still photography format commonly referred to as 35 mm film
* 35 mm movie film, a type of motion picture film stock
* 35MM 35 mm may refer to:
* 135 film, a type of still photography format ...
fixed-lens
SLR camera introduced in 1989.
Overview
It appeared in the 1989 ''
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'' film. It is almost identical to the
Ricoh Mirai, except it does not have a remote control socket and uses different batteries. It has a built in zoom lens which zooms from 35 to 135mm in approximately 52 steps. The zoom lens moves slowly compared to modern 35mm cameras, and the autofocus is slower and less reliable. However, the images it can achieve are of a very high standard particularly in terms of
sharpness
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.
It has the following features usually only found on SLR cameras:
*Real image viewfinder
*Manual focussing mode
*
Exposure adjustment
*
Shutter speed
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The am ...
adjustment
*Hotshoe for external
flash
It has the following features usually only found on compact cameras:
*
Autofocus
*Built in pop up flash
*Self timer (
Timer to take photo 10 seconds after shutter is pressed)
*
Fill-in flash
It also has the following features
*
LCD
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*Beeps when autofocus locks
*Tripod socket
Some models use 2 123 size lithium batteries. The version marketed by Ricoh can accept a large lithium battery or four AAA size batteries. There is also a Quartz date model, and the back on a regular model can be removed and replaced with a data back.
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