New Ebay camera
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 11:29 am
It's a bridge camera. What that means is back at the end of the 1980's Olympus had the bright idea of trying to nudge the point and shoot shooters in the direction of the SLR with an all in one camera with a modest zoom and all the bells and whistles of the top point and shoots and some of the features of the SLR deluxe models. It kind of looks like a a tele lens with a hand grip. It does more tricks than a high dollar whore.
What I got is an Olympus IS-1. It was the first and most complicated version. There were others in the series after it that were simplified and less feature filled. But... it was not a long lasting series. However, there are digital cameras that have borrowed from the general look with much more zoom and many selectable features.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990 ... ot-olympus
The camera cost $5 plus $11.65 shipping. It takes two CR123A batteries that cost about $10 a pair. But... I already had some batteries that I used in another old camera. Camera seems to function fine with batteries in place.
Maybe Duncan and I should race to see who can take some photos and develope the film and post.
What I got is an Olympus IS-1. It was the first and most complicated version. There were others in the series after it that were simplified and less feature filled. But... it was not a long lasting series. However, there are digital cameras that have borrowed from the general look with much more zoom and many selectable features.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990 ... ot-olympus
The camera cost $5 plus $11.65 shipping. It takes two CR123A batteries that cost about $10 a pair. But... I already had some batteries that I used in another old camera. Camera seems to function fine with batteries in place.
Maybe Duncan and I should race to see who can take some photos and develope the film and post.