Difference between revisions of ""Olympia" camera"
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This article refers to a series of 35mm cameras, sold under a bewildering number of names, whose intentions are to deceive the shopper. They have been attributed to the Ouyama company of China. | This article refers to a series of 35mm cameras, sold under a bewildering number of names, whose intentions are to deceive the shopper. They have been attributed to the Ouyama company of China. | ||
| − | Elaborate styling that superficially resembles an [[SLR]], a metal weight in the base to conceal the all-plastic construction, and (typically) a battery-driven film advance all conceal that these are basically [[trashcam]]s. They have [[fixed focus]], poor-quality lenses; and while the aperture may be adjusted from (nominally) f/6.3 to f/16, there is a single, non-adjustable shutter speed. The apparently large lens diameter is mostly a dummy clear plastic cover, the actual optics are much smaller and recessed into the plastic barrel. | + | Elaborate styling that superficially resembles an [[SLR]], a metal weight in the base to conceal the all-plastic construction, and (typically) a battery-driven film advance all conceal that these are basically [[trashcam]]s. They have [[fixed focus]], poor-quality "optical" lenses; and while the aperture may be adjusted from (nominally) f/6.3 to f/16, there is a single, non-adjustable shutter speed. The apparently large lens diameter is mostly a dummy clear plastic cover, the actual optics are much smaller and recessed into the plastic barrel. |
Most shameless is the variety of names under which the camera is sold. Olympia is intended to sound vaguely like [[Olympus]]; while some models are sold under flat-out counterfeit [[Canon]] (or "Canomatic") branding—right down to the font of the Canon name. | Most shameless is the variety of names under which the camera is sold. Olympia is intended to sound vaguely like [[Olympus]]; while some models are sold under flat-out counterfeit [[Canon]] (or "Canomatic") branding—right down to the font of the Canon name. | ||
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| + | An oddity of many of these models is the inclusion of a [[pseudo TLR]] viewfinder within the top housing. As there is no focusing adjustment possible, this is mostly a stylistic flourish. The camera kit may also include a separate "potato masher" -styled electronic flash: Impressive-looking, but equally shoddy in its construction. | ||
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| + | |image_text= The grandiosely-named '''Olympia DL2000A''' | ||
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| + | |image_text= Waist-level finder of the "Canon Q8200" | ||
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[[Category:35mm viewfinder]] [[Category:China]] [[Category:Trashcam]] | [[Category:35mm viewfinder]] [[Category:China]] [[Category:Trashcam]] | ||
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This article refers to a series of 35mm cameras, sold under a bewildering number of names, whose intentions are to deceive the shopper. They have been attributed to the Ouyama company of China.
Elaborate styling that superficially resembles an SLR, a metal weight in the base to conceal the all-plastic construction, and (typically) a battery-driven film advance all conceal that these are basically trashcams. They have fixed focus, poor-quality "optical" lenses; and while the aperture may be adjusted from (nominally) f/6.3 to f/16, there is a single, non-adjustable shutter speed. The apparently large lens diameter is mostly a dummy clear plastic cover, the actual optics are much smaller and recessed into the plastic barrel.
Most shameless is the variety of names under which the camera is sold. Olympia is intended to sound vaguely like Olympus; while some models are sold under flat-out counterfeit Canon (or "Canomatic") branding—right down to the font of the Canon name.
An oddity of many of these models is the inclusion of a pseudo TLR viewfinder within the top housing. As there is no focusing adjustment possible, this is mostly a stylistic flourish. The camera kit may also include a separate "potato masher" -styled electronic flash: Impressive-looking, but equally shoddy in its construction.
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