Oops! Vision Age #4 shows that the Olympus Auto (1958) also had the phrase
"electro-set" on the top of the top cover. Like the S, it had
a 42mm G. Zuiko f/1.8 lens, but used a Seiko SLV shutter.
clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Olympus' VisionAge #7, "The Zuiko Story (7) -- A History of Olympus Cameras"
> shows that the Olympus S, which was introduced in 1962,
> included the phrase "Electro Set" on the front of the camera, just below the
> silicone cell. No other cameras illustrated include this
> label so I suspect this is the model you are referring to.
>
> In that year Olympus also introduced the Auto Eye II, "Japan's first 35mm
> auto exposure camera", says the article. The S (aka,
> "Electro Set"), on the other hand, provided full manual controls but included
> a "coupled exposure meter". The lens was a G. Zuiko (7
> element) 42mm f/1.8 with a Copal 00 shutter.
>
> Earl Dunbar wrote:
>
> > Anyone every had or seen an Olympus ElectroSet? Haven't seen much info on
> > these, but looks like an Oly version of the Yashica GS.
> >
> > Earl
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