Semi-Olympus I

Product name
Semi-Olympus I
Type
Medium format film camera
Released
1936

Launched in 1936, the Semi-Olympus I was the first Olympus camera fitted with the newly developed Zuiko lens, which was mounted on a Semi-Proud body supplied by Proud. It was a high-quality camera priced at 103 JPY in an era when a typical starting wage was 75 JPY a month.

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