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David Mingay | all galleries >> Mynd Dagsins '15 >> Photo of the Day 2004 > Dec 16: Being normal
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16-DEC-2004 David Mingay

Dec 16: Being normal

Ever been out shooting with one lens? Just one focal length. No zoom. No wide angle. No telephoto. Just a normal lens. If you're going to try it, (and you should) you could do a lot worse than this. The 40mm f2.8 Zuiko on an Olympus Trip 35, produced from 1967 and 1984. No batteries, thumb-wheel film advance, zone focusing, auto exposure plus un-metered manual (any aperture you like at 1/40). Basic but functional. Everybody had one and David Bailey appeared on the TV ad. "It's got a Zuiko lens" he said. What more do you need? Well, the meter on mine went iffy a few years back, but I've read that you can jam the shutter to the more useful 1/200 speed with a paper clip, then use manual aperture selection to make it the ultimate stealth 'street' camera. £5 should get you a good one. Who needs a Leica?


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virginiacoastline19-Dec-2004 04:05
I Leica this shot a lot . . . =]
Ray :)18-Dec-2004 02:26
Hey, I love the colours in that lens. At £5 its a cheap PaD prop too!
Robin Reid17-Dec-2004 18:03
Excellent David. And using one of these one would learn to be a better photographer. (which you are).
Mike R17-Dec-2004 14:17
...and so much quicker to use than digital, and you get a negative that will last for 100 years or more, and a nice big viewfinder. If it breaks you just get another one.
Guest 17-Dec-2004 11:16
I remember these, Its a classic
£5 put my name down
Guest 17-Dec-2004 11:03
Cool shot. I love antique cameras.
Argishti Khachik17-Dec-2004 10:19
Great shot!
René Gysi17-Dec-2004 09:48
Interesting and nice composition. Very good idea.
Stu17-Dec-2004 09:46
I like the repeated reflections of the umbrella
Guest 17-Dec-2004 09:42
wah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

great work !
type17-Dec-2004 09:33
VOTE. And I love Oly but this has nothing to do with it!
Guest 17-Dec-2004 09:22
a very cool image.
Jim B17-Dec-2004 09:15
My goodness; here comes a holiday flashback. This was my first serious camera (after my Instamatic 200) ... my parents gave it to me for Christmas when I was about 14. I must have taken four rolls of film on Christmas Day... and then had to wait a month to afford to take them to the drug store to have them processed!