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Exactly. Pen EE series were quite similar. The faulty Trip35s I’d seen had this kind problem, but also looked to have shoddy home repairs (non-original or missing screws, etc…). Might be difficult to spot unless specifically looked for. Try to test for these problems by doing the following: Set the film speed for 400. Set the aperture ring at "A". Cover the lens barrel (the light meter) with your hand, cock the shutter and try to fire. The shutter shouldn’t fire, and there should be a red flag in the viewfinder. If the shutter fires, the camera is malfunctioning. Then uncover the lens barrel, point it at a bright window, area, etc. Shutter should now fire. Finding if the shutter speeds are correct is more difficult. Try to fire the shutter under varying lighting conditions. In lower light, the shutter should be noticeably slower (sounding more like a "chug" than a "snip"). Once you can recognize the different speeds, move the aperture ring off the "A" setting (to the "flash" settings). Test all aperture settings. They should all fire at the slow speed regardless of light conditions. If it ever fires at the fast speed or the shutter locks(red flag pops up in the viewfinder), then the camera is malfunctioning. Also try to make sure the aperture blades are not sticking. Do this by setting the aperture to 22 and pushing the shutter button up and down in low light. Observe the aperture blades open and close each time and don’t hang up. All this may sound difficult, but really isn’t. Remember, these cameras are generally over 20 years old and being budget models, were not usually treated with kid gloves. But I’ve found that a correctly functioning one can be extremely reliable. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Could have been sticky levers in the shutter/aperture control mechanism. I suspect the Trip35s are like a larger version of the Pen EE range. On those, the shutter and aperture linkages have graduated plates which literally strike the needle of a small ammeter, the amount by which the levers rise being dependent on how far across the meter needle has travelled. As long as the various levers are moving freely, and the springs have not lost their tension, the exposure should at least be constistent, even if it is not 100% accurate. I have a couple of Pen EEs that consistently over-expose by a stop – no problem, I just use, say 100ASA, film and rate it at 200 on the meter. KRs Chris
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Hi I recently bought an Olympus Trip 35 in a car boot sale fo IR
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