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Olympus Infinity S





Olympus Infinity S

Olympus Infinity S




Lens:


35 mm f/3.5

Exposure Control: EV 9 to EV 15
Maximum shutter speed: 1/400th sec
Battery: DL123A
Dimensions (inches, WxHxD): 4.6 x 2.5 x 1.8
Weight (without batteries): 205 gm / 7.2 oz

The Olympus Infinity S was an excellent camera for rocket photography. It made many flights in the Eye in the Sky camera rocket at many different flying fields. Its only drawback was that the wires used to trip the picture had to be brought outside the camera from the original shutter button. I would rather not do this and keep the original shutter button intact if possible. Also there was another button that had to be depressed to lock the auto-focus on infinity that I had bring wire out for also.

However, these deficiencies did not hamper its performance. The camera was smaller and fit into the new 3" body tube. With the faster shutter speed and more experience that I was gaining, I was now achieving about 80% of all my pictures clear and not blurred. It was about this time that I also discovered that I could change the DX coding on the film to trick the camera into thinking that it was much faster film than it actually was. The camera was forced to use its fastest shutter speed and the film was not pushed very much during developing.

 


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