SEMI-OLYMPUS I
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 105 JPY in an era when a typical starting wage was 75 JPY a month.
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