20th Oct, 2022 10:00

Photographica including Part 1 of the John Foster Olympus Collection
 
Lot 292
 

A Rare Olympus FTL M42 Camera Outfit.

A Rare Olympus FTL M42 Camera Outfit. Comprising an Olympus FTL body #121361 Shutter firing and meter working (shows signs of normal use). Comes with the following M42 screw mount lenses: Olympus F. Zuiko Auto S f1.8 50mm #108925; Olympus G. Zuiko Auto W f2.8 35mm #101197; Olympus G. Zuiko Auto W f1.35 28mm #100573; Olympus E. Zuiko Auto T f4 200mm #100626; Olympus E. Zuiko Auto T f3.5 135mm #100364. All in good, lightly used condition. All but one lens has the correct push-on cap and Olympus M42 rear caps. Also the correct ERC and all in a soft camera bag.

Launched in 1971 and only in production for 7 months, John Foster called this Olympus model their "Forgotten SLR" (see his article at biofos.com/cornucop/ftl.html). Note: May not be compatible with other makes of M42 mount cameras or lenses without an adapter.

Provenance: The John Foster Olympus Collection

Sold for £475

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