Olympus 35 S-3.5 (1955)

Olympus launched the Olympus 35 S-3.5 in 1955 as a high-end version of the Olympus 35. The camera was packed with innovative ideas and was the first Japanese-made lens/shutter camera with a film advance lever. Other features included a self-cocking mechanism that charged the shutter as the film advanced, and even a coupled rangefinder. An F2.8 lens was subsequently introduced, and eventually Olympus also launched Japan's first 35mm lens/shutter camera with an F1.9 large-aperture lens.