Olympus Trip 35
The Olympus Trip 35 is a 35mm compact viewfinder camera introduced in 1967, aimed at travellers and casual users who wanted simple, reliable shooting without batteries. It uses a selenium meter ring around the lens to drive a programmed automatic exposure system, and was sold in chrome, black and limited gold finishes over a production run lasting into the early 1980s.
At UK auction in 2026, hammer prices for the Trip 35 typically sit in the £44–£62 range, with a median around £50 based on recent saleroom results. Because these are wholesale auction figures rather than retail asking prices, clean cosmetic examples with a working selenium cell tend to sell for more than tired bodies, and the rarer black variant is worth a useful premium when it appears. Buyers researching what an Olympus Trip 35 is worth today should expect tidy chrome examples to settle near the middle of that band.
Variants
Select a variant to filter the sales history below.
| Variant | Years | Edition | Sales | Price Range |
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| (black) | — | — | 0 | — |
| (chrome) | — | — | 4 | £44 – £62 |
| (gold) | — | — | 0 | — |
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
Prices updated: May 2026
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| May 2026 | £30 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 245) Title: A Black Paint Olympus Trip 35 Compact Camera
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A Black Paint Olympus Trip 35 Compact Camera, shutter working, light cell/aperture unresponsive, body G, elements G-VG, with wrist strap, front cap, |
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| May 2026 | £25 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 246) Title: An Olympus Trip 35 Compact Camera
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An Olympus Trip 35 Compact Camera, silver button, shutter working, light cell/aperture responsive, body G-VG, elements VG, with front cap |
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| Apr 2026 | £175 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 290) Title: A New Old Stock Olympus Trip 35 Compact Camera
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1967, chrome, serial no. 4272365, with D.Zuiko f/2.8 40mm lens, body, E, shutter untested, lens, E, complete with instructions and maker's box |
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| Oct 2024 | £56 | Flints Auctions | (chrome) | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 151) Title: An Olympus Trip 35 Compact Camera
Description:
chrome, serial number 5354963, shutter working, camera appears to respond to light, body G-VG, optics G. |
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| Oct 2024 | £42 | Harper Field Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 1396) Title: Olympus Trip 35 film camera, serial number 4808736, with lens cap and soft case
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Olympus Trip 35 film camera, serial number 4808736, with lens cap and soft case |
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| Jun 2024 | £50 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 346) Title: An Olympus Trip 35 Viewfinder Camera
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black/silver, body G, apertures work on manual, shutter fires on manual apertures, but not automatic, metering not tested. |
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| Apr 2024 | £62 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 120) Title: An Olympus Trip 35 Viewfinder Camera
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chrome, 1967-84, serial no.5150153, shutter working, body G, lens G, with black soft pouch F |
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| Feb 2024 | £62 | Flints Auctions | (chrome) | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 110) Title: An Olympus Trip 35 35mm Viewfinder Camera
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chrome, body G-VG, shutter working, aperture value changes depending on volume of ambient light, optics VG, with lens cap & case, (Qty: 1) |
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| Feb 2024 | £38 | Harper Field Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 645) Title: Olympus Trip 35 35mm film camera, serial number 2905542, with 1:2.8 f=40mm lens
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Olympus Trip 35 35mm film camera, serial number 2905542, with 1:2.8 f=40mm lens |
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| Nov 2023 | £44 | Flints Auctions | (chrome) | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 207) Title: An Olympus Trip 35 35mm Compact Viewfinder Camera
Description:
chrome, serial no. 5280621, body G-VG, shutter working, responds to changes in light, optics G-VG, some light haze present, with maker's case, lens (Qty: 1) |
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| Sep 2023 | £62 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 49) Title: An Olympus Trip 35 35mm Viewfinder Camera
Description:
chrome, serial no. 288654, body G-VG, shutter working, camera aperture appears to respond to different light volumes, optics G-VG, some light dust (Qty: 1) |
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| Jul 2023 | £30 | David Duggleby | — | |
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Auction: Decorative Antiques & Collectors (Lot 190) Title: Olympus Trip 35 camera body, serial no 3864485, with 'Olympus D.Zuiko 1:28 f=40mm' lense
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Olympus Trip 35 camera body, serial no 3864485, with 'Olympus D.Zuiko 1:28 f=40mm' lense |
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| Jun 2023 | £44 | Flints Auctions | (chrome) | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 171) Title: An Olympus Trip 35 Compact 35mm Camera
Description:
IR 284630, chrome, 1967-84, serial no.4986179, with a D.Zuiko f/2.8 40mm lens, tested as working, body G-VG, lens G, with soft pouch and wrist strap |
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| Jun 2023 | £44 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 172) Title: An Olympus Trip 35 Compact Camera
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IR 106672, chrome, 1967-84, serial no.5120897, with a D.Zuiko f/2.8 40mm lens, tested as working, body F-G, slight corrosion and signs of cleaning on |
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| Apr 2023 | £69 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 178) Title: An Olympus Trip 35 Compact Camera
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with Olympus D.Zuiko f/2.8 40mm lens, body G, shutter working, lens, VG IR587901 |
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| Dec 2021 | £25 | David Duggleby | — | |
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Auction: Collectors & Clearance Sale (Lot 5063) Title: Olympus Trip 35, 35mm camera, with 'D.Zuiko 1:28 f40-mm lens, serial number 4719946, toget...
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Olympus Trip 35, 35mm camera, with 'D.Zuiko 1:28 f40-mm lens, serial number 4719946, toget... |
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Frequently asked questions
What is an Olympus Trip 35 worth in 2026?
Recent UK auction hammer prices for the Trip 35 fall between roughly £44 and £62, with a median value of around £50 for a working chrome example.
How much does an Olympus Trip 35 sell for at UK auction?
Standard chrome bodies typically sell for £44–£62 at hammer, while the scarcer black variant generally commands a premium when it surfaces.
Does the price depend on whether the meter still works?
Yes — a dead selenium cell significantly reduces value because the camera will only fire at flash apertures, so working-meter examples consistently fetch the higher end of the price range.
Is the black Olympus Trip 35 more valuable than the chrome?
The black-bodied Trip 35 was produced in much smaller numbers than the chrome version and tends to sell for noticeably more, though it appears at UK auction only occasionally.