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Olympus FTL

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The Olympus FTL is a 35mm SLR camera launched by Olympus in 1971,[1] using the traditional 42mm screw-mount. It was rather quickly replaced by the revolutionary OM-1, which was presented at Photokina in 1972 and generally available shortly thereafter. In an interview, a former Olympus designer said that the FTL was a stopgap model for the international market, made under pressure from the sales department.[2]

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