52 rolls, 52 cameras, 52 weeks

Mention 'interchangeable lens rangefinder camera' to photographers and I doubt many of them would think 'Olympus' but that is exactly what we have here in the shape of the Olympus Ace.

The Ace series was introduced in 1958 and consisted of two models, the meterless Ace and the Ace-E that has a built-in uncoupled Selenium meter. The Ace features a Copal SV leaf shutter with speeds from 1 sec to 1/500 sec plus Bulb, the shutter is clearly visible with the lens removed.

A total of four lenses were produced for the cameras:

• 3.5cm f/2.8
• 4.5cm f/2.8
• 8cm f/5.6
• 8cm f/4

and brightline frames for all three focal lengths are included in the viewfinder (as can be seen in this dodgy iPhone shot).

I've had this example on loan from a friend for almost a year now, high time I put some film through it wouldn't you say?