Speaking of more fast pace shooting, this is a shot I was so happy to have aperture priority for. I had a split second to grab this shot and fumbling with manual settings was the last thing I wanted to be doing. Once again, I felt the meter absolutely nailed it. I must admit, that although these results were not what I was after, they made for some great story telling. it accepted the full line of OM lenses and most of the OM accessories for a lower price. The lower price was reflected in the construction of this camera and the features available, however, it was still a very competent performer and it reflected the elegant lines established by the compact OM-1 and 2 designs. Early production runs of the OM10 have known malfunction issues with electronics, metering, and shutter magnets. source needed Olympus later changed the shutter to a 'Type II' design to correct the latter problem. source needed

Micro Four Thirds system, a derivative of the Four Thirds system specifically geared to digital mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (MILCs) I then grabbed the car keys and rallied the troops (dog and partner) for a walk around the harbour and prom in our local town of Maryport. Not knowing if the camera even worked, I thought it would be best not to travel the extra 20 minutes to the lake district (on this occasion). It hit me while out on the walk how slow the process of taking pictures on film was. I instantly loved the idea of detaching from the digital age, not knowing what I had taken or if it had turned out in a usable picture. With its 5-FPS motor drive, it's the fastest SLR in its class - and the strongest, for such blazing speed demands rugged precision far beyond the ordinary. Yet it's also the lightest SLR in its range - a benefit you'll appreciate every time you raise it to your eye... which tells you it's the brightest of its breed, thanks to its unique Lumi Micron-Mate focusing screen, silver-coated prism, and multicoated reflex mirror. The Olympus OM System was a line of 35mm single-lens reflex cameras, lenses and accessories sold by Olympus between 1972 and 2002. The system was introduced by Olympus in 1972. The range was designed by Yoshihisa Maitani, chief designer for Olympus, and his staff; OM stands for Olympus Maitani. For fine exposure adjustments in aperture priority mode, the camera offers an exposure compensation dial. The large and perfectly positioned dial allows a single index finger to make on-the-fly adjustments to exposure totaling plus or minus two stops in 1/3rd stop increments. This dial adjuster coupled with the in-viewfinder meter needle makes shooting in AP mode virtually effortless. Set your aperture, watch the exposure needle, adjust for your scene, and shoot.This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. So like I said before, the OM-G I received from my dad had a few issues with it: the aperture and the shutter speed readouts weren’t working properly. As I’ve used that camera for over a year, it was never too much of a hindrance to me – however, I really wanted one in fully working condition. No doubt, the built-in manual option places the OM-G superior to the OM10, however, I find I don’t shoot this camera in manual very often. For that, I’ll probably grab the AE-1, or the X-700: but for auto, the OM-G is my absolute go-to. Being small and light as it is, combined with its solid metrring, it’s a joy for easy, more fast pace shooting while also having a manual option or compensation if you need it.

SHUTTER: Horizontal electronic control type focal plane shutter with automatic exposure controls from 2 sec. to 1/1000 sec.After I'd poked around in the bottom of the camera without finding anything obvious, I looked in more detail at what the cause of the problem could be. The mirror was down, and the mirror was not tensioned, so it looked like the film advance had not been wound. The problem was, the film advance couldn't be moved because two gears which were coupled to it seemed to be holding it in place. After a lot of head scratching and comparing the camera to my OM2, I decided I would need to remove the set of coupled gears and see if I could work out what the problem was. Legendary Olympus designer Yoshihisa Maitani’s entire professional life’s pursuit was miniaturization. In his earliest days developing the Pen half-frame camera (Olympus’ first major sales success) he was driven by the compactness and quality of his Leica camera. For the rest of his life he pushed Olympus to design and produce smaller cameras with better lenses. The culmination of this pursuit (and the final Olympus camera that Maitani personally designed) was the Olympus XA. FILM ADVANCE: Lever type with 130° angle for one long or several short strokes. 30° pre-advance angle. Motor drive and winder units attachable.

I’ve read that it apparently limits the shutterspeeds, but even then, it still seems to fire at all speeds when “off”. This is actually a pretty handy little feature as there’s been a few times where in my haste, I forgot to turn the camera on, but the image still turns out fine. In aperture priority mode, the shutter speed chosen by the camera is displayed in the viewfinder as LED numerals, so the photographer is kept well-informed. If there is too much light, the word 'OVER' is displayed in red at the top of the left-hand side and there is another indicator at the bottom of the left-hand side which lights if exposure compensation is enabled. This is about six cameras that I now own; great cameras I might add. Why, because they are classics? Are they the best of their class? Great performers? Valuable? To be honest, none of these reasons. It is because they were given to me – they were free!Even today Olympus’ cameras don’t seem to get the respect that they might deserve. I’ve often wondered if this is fair. So when I found a late 1970s OM-2n at the local thrift store with a price tag smaller than the cost of a cup of coffee, I had to buy it and see for myself.