The Olympus OM cult

[jojonas]

hello everyone. fairly new OM user here!
before I had loaned an OM1 and liked everything with it besides the information in the viewfinder that I didn't see as clearly as I liked. I said thanks for the loan, gave it back and thought I'd never use an OM again...
que autumn last year; work college notices me playing with my Olympus Pen EES-2 on the tram and asks if I or anyone I know would be interested in his old OM2. I said ofcourse, thinking I could give it to one of the younger darkroom enthusiasts of the photo club I'm chairman of.
lo and behold, a second chance and the fantastic low light meter of the OM2 was all I needed to regain faith in the system again! now I'm thinking that an OM4 could be the body to finally quench my thirst after my own perfect slr ever since that Contax RTS broke beyond repair.

okay, enough story time! the gear I currently have is:
silver OM2 body
50mm 1.8 lens later model, made in japan
50mm 3.5 macro with sticky aperture ring
long tele tamron (I forget the mm)

 

[Ron O]

Yes the OM-4 is a great camera. The exposure system is amazing. The first time I used mine was in the winter in Craters of the Moon National Monument. Figured that a landscape of white snow punctuated by black and red lava on a bright sunny day would be a great test. Took spot readings from the snow, rock and sky and the camera did the rest. Amazing pictures. Though I still like my original OM-1n and 2n.

 

[786ozmanix]

Hi everyone,
New to this OM cult group....by the looks of it, it rocks! I have an OM4 and an OM10 (which my son, aged 8, is now using). I have the 50mm f/1,8, 28mm f/3,5, the 35-70 f/3,5, 70-150 f/3,5, the 135 f/2,8 and the 200 f/4. Very happy..will be adding another OM4 soon...once i figure out how to harness the power of that awesome meter!

 

[unclepiak]

Just decided to have OM-1n and happy that there's a user group here. Hope that I'll get the good one recently.

 

[wblynch]

Welcome uncleplax, 786ozmanix and all newcomers!

 

[Casspius]

Hi, everyone!
I'm also new to Olympus OM system. Four months ago I received an Olympus OM2n with T20 flash unit, Zuiko 50mm 1.4 MC and Zuiko 200mm 4.0. Since then, I CLA-ed myself (I have two right hands when it comes to mechanisms and electronics) and replaced the prism, the pressure plate, the light seals. Now, everything seems to be in perfect order, but I still have one issue: with brand new batteries (v357 silver oxide), in manual mode, the meter seem to show a little underexposure compared to my Nikon FM2n using the same ISO, at the same speed and the same aperture. There is someone who know why?
PS: Sorry for my bad English

 

[jonw]

Just acquired an Olympus zuiko 16mm f3.5 fisheye with the uv, yellow, and orange built-in filters. Looks amazing through my OM-4. Will be developing the first couple of rolls taken with it this weekend. Does anyone know if it can be used on OM-D or E-510 digital bodies?

 

[Bill Burk]

No, the light will refract and go out the sides of the lens when it sees there is no film on the receiving end.

 

[Svenedin]

I didn't realise this group existed. I am an OM system enthusiast. In fact, the only 35mm cameras I have are all OM's. The first 35mm SLR I ever used was an OM1-n. I have 4 OM 4Ti's (one that is away being repaired and 3 working) and an OM3-Ti. I have quite a few OM lenses and other accessories. I absolutely love using the OM system. My favourite camera is the OM3-Ti but I love my OM4-Ti's too. My favourite lens is the 50mm f1.4. I have been using the OM system since I joined the photographic society at school which was more than 30 years ago.

 

[jonw]

No, the light will refract and go out the sides of the lens when it sees there is no film on the receiving end.

Thanks. Thought as much. It is an amazing lens.

 

[Bill Burk]

Thanks. Thought as much. It is an amazing lens.

Haa, have fun with it.

 

[Charlie Gardener]

Been a member of the OM Cult for a while. Currently own a black OM-1, black OM-2n and generally shoot with a 50/1.8 and an 85/2, but have been slowly expanding my lens lineup.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

I haz OM2n and lenses from 28 to 135, but am hoping to find elusive 35/2.

(old photo from when I just bought it last year):

 

[Svenedin]

Very nice. I will post some pictures of my cameras soon. I can't do it now because they are packed -I am going to Gibraltar for work and I hope to have a chance to go wandering to take photographs. I don't have any of the fastest versions of the various lenses. Generally they have been too expensive or difficult to find or both. They are also heavier and this is a concern because I often take photographs whilst out hiking. What I do have is:

24mm f2.8
28mm f2.8
35mm f2.8
50mm f1.8 (3 or more of them)
50mm f1.4
100mm f2.8
135mm f2.8
200mm f4

and zooms:

35-70mm f4
35-70mm f3.5/4.5
35-105mm f3.5/4.5
75-150mm f4

Here are some pictures I took a while ago.

 

[Richard Man]

What beauties. I haven't shot with my 4Ti for a long time, since I moved to the Leica M, but I still have it. Great camera...

 

[wiltw]

In addition to my OM-1n acquired new 36 years ago and OM-4 acquired used about 30 years ago, and a collection of 7 OM-system lenses, now am the proud owner of this M-1 acquired in the past year, with two M-system lenses.