That's just great. When I bought my MFT olympus it was a conscious decision to ditch large full frame body and a bunch of heavy lenses in favor of a small body with a standard zoom. And now I have an MFT body with a quickly growing collection of primes... with another one on the way.

Great camera, I have it and also a ME super and a LX. I have just loaded the LX with color film and will load the MX with black and white.

Ich kann das Video sehr gut nachvollziehen, habe selbst drei MX; trotzdem benutze ich die eher selten - die fühlen sich extrem hochwertig an; das Handling ist aber irgendwie doch nicht ganz ideal, vielleicht auch wegen dem kleinen, niedrigem Body. Aber das Video hat mich inspiriert und ich pack die dieses Wochenende wieder mal ein... Gruss, Andy

I watched with interest until your crack about Scotland...bye

I have 23 1.4 and I know exacly about ca issue and edge coner sharpness below f5.6 f5.6 is sharp across the frame but I can use 1.4 on nighttime for background blur and don't care about edge sharness I try 25f2 the lens is very compact I almost love it but the coner sharpness is also f5.6 if I'm not own 23 1.4 diffinitely buy 25 f2 for lighter my camera don't have ibis and 1.4 is nice to have

I'm grateful and watched most of your documentaries Tom. I'm novice oftentimes forgetful that this is an old gadget of older times. Thank you

Both the FG and FG-20 were available in black.

Hey everyone, I decided to order 17mm1.4 25mm2.0 35mm1.4 50mm2.0 50mm1.2 to test changing mounts ranging from M43, EOS M, Sony E, Fuji X. For the sake of my curiosity and your favor, I am able to change any mount between any of them. Still, I have to remove the inner ring from all the mounts (the black part inside mount). Particularly, the M43 mount on 50mm1.2, focus seems to pass infinity, so I have to put a very thin paper between mount and the lens, for the lens sitting a bit further to the sensor.

Thanks, great review.

Thank you for this, I was torn between these two and you helped make my decision easier.....now all I need to decide is TTArtisan 25mm f2, 7Artisans 25mm F1.8 or Pergear 25mm f1.7!

I have XF 50/1.4 awesome, XF 18/2.8 don't like this, XF 23/2 don't like this. Thinking about getting TTA 27/2.8, I think I will like the vintage look. I have several vintage M mount and screw mount lens which I really like but did not work well with X-Pro1.

This lens exceeded my expectations! The sharpness in close-up portraits is incredible, and the build quality is solid with a nice metallic feel.

There are actually three (3) versions of the 1977-1982 FM… call them FMi FMii and FMiii. The third version is the one to get because unlike the first and second versions the focus screen can be changed relatively easily without removing the top plate. If you don’t shoot fast moving subjects looking to reduce motion blur or shoot in bright light with fast lenses f1.4 or better then the FMiii is the best value out of FM, FM2, and FM2N. Bonus is you can mount pre-AI lenses. Most eBay sellers don’t appear to understand the differences between the FM versions.

Great video thank you 🙌. However, I do disagree I think the M6 is just as well built as the previous M cameras. It is built like a tank. Arguably maybe even a little better than the M3.

Good,just like old tamron all adapter ! One lens can be used to any camera system !

Hallo! Mussten Sie mal die Kamera reparieren lassen? Habe gerade eine auf eBay gesehen aber es wird mit 'ungetestet' beschriftet... ich drücke mir die Daumen aber wundere mich auch, ob es lohnt sich, das Risiko einzugehen...

Being as you like the Om1 so much, I wonder what your views are on the rest of the single-digit Om range?

Hi Tomas! Great video. Question: can you make double exposures with this camera? Thank you :)

I have and love the 7 Artisans 35 1.2 on the Canon M50m2. Love it. 10 blades and nice contrast.

The small red dot is self timer...😀 is quite a decent TLR camera, durable and easy to use.

But the OM 1-2-3-4 are more ergonomical as small slr's as you have exposure ring where focus and apperture is so you dont have to change grip for settings. But the ME Super is a very strong competitor in this department.. very ergonomical

I bought the TTArtisan 56mm and have been very satisfied with it. The sharpness is beyond my expectations. I believe it’s the most cost-effective 56mm lens on the market.

And it had interchangeable focusing screens. I bought a used LX in the late 90's, and ordered a new bottom plate that was damaged, and a focus screen with etched grid patterns. It was a very nice camera.

Thanks for your very straightforward video on early Pentax, I had Pentax spotmatic 1971 when I was at college I have been very fortunate in my life I worked as a studio photographer salesman demonstrator and the last 20 years as lecturer in photography now I`am retired 35mm film B&W photography is now a hobby. thanks again for the video

A pentax takumar M42 200 5.6 is almost the same lens but not mirror, similarly lightweight, has an actual aperture control, and much cheaper. For the mirror effect for its own sake, I'd love to see some sort of 80mm f/2.8 mirror lens or something more standard length, that'd be neat.

Just picked up an F3. Initial impressions are great. Love everything about this camera, except for the godawful LCD for the light meter. Much prefer the simple lights on my Nikon FM2 and Contax 139Q.

when for canon EOS and EOS R?

Great review! Thanks for the detailed comparison.

Great video, thanks!

A friend of mine who repairs Contax says almost every one he sees, the 1250 is alwsys around 1000.

My father bought an OM-2 new in the '70s and after I took up photography as a teen, he bought me an OM-2n with 55mm f/1.2 as a gift. Unfortunately my camera and lens was stolen during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona in 1987 (I was sleeping in the park!) but I still have his OM-2. Beautiful camera and I'm still loyal to Olympus/OM System. Thank you so much for the great video, and for refreshing my memories!

My first serious camera was an SP500, and I now have 3 Spotmatics 50 years later.The meters have all packed up, but that doesn't matter as they are still the best handling SLR ever built (I spent 45 years in the photo trade so have played with most). Yes, changing lenses is often a pain, but some of the Takumars rival anything ever made. My favourite - the 35/f3.5, still available at very low prices.

Like your presentation - and your pictures. I have just acquired a Va II and paid GBP140, so you can still get these at a very good price (probably half that of the really no better Vb). The Xenar/ Tessar ;) lens is excellent. Why pay GBP1000+ for a Rolleiflex 2.8 which has probably had a hard professional life?

You do not seem to know that camera too well?

Thx for the review. Dumb question, using a full frame camera, can you crop in a 50mm to get a 75mm look? I like 50mm, but sometimes I seek the extra lens compression that 75mm gives to make the background appear bigger.

I think the Shutter Cocking Lever on your example is mounted backwards. I have 3 of these cameras and all 3 have the Shutter Lever mounted opposite way.

Your video was great, and I love these cameras! I own and regularly shoot with a C3 of my own, which was my great-grandfather's, and it works perfectly still. These cameras got me into film photography, and are just amazing all around!

Just got a Nettar 515/2 today for €20, good, fully working, condition, with leather-case and original yellow-filter. It has the Compur-Rapid shutter (1-400 + T&B) and a CZJ Tessar 1.4:5 f=10.5cm. There is no shutter-button on the body, and no "door" over the red film-window. I think Zeiss-Ikon made many small changes to this camera-model during it's lifespan, you could probably have 10 Nettar 515/2 and not two beeing exactly the same...

Really enjoying using my OM-2 however I’ve found that mine has issues with the battery draining every couple of shots. I’m a bit concerned about this so if anyone has any ideas that would be very helpful to me, otherwise I’ll just be sticking with my OM-10. Excellent video, really love hearing about the OM system and its history.

In '64 it was far ahead of time. Just compare it to some SLRs of e.g. German origin! I wouldn't want to miss my SP II! But btw: "plastic", to be honest, Spotmatic is not the only one without plastic. Look at a Ricoh Singlex II. Built in '76/'77. The only plastic there being the cover of the film advance lever😉

I think you will find it would work fine on a film camera because when back in the darkroom I can tweek the image no real difference to ya digital, all depends on iso mate.

Great video! I currently have 5 Spotmatics, two of which were $5 each, and two of which were free. My favorites are the two SPII’s I have. At least one Spotmatics will go with me wherever I go. They are robust, work spectacularly, and are a joy to look at when not shooting. Now if only one of Ricoh Pentax’s new projects was a new version of the Spotmatic!

I've just bought one off ebay (nostalgic vibe), however, caught out by the 'spares or repair' tag & having got it, I don't think it's economically doable (shame).

Thanks for video. Yes, a classic camera. I currently have an SP 500.