My OM-1 finally died…camera tech said….no use spending throwing good money away on it…..ordered a OM-2n (Excellent Condition) from KEH this AM….it will join my OM-10

Immensely helpful as I figure out my first camera, thank you!

Great Olympus PEN FT Half Frame Camera, I own it. Great Video!! Thank You

Now that the other faster Minoltas like the 50, 55, and 58 1.4's are creeping up in price, the 55m 1.7 is an absolute steal, and is simply perfection stopped down to 5.6. Which we all know we need to use a lot more than we do 1.4. Too bad I can't post a shot I took. There is simply nothing the image is lacking in.

beautiful lens Howie. Is this lens radioactive by any chance? Thank you in advance! :)

Nice photos of Llandudno. 😊

The Minolta Celtic 135 2.8 is excellent..and Very cheap..get a fine copy, stop down a bit, and you will be knocked out. I mean knocked out. Something to remember about the 58mm 1.4 Rokkor..on APSC it becomes an 87mm 1.4. I hope that sinks in.

Appreciate you showing how to properly mount the lens to modern cameras!

Great video! Beautiful camera for the price! Greetings from Sweden

I got this lens for free from a Indonesian red barret who wanted me to use his old stuff. Sadly he probably already sold the Leica and X-700 he had with it. I am now using it on my Fujifilm XM-1 but I also have a A7 that I need to buy a MD-NEX adapter for. What is that battery grip by the way. my main complaint is the batter usage of the A7.

hi ,i have this adapter too, but AF doesnt work,it just remains blocked, all my lenses act the same i have a 50 mm 1.8 STM , SIGMA 80-400 ,Canon 18-55 mm and they all dont work, maybe my settings are wrong ,the olympus is new too, is a Olympus omd em 10, i just got it and dont really know how to use it but s-af was activated, only manual focus works so the camera can take a shot and wont be ”bricked”

I have this cemera my collection

This was a fascinating review, Howie! Thank you for the reply!

Do your shutter blades return back slower than other cameras? I just got one of these and the shutter blades seem to return really slowly. Thanks.

Hi Howie ! Quick question.. this might sound dumb but what focusing mode were you using ? Last time I used my trip 35, when taking up close portraits, I used the nearest focusing point but they all came out blurry. I'm very new to film photography so any tips would be great !

I just purchased this and wanted someone to assure me that I didn't waste the $39 USD. You did fine. BTW, I like the hip soundtrack HM.

Will it works Olympus M1 mk2?

Does it still work properly with the crack in the selenium cells? Or can you just use it without those working? I really want one but the only one I found has badly cracked selenium cells and noticed yours has some cracks as well!

Comically loud music.

It's not out of plastic ???? What a shame.

awesome shots!

Parallax problem can be solved by a tripod with a middle section; after focusing, rise the middle section for 6,5 cm ( 2.6 inches), mark the distance with a marker. Get yourself the 55 mm wide angle and the 180 mm Super Sekor. A cable release can be used. A porroflex gives the same comfort as a prisma finder. Some have an inbuild CDS. Foma film and Adox films are cheap and good. Street photography with Fuji BW 1600 ISO; developed in Rodinal. This camera is superior to a Hasselblad and a Rolleiflex. Mine survived tumbling down the stairs into the engine room of the. Hook of Holland - Harwich ferry Never a problem since I got it in 1975. Be smart and make 13 exp. with a 120 film, by rotating one turn of the wining knop, plus switching to dubble exposure. No quality difference between the Sekor 55 mm and the Zeiss 50 mm Distagon. Forget digital, go Mamiya. A 120 film makes 12 (13) art prints.

Thanks for this ive just got one and am getting ready to use it so this was a great help 👍

No regrets from buying this lens.

Hello, I have an OM-2 but the selector lever broke, here in my country it is extremely difficult to find spare parts, but I found parts of an OM-1 with the selector lever, it is possible to use the selector lever of the OM-1 in the OM -2?

For the unenlightened it is good to mention that the Sony A7 is a full-frame camera, and you keep the 58mm angle of view. On my crop-sensor Fujifilm the angle of view becomes about 87mm f/2, which might even be a better portrait length

What is the filter diameter?

help there is a black and white cover on the inside where the lens goes cant send a photo on here?

How did you develop the film? Developer? Time? Temp?

I do like your movies alot. I do buy a panasonic gh4 that soon Come, i am onely use to drone, any good tips i need a cinema Lens wide

anyway how to fix the apature idk why but it's stuck

yes, I just recently looked at one in a camera shop, the tip is, to fire it needs to have the film counter "wound on" to 1 , NOT at S so the cameras interlocks think there is a frame behind the shutter!!- No need for Multi-exposure lever to be moved, ON this camera, on the RB 67 you DO need the multi- exposure system activated ( this disconnects the wind_on drive, allowing the shutter to be cocked, and bypass the winding cycle, as with NO film, this is endless......; so the stop is never reached switching the motion to the shutter cocking 1/2 of the cycle). The aformentioned process is needed for slr style MF cameras, like the bronica ETRS/S/Si and the older Zenza bronica S /S2/C as well as the Rollei SL2000f/SL3000f 35 mm cameras as this double/NO exposure safety system is what is stopping you from shutter release during testing at a store, or, as recommended by manufacturers, to de-cock the leaf shutters, when in storage, saving wear on shutter springs ( main reason for shutter failure, the spring steel gets extended for too long, so looses it's elasticity).

I owned two of these in the early 80's, loved them when the M-3 was too valuable to haul along...

One of my relatives gifted me this camera, i wanna use it, can you show me how to change reels or add reels? Anyway thanks alot, this video is informative for me

Has your lens an aperture pin?

Compare C220 with C330? C 220: less big less weight no sheet film less expensive no screens changing no auto cocking shutter no moving parallax index in the screen' Jaco van Lith, Rotterdam

What’s the m/x setting for? X-synch: Electronic Flash, all speeds: 1 - 1/500 sec. X-synch: Bulbs, all speeds: 1 - 1/30 sec. Normal burning bulbs like Philips PF1 and PF5 , Osram, Sylvania and GE. Full use of all the light of the bulb, from ignition till extinction M-Synch: Bulbs, all speeds: from 1/60 - 1/500 sec. Normal burning bulbs like Philips PF1 and PF5 , Osram, Sylvania and GE. Only using the top of the light emission; so a less Guide Number.

What would You Say it's a fair price for this cammera?

Do you still have that lens? I happen to come across one and while cleaning the oil from the blades I'm not sure if I rotate the aperture blades, how is the shape of the blades when it is stopped down and attached to a camera?

Clear informations ! Well explained ! Perfect ! Thanks alot, take care, Greetings, Roger.

I just added one to my collection I had one years ago along with an OM 1n but switched to Nikon when I was a army photographer regretted it always great camera and glass is excellent mine has had new seals and service all for under £ 100 bargain

Excellent video.. told us exactly what we needed and NO bloody annoying background music ... YEEEY !

Does anyone know where I can find that external rangefinder??

Thx for your great explanation! It helped a lot. Your camera looks great. Never seen a OM2 without any scratches and stuff. Just amazing! Best wishes

love the style of the video making. no talking about stuff i don't want to know...

Could you please compare it with voigtlander 58mm f1.4 nokton.

Great lens! Manual focus is much better than autofocus!! Especially on a fujifilm with focus peaking!!

can you use this lens to minolta srt 101 without an adapter?

Is it possible to stop down the lens? Thanks!

You're son plays well, that was very pleasant!