had some mechanical problems with my om-2n and decided to sell it off and most of my lenses to get a Nikon. I've owned pentax and minolta before, but never Nikon. Figured fuck it. Got the FE2, very pretty camera with a whopping 1/4000th shutter speed. Almost instantly when it arrived I just missed my Olympus. The Nikon is a very cool camera, but it's much bigger, all the lenses seem to be bigger. Doesn't seem like the fun vintage SLR you throw into a bag to go shooting at the beach for the day. It just seems bigger and more serious. (nothing NOT serious about the Olympus... that's a pro camera.. just talking about the feeling I have when I take it out to shoot... the Nikon I feel like I should be in someone's studio or something. Thing is big. Maybe that's my only qualm about the Nikon. Otherwise the Nikon is a very pretty and more than capable camera... but it's pretty big [it's actually not big compared to a general inventory of cameras from the 70's and 80's]. The Olympus felt right. Like I could give it a gentle toss onto my car's passenger seat before I went out shooting)

Not bad! But... At Olympus, we would remove those "soft release" buttons on any body we received for service and return them in a separate bag with a note warning users NOT to use them (yours is red). They are like big targets begging to get hit, and this would result in damage to the release mechanism inside the camera, particularly breaking a lever inside the bottom cover. This was to keep other more important mechanisms from being damaged, but those levers were out of supply decades ago. Your only source now is from "donor" bodies.

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One important note about the OM-2/2n - DON'T use alkaline batteries, only SILVER OXIDE. Unlike the later OM cameras, this one does not have voltage regulation and is dependent on precise battery voltage for exposure metering. Silver oxide batteries have a flatter discharge curve, compared to alkaline and other chemistries which have a more gradual discharge curve - which will affect exposure results.

This and the OM1 are my favorite SLR cameras of all time. And the Olympus 35rc my favorite rangefinder. Great video!!

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Boring non info.

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?

Hi! Just put my first roll of film in an OM2n which is right next to me now. In Aperture prio mode, does the camera uses the required shutter speed by itself or do I need to dial in the suggested shutter speed I see in the viewfinder? Thank you!

OM-4ti is legendery camera

Guck mal wie schön die ist 🙄😂

whats the difference with the OM2N version

Holy heck! I just bought the most perfectly brassed OM2, but no light meter and shutter functions. But now, maybe your advice will get me on the road.

Don't worry about anything if you have a good working OM2. It's a beauty. However, the camera may have a critical short coming i.e., the shutter is an all electronic mechanism compared with the OM1. Accordingly, as the electronics become defective, the camera may behave erratically , most notably the mirror locking up without shutter firing or showing shutter speeds inconsistent with the setting. Of course you can send it out to a qualified repair shop but then that's one worry that you won't have to bother with with the OM1.

Does this camera need batteries to use? My advance lever wont move unless i move the one lever to auto/reset after every frame

I had 2 om2s in the 80s sailing for 4 years.. then backpacking. inland Sudan Egypt Somalia Ethiopia Yemen list goes on . one time both bodies and lenses were infested with 1000s baby cockroaches...no cleaning gear just a t-shirt and a big blow of air from the lungs to remove dust etc..to get rid of the bugs I left all the gear open on a rock in the sun .. salt moisture sand bugs,, used them for 9 years of traveling...they don't make em like that anymore.

Brilliant 👏👏 wow you need way more subs

Great video! I just purchased an OM -2n second hand and Im trying to get it to work. I think it needs a reset, new batteries, and the fild advance seems stuck. The OM-2n doesnt seems to have a red arrow or anything that says reset - any idea how to reset?

Thank you so much for this informative video! Every time I put the camera on the shelf for a while I always need a refresher of all its functions.:)

man nice review lovely camera though iam Nikon boy the Olympus is the best

Did you say you used this lens on a dslr? Can it be used on any dslr or only Olympus? Thanks!

Hi, I jus owned the OM2 today. I wonder if the photo can be taken without battery, but the film is insert. I just trying to do so today, but I do not know if it taken or not.

I just received my father's OM2n and am relearning the camera as I last used it when I was about 7. This video was very helpful!

Please how do you develop and scan your films ? Great pictures 👍

Great video Mike, I have a an OM-2 that was my workhorse decades ago. I was a newspaper photographer, and used it just about everyday. Thanks to your video, I was able to reset the mirror, as kt was locked up. My big problem is the battery cover is tight and I cannot remove it. Any ideas on this? THANKS!

You find this camera heavy ??? I dont understand why, its way lighter than most Nikon and Canon slr cameras of the time. The lightness and compactness of the Olympus OM cameras and lenses was a major marketing and selling point when they were introduced.

great video

The light meter is measureing the whole scene, am I right?

OM-2n moves the reset to the On/Off switch with the battery check. You should find a shoe and the dedicated OM-2 flash which employed an early TTL system made possible by this camera's rather sophisticated metering system.

I recently inherited one og these cameras and a bunch of lenses - I've never shot film before, but now I'm very excited to learn about it!! Any tips, perhaps especially concerning this camera are appreciated :) I have two questions: 1) can any type of lens be used with this camera, or does it have to be the ones that are produced by olympus? 2) I've seen people say that you should tighten the film after each shot - is it really necessary, and how do you know when it's tightened enough? I wouldn't want to break the film, or pull it back so much that it overlaps with the previous shot :/

Does your compensation dial go past +2?

Someone is offering me a mint x700 and an om2, which should I choose?

Love my Om2... it is heavy for it's size and age, but compare to my Nikon D810 with a lens it's light as

Thanks for the explanation of this OM2.. i have the same..except this red button on release shuter.. where did you get it..?? Congrats..Alphil Nova Scotia Can

Is there zoom on this camera? (I know this is a stupid question)

Expertly done, hope you do more reviews in the future.

is it not possible to use the camera in "manual" mode without batteries?

Mike - interesting review.. This was my very first SLR. I bought it while in high school back in 1975 when it first came out. One very interesting feature you might not be aware of: the metering system was very revolutionary for it's time. The way it works is this: There are two photo cells positioned just behind the lens on the bottom. They point backwards toward the shutter curtain. If you look at the curtain, you'll see a very odd digital pattern. Light enters the camera through the lens, hits that curtain and reflects back to the photocells. Then the exposure is calculated by the electronics. One very cool aspect of this... if you're doing a time exposure, the photocells will actually be reading light that's reflecting off the emulsion of the film and will close the shutter when enough light has been measured. I tried this on a number of occasions and it worked very well. Another big benefit comes into play if you can locate the original OM2 hot shoe and one of Olympus's electronic flash units. They photocells in the camera will actually regulate the flash exposure in real time. Amazing stuff, especially for 1975!

I got the same camera, but no battery or film, this due to the film advance lever goes 50% before it get “stuck”(?). Can’t push further, and I don’t dare to force it. Is this common?

I have this camera too. How can you know if the lightmeter still works or that it is busted after a fall?

Good information, good talk, very good pictures...!

I love you. Awesome video

Wow, sick camera, does it shoot 4k video in lomography?.

Great review! May I ask where can i find those red shutter buttons for this camera?