Mr Woo discusses Olympus cameras and the OM-1

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John William Ishii

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@Flashman36175 10 ай бұрын

Great Video as usual Mr Woo is the best, Loved shooting with my OM2.!

@robbase-f6x 10 ай бұрын

excellent camera series with Dr Woo

@richardb.1414 2 ай бұрын

Can enjoy these videos repeatedly about each cam brand development history. Thanks

@utube321piotr 11 ай бұрын

Incredible series with Mr Woo. Thank you for taking the time and conducting those sessions with this knowledgeable man.

@sonicmistress 11 ай бұрын

What a camera, I love mine and some of the best pics I have were taken with an OM1 or OM-10, a revolutionary Camera and the viewfinder....And it's just the sound they make, still makes me feel confident when I hear it that the pic is in the Camera. Sometimes underrated and under appreciated and part of the history of Photography. Wonderful Video, thanks.

@tonyfoulkes9289 11 ай бұрын

Amazing,had OM1 from 1973 ,also the IS3000 . Both still work in 2024. Had flash setup and several lenses. Now use these lens with adaptor on Fujifilm XE1.

@TXGRunner 5 ай бұрын

This guy is brilliant.

@alienhk9567 11 ай бұрын

I had used the OM2 which was a great camera!

@jeremyrichards8327 10 ай бұрын

Amazing how the manufacturers all competed at that time to bring innovation into the slr cameras. This gentleman is au fait with it all and gives an excellent demonstration. I remember buying my wife an OM1n which I subsequently used as I was taken with its lightness and simplicity of operation.Still have it thankfully.

@sachint04 11 ай бұрын

I had Olympus OM-2, Wonderful one. Thanks Mr Woo!

@selectiveimagery 11 ай бұрын

Looking at and changing the battery in my Olympus OM-1 while watching your video John. Thumbs up to Mr. Woo. - Jeff

@Photojouralist123 11 ай бұрын

Glad you are enjoying the series

@Flashman36175 10 ай бұрын

Be careful the OM1 needs special battery.

@timothybrown7121 11 ай бұрын

Thank You John. This was extremely informative. How advanced this system was is amazing

@Photojouralist123 11 ай бұрын

Olympus was cutting edge those days

@marlonsouza9224 4 ай бұрын

Incredible video… that sensor for controlling speed during the shot on the OM-2 is simply amazing…

@1955mlynch 11 ай бұрын

Great video John. Thank you. Great to see that flash system.

@edwardcollins741 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, a nice trip down memory lane

@SamsonCBLau 11 ай бұрын

I still keep a orginal M-1,the shutter speed not so accuracy, but I still love it.

@AlanLavender 11 ай бұрын

Fascinating. I had no idea Olympus metering systems were so advanced for the time. And on film too, where every shot counted.

@awksedgreep 11 ай бұрын

I'm an Olympus shooter today and they are still 10-15 years ahead of the competition. I wasn't aware they were so far ahead in the SLR game. Impressive.

@roksraka9241 11 ай бұрын

I also shoot Olympus, but your '10-15 years ahead' claim is just completely absurd!

@awksedgreep 11 ай бұрын

@@roksraka9241 They were 10+ years ahead with lens design. All the new mounts are copying Olympus 4/3rds. No camera comes close with computational photography. Canon just recently started including intervalometers for example. It’s far from absurd, but using that word is pretty telling.

@fjphoto23 11 ай бұрын

This is a talking encyclopedia of SLR film cameras! Thank you so much for this!

@Photojouralist123 11 ай бұрын

Got more coming any requests you have let me know

@peterlund4501 11 ай бұрын

My first camera! 😍 Om2 and after this a Om3 . Still have the Om2. You don’t forget the sound it makes ….

@emgee44 11 ай бұрын

Back in the 80’s, just before I left school I got the OM20 and then later, when I started my first job, I got the OM2SP. Nice cameras but I had a problem with OM2SP, I think with the shutter curtain; I would shoot a roll of film but only 2-3 frames would come out in random locations along the film. In the end I swapped it for a Canon EOS 600 coz I wanted AF and a built in winder. Although plastic is was another good camera. If I were to buy a film camera today, it would be either the OM2n or maybe an OM4 both in black. The OM3 is very rare and sort after as Olympus made a limited number, so is the most expensive on the used market.

@NA-dg3jx 11 ай бұрын

Still have my OM2SP and OM4Ti which I bought back in the 80’s.

@JamieWilliamsonPhoto 7 ай бұрын

Great insight from MrWoo!! What straps are those braided ones on the om1 & 4??

@MrConna6 11 ай бұрын

Ive been through an om1n and om40, great cameras! Next to try is the trip 35

@bonjovi1612 11 ай бұрын

Wanted an OM-1n for ages back in the days, finally got two! Plus a fantastic range of Zuiko lenses and… digital arrived 😭

@carlosoruna7174 2 ай бұрын

that 35rc is a nice camera, so is the om1 md..

@d3xmeister 11 ай бұрын

Wow, this was awesome ! Thank you !

@Aeolous1 8 ай бұрын

OM-3Ti is the most sought after one since they were made in small numbers

@tatihou 11 ай бұрын

Another great talk by Mr Woo. I used to be exclusively a Nikon shooter for 35mm in the seventies and eighties. Still own and cherish a Nikon F & F2, wonderful cameras, also to look at. Was somewhat put off when Nikon brought in an Italian design company to style their camera bodies. Do not care for the futuristic styling and red lines of the F3 onward. Anyway, I always admired the Olympus OM for its small size & elegance, but alas I was already invested in Nikon. Now in later years I picked up a second hand OM-1n and OM-2n and enjoy them a lot, esp. the huge, bright viewfinder. Build quality is not so sturdy as Nikon, but it will more than do.

@sonicmistress 11 ай бұрын

"Build quality is not so sturdy as Nikon" And yet they still work after all these years....

@tatihou 11 ай бұрын

@@sonicmistress Indeed, very true! However, both the early cameras of Nikon and Olympus after so many decades need to have the light seals and the polyurethane foam above the pentaprism replaced, as it turns to goo which can damage your camera. Probably Mr Woo’s company provides such CLA-services, as do classic camera repair workshops in other parts of the world.

@emmanuelcheong467 11 ай бұрын

Great video :D Loved the history, is Mr Woo Singaporean?

@Photojouralist123 11 ай бұрын

No he’s from Malaysia

@cameraprepper7938 9 ай бұрын

I think the best Olympus 35mm analog SLR Camera are the Olympus OM-2 Spot/Program. The OM-1 is not fast enough at 1/500 and 1/1000, so often you will get slightly overexposed images on color slide film.

@chrisguli2865 5 ай бұрын

I loved the Olympus film cameras. The OTF exposure system is what sold me on the camera back in the 80s and 90s. I currently have an OM-2S, OM-2n and an OM-4T. The compactness was another selling point. What I liked about the OTF exposure system was for flash photography, especially for macro and ultra macro (I had the auto bellows too for 2x plus magnification). Without OTF macro flash photography would have been a lot more difficult - OTF made it so easy! I was disappointed with the post-Maitani Olympus in the digital age. They forced the micro 4/3 system on us without making a full frame line as well. They could have taken an OM film body design, remove the film transport sections and add digital technology for not much more bulk than the current M4/3 system. I think Olympus made a big mistake which is why they had to be sold and now sell under the OM System brand. Olympus would have still been Olympus if they made a compact full frame line as well.

@theoldfilmbloke 11 ай бұрын

I have been GIVEN several OM cameras -- OM-1, OM-2n , OM10, OM2SP ! I use them in rotation with my other systems ! MY TTL flash cord does not work !

@moniquechandler-waterman7189 11 ай бұрын

Where can I find Olympus Camera Repair in New York City?

@moriazi1 11 ай бұрын

Mori just subscribed to your channel. Did not know that you ve started a youtube channel

@Photojouralist123 11 ай бұрын

I started many years ago but just started to do more

@stevebarnett5048 11 ай бұрын

Great lenses, great compact size, but the radial shutter speed dial on the Olympus was too small for me, coming from a country where you get cold weather. Far better was the Nikkormat with a good tab to feel even wearing gloves.