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Not sure why there is a 1* review in here claiming the camera is an APS, but eBay doesn't allow you to respond to others' reviews even if they're totally misleading and clearly about a different product. My attempts to have it removed by reporting it have been ignored Anyhow OM-1: everything good you heard is true. Lightweight, great lenses, huge bright viewfinder, totally mechanical and battery-independent except for the meter, and IMO great ergonomics: how was it ever natural to have the shutter speed dial on the top of the camera when it's far easier to use it on the lens barrel? You can control shutter speed, aperture and focus with one hand without taking the camera away from your eye. Anything else is cumbersome and uninstinctive. Unfortunately some of the bad things you heard are also true, such as the original battery is unavailable - but really it's no issue to buy a zinc-air equivalent from Boots (ZA675) - and yes the hotshoe is a bit of plastic afterthought, but even when they're cracked a bit they still always work. Quite rightly a camera of legends. Buy one and enjoy it, before you can no longer buy film to put in it.Read full review
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Excellent camera with barely a mark on it. Very well kept and excellent value
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This has become my favourite camera . the light meter is spot on every time . the lens is incredibly sharp . it's a little heavy but not to bad at all . I'd highly recommend getting one.. if you can get one in good condition.
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Perfect packaging, great condition and also one film for free! Thank you !
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Easy to follow instructions and light seals that fit exactly. My Olympus OM4 feels like new!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
I love The OM1 its a great manual simple 35mm The batteries aren't std to get but a good camera shop will soon sort you out. With full manual control everything is possible. They feel great too. You don't need anything more complicated for great results.
Flash not working... kind of irritating when it was advertised as ' working perfect '
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Probably with age comes a nostalgia to things and thoughts from the past. Or is there another explainable reason why in digital age when terabytes and megapixels counts someone is looking for old film camera? Well, Olympus OM-1 is actually hell a good reason why! An all-manual, lightweight, but sturdy built workhorse which can operate without any power source at all. Have a large and bright viewfinder, excellent Zuiko lenses. Very reliable comparing to later OM models, who sometimes with ages may lose their "electronic shutter brains". For lazy fingers OM-1 MD model have motor drive option. Ergonomically I like Olympus OM-1 over Canon F-1 and Nikon F2 professional bodies. I find placement of shutter speed dial on lens bayonet very useful for fast operation. And fabulous manual mirror lock-up function to eliminate vibration for long time exposures, which unfortunately was omitted in later OM models. On other side same age Nikon and Canon cameras has higher shutter speeds, interchangeable viewfinders and broader range of lenses. Well, and there is another major cons - OM-1 uses a 1,3 volt mercury battery for exposure metering, which isn't available nowadays. But you may find some solutions on internet. And when you became a lucky owner of OM-1 - replace a light seals, they usually will be worn out. Bottom-line - OM-1 even after 40 years in service still could be more than collectable item, and will survive a digital doomsday.Read full review
Purchased as a classic but, nonetheless, a useable compact manual SLR film camera. Reasonably sturdy, though no Nikon, and with good ergonomics once you adapt to shutter speeds around the lens mount. Light traps can fail and the flash gun is a plastic afterthought which adds unsightly bulk to the camera. It takes a 1.35 volt mercury battery which, quite rightly, is no longer available. An MR-9 adaptor plus silver oxide cell is the best solution. The cameras often come with an alkaline battery which fits but gives incorrect exposure readings. Some lenses can fetch silly prices due to the current fashion for fitting classic optics to micro 4/3s cameras. This should fade when it is realised that the modern 4/3s optics are inevitably superior. If you want a work-a -day manual SLR I would recommend a Nikon FM2n.Read full review
A great purchase: So thankyou macethe20vtace. The cause of many nose prints on the window of a 1970s Cardiff camera shop. One day I must apologise. Buying a good one at realistic price is something of a challenge. The OM1 suffers from a horrible light sealing foam rubber which perishes, turning into black gunk. If unfamiliar, you would never imagine it was ever solid. Light seal replacement is straightforward with after market kits. Do check quality... get the best. BUT:- If the shutter is triggered with the mirror damper in this state, specks can migrate onto the focus screen. It is not dust - it will not blow away and focus screens don't take to contact based attempts to clean them! Focus screens are easy to swap (the OM1 is designed to do so) but factor time and cost of sourcing a replacement. A more common problem 'appears' as dirt in the viewfinder or looking into the bottom edge of the view, what looks like a breakup of the pentaprism. The former may be dirt, or like the latter, this goo attacking the silvering. The camera is still usable but this is sure to disappoint if not established as present or clear before bidding. ( Dust DOES get behind the viewfinder lens but if brave - the top plate can eaily be removed to clean this. Other problems I have learned to look out for, include a shutter failure when low speeds are selected. This can sometimes be fixed simply by removing the bottom plate ( easy) and blowing into the mechanisms with a photographic blower, then repeated use. I suspect this is commonly just dust ingress when the motor drive cover plate has been left off with the motor drive/winder has been detached. Missing cover plates are common, so do check status with regard any you bid on.) The shutter mechanism can be more fully cleaned and lubricated by opening the cover beneath the mirror. The steps are described and illustrated on various websites - again not massively complex but move into 'very brave' territory. The flash shoe is often cracked - a design flaw. Breakers ( one especially!) seem to charge daft sums for the most trivial OM parts. If bidding, do check it include a shoe and that it is not cracked. An obsolescence consideration is that the old mercury battery is no longer manufactured. Alkaline replacements apparently do not last as long and are less voltage stable - affecting light meter accuracy. Remember the camera itself is unaffected - it is fully manual. You can have the battery box replaced with a modern solution and the meter recalibrated. The decision depends on whether original form or day to day usability are your priority. I am sticking with original and shall bracket/regularly change the battery or use an external meter. Lastly be cautious of condition statements - very subjective! Particularly if like me, you are buying for the love of this model and possible display as much as use. You chase perfection! Top and bottom plates are very soft metal and easily damaged - but also easily swapped. Yes 'Good' OM1s go for 'good' money - but that is in part due to the fact perfect ones are not the norm. Many think simply having an 'OM1' means high value! That said, I have a number of pristine pentaprisms to fit the OM1 and replacement for all but the most hamfisted is actually pretty easy. If you need a pentaprism, do get in touch. I am uncertain how to price these but might do them with light seals and a good focus screen if there is suffficient interest at a realistic price.Read full review