Is the OM1 that much better than ...

oftheherd said:
I am surprised you have trouble finding the x-Fujinon lenses. I used to do a search just on Fujinon lenses of ebay looking for the screw mount lenses and seemed I used to see too much of the X-mount.

Well, I'll keep looking -- for example, right now on eBay there are eight X-Fujinons listed, all but one of them the normal lenses.

How is the STX-1N?

It's OK -- nice small size and well made. Not a tremendous feature set but a decent little camera. I will say I was very impressed with the performance of the 55/1.9 -- very high resolution lens, as far as I can tell.
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KoNickon said:
oftheherd said:
I am surprised you have trouble finding the x-Fujinon lenses. I used to do a search just on Fujinon lenses of ebay looking for the screw mount lenses and seemed I used to see too much of the X-mount.

Well, I'll keep looking -- for example, right now on eBay there are eight X-Fujinons listed, all but one of them the normal lenses.

How is the STX-1N?

It's OK -- nice small size and well made. Not a tremendous feature set but a decent little camera. I will say I was very impressed with the performance of the 55/1.9 -- very high resolution lens, as far as I can tell.
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I noticed the listing myself. It used to be much different, and now may be an aberation (hopefully).

Glad you like the STX-1N. I had forgotten Fuji had a 55mm f/1.9. I thought all were 50mm. In general, their glass is superb.
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Hmmm, though the lens itself looks small, the depth of the body at the mount is surprising. I have never looked at this view before.
 
Completely changing the subject sorry ... I have just read something interesting about my SP500. The SP500 was bought out as a budget camera and was supposedly fitted with a shutter that only went to 500 and not 1000 ... the truth is the shutter mechanism was exactly the same but they removed the 1000 setting from the dial. I had always noticed there was a detent after 500 in 'no man's land' that seemed faster and now I know the bizzare truth ... OK, we can go back to Oly verses Fuji now! :)

PS ...(my Pentax will be graced by an Oly's company soon ... I hope)
 
I don't remember why but back in the early 80's I chose to go with the Pentax MX instead of the Olympus...I bought two Black Body MX's and then mounted Vivitar Series 1 lenses on them...35-85mm & 70-210mm...
Both Pentax and Olympus cameras were very small and somewhat hard to shoot with...Later I bought Winders for my MX's and that really helped...
I have one MX sitting in the closet...it needs help with its shutter curtain (sticky)...I don't use it so it will sit...
The other one has been on loan for the last 2 or 3 years...I'm not even sure who has it now or where...
A few years ago I bought my daughter a chrome Pentax MX with a 50mm lens...She used it for awhile but would rather have a digital camera...
 
When I add a winder (mine is not working well) the OM-1 is a great feeling package, then it feels as big as an F2.

B2 (;->
 
Sam: None of my OMs (many neglected for a long period) have sticky shutters. :D

Sticky seals, yeah, but even I, as a klutz, can remedy that.

The only OM Zuiko I know of that approaches a RF lens in depth is the 40mm pancake, and Maitani (moment of silence) designed it to bring the OM/40mm kit to RF dimensions. Yes, the 50/1.8 is "larger" in terms of depth, but the handling is oh so nice.

The Pentax MX is indeed an OM-like body. I remember when it was launched to the market ... it was Pentax's answer to OM. Before that, it was the Spotmatic or K-1000 form factor, both way bigger than the OM. Nice cameras ( Spotmatic F, K, MX, ME) no jealousy or envy.
 
BillBingham2 said:
If I remember right, Fuji was one of the first to come out with LEDs instead of a meter needle.
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B2 (;->
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That is correct. IIRC they heavily advertised that fact. The ST 801 has led's in the viewfinder that light up next to a shutter speed as you rotate the aperture ring or look at different amounts of light. Then the ST 901 put the actual shutter speeds at the top of the rangefinger.
 
Trius,

The problem with the shutter is this...It looks like the bottom half of the second curtain is not connected properly...it has a bit of a bag in it...looks like it's an easy fix...I don't know enough about it to even try to fix it myself...I would rather have the camera sit than ruin it completely...
 
nikon_sam said:
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then mounted Vivitar Series 1 lenses on them...35-85mm & 70-210mm...

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A few years ago I bought my daughter a chrome Pentax MX with a 50mm lens...She used it for awhile but would rather have a digital camera...
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When I got my ST 801 from a pawn shop off ebay about 7 years ago, part of the reason I bid was it came with the Series 1 35-85mm and 70-210. Unfortunately, the 70-210's diaphram doesn't work and I just haven't had the courage to look inside. But the 35-85mm is a dream is it not? Of course, it sort of dwarfs the ST 901 and is a bit heavy. It isn't a lens to use all the time, but when it is time, it is nice. Do you still use them?
 
I have not handled an OM before. After my vacation I will take care of that problem.
 
I use my Om's as much as my Leica's, they're little, tough and easy to use. Try the 85m f2 if you can my favourite for portraits. It gives a creamy quality similar to older leica lens or maybe i need to clean it.
 
rover said:
I have not handled an OM before. After my vacation I will take care of that problem.
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People complain about the shutter speed on the lenses’ housing; I've used both from the 1970s and prefer the OM’s layout to the top mounted ones
 
The only design point I wish Olympus had done differently was to make the focus and the aperture spin the same direction as the Leica M lenses.

B2 (;->
 
Sparrow said:
People complain about the shutter speed on the lenses’ housing; I've used both from the 1970s and prefer the OM’s layout to the top mounted ones
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OK, now I get it. I was trying to figure out where the shutter speeds were.
 
rover said:
OK, now I get it. I was trying to figure out where the shutter speeds were.
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At first you try to twist off the film-speed selector, and stop down the wrong way :rolleyes:
it's second nature now I don’t notice any difference switching between the Leica layout and the OM’s
 
BillBingham2 said:
When I add a winder (mine is not working well) the OM-1 is a great feeling package, then it feels as big as an F2.

B2 (;->
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Speaking about winders:

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That's a direct comparison between OM winder 2 vs Nikon's MD12. The FM2 in the picture is not mine, but that's also another handsome camera. (Sorry for those who have seen this picture on another thread)...
 
oftheherd said:
When I got my ST 801 from a pawn shop off ebay about 7 years ago, part of the reason I bid was it came with the Series 1 35-85mm and 70-210. Unfortunately, the 70-210's diaphram doesn't work and I just haven't had the courage to look inside. But the 35-85mm is a dream is it not? Of course, it sort of dwarfs the ST 901 and is a bit heavy. It isn't a lens to use all the time, but when it is time, it is nice. Do you still use them?
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oftheherd,

Sorry that would be a "No"...I still have them...actually they're my wifes...I bought her a Pentax years ago but it was too complicated for her so it really never got used...Then I gave her a Pentax Program Super that I had but didn't use and handed the Vivitars to her also...long story short...she doesn't use any of it...So I guess I have some Pentax stuff I could get rid of...Her stuff and the MX my daughter doesn't use...

BUT, I did get a Vivitar Series 1 135mm 2.3 in Nikon mount and do used it plenty...Now that's a heavy lens...nothing but metal and glass...:D
 
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