Olympus OM-1n coming in the mail

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It was purchased w/ the 50mm f1.8 kit lens.
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So tell me, how do you all feel towards it? I've only used cameras since 2011. And never personally used a SLR before. Is that weird? I've only used the Ricoh GRD, Leica M8, Sony A7ii, Fujifilm Klasse S, and my current Leica M2.

Also, has anyone used the 18mm on these bodies? Those ultra wides give haunting dream visuals compared to my usual 40-50mm compression I'm used to. It must be a joy looking through the VF.
 
I loved it when i had it. On my blog i have a review of it (here).
Eventually i switched to the OM-2n mostly due to my laziness as a photographer (I enjoy auto-exposure). The OM-1 is an excellent camera.
 
My first and most favourite "quality" camera. I've used a Zuiko 21mm but not the 18mm - it's good too. Try the 85mm f2 (Jane Brown's lens) if you can.

Pointless to tell you to enjoy the camera because I'm 100% certain you will. Addictive VF :)
 
I love my Om-1N. It's quiet and elegant for an SLR. The sad thing is the meter is dead on mine.

For a camera at this age, if it's not CLA'ed recently, you may want to:
Remove the pentaprism light seal foam,
Change light seal near back door hinge,
Change mirror damper foam.

Those three things are safe to do at home if you've done any simple camera adjustment before. However there is one thing I don't suggest to do: remove lens mount and shutter speed ring, to either make the shutter ring smoother to turn or for sight-seeing. This would mess up the mechanical linkage between aperture, shutter speed and the metering. And it would take lots of time to fiddle and get it back.

Hope you enjoy your 1N.
 
lynnb said:
My first and most favourite "quality" camera. I've used a Zuiko 21mm but not the 18mm - it's good too. Try the 85mm f2 (Jane Brown's lens) if you can.

Pointless to tell you to enjoy the camera because I'm 100% certain you will. Addictive VF :)
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Hi,

As the 85mm f/2 has been mentioned I'll add that it's an expensive lens for fairly obvious reasons. If short of cash look for the 135mm f/3.5 E-Zuiko which is dirt cheap by comparison.

Anyway, enjoy your OM-1 it's a very nice camera and, luckily for us all - there's lots of specialist technicians out there who are happy to keep them going for ever.

Regards, David
 
lynnb said:
My first and most favourite "quality" camera. I've used a Zuiko 21mm but not the 18mm - it's good too. Try the 85mm f2 (Jane Brown's lens) if you can.

Pointless to tell you to enjoy the camera because I'm 100% certain you will. Addictive VF :)
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Sorry Lynn, it is Jane Bown, no "r" there.

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To the OP
Congratulations!
For the meter you can use a ZA675 zinc-air battery. You should add an Oring around it to centre it.
 
Great cameras and lenses. Compact and light. I found the body of my OM2n almost too shallow. The electronics and auto-exposure of that camera are ingenious. I certainly second the proposal to replace the light seals and mirror stop foam. Had this done on mine.
 
Superb camera. I use mine for ski touring. It kept going in -15C crossing a frozen lake when the other two cameras on the trip gave up (both digital).
Richard G said:
replace the light seals and mirror stop foam. Had this done on mine.
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It's easy enough to do yourself. I bought a kit off ebay, self adhesive foam. Cut to length. Clean off the old stuff with isopropyl alcohol and tissue wrapped around a tooth pick. Just make sure you don't impair the movement of the frame counter zero lever.
Pete
 
Making me feel guilty. Mine's locked up and needs a CLA, emailed Michael Spencer in UK but no avail and I know John is the man but he's so much overseas.
I don't shoot 35mm that much and nowadays it's for rather casual use, but the thing I learned on and accompanied me on a couple of nice journeys.

I just have the plain simple 50mm 1.8 and 28mm 3.5; a couple of very nice primes but there's the 1.4 and 24mm 2.8 which I dreamed and never got at the end.
 
ravilamir said:
For the meter you can use a ZA675 zinc-air battery. You should add an Oring around it to centre it.
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It's also pretty easy to add a diode in series with the battery holder so it can use silver oxide. Just 4 screws to drop the bottom plate. OM-1:s are awesome cameras, I just loaded one to try it out. Seeing that brass makes me want to give a steampunk style treatment to it..
 
A real classic SLR with a great line-up of Zuiko lenses, you will not be disappointed.

I have used a black paint OM 1 that NOW looks like the twin of the one you got pictured on this very thread ever since 1976, when I bought it shiny new.
 
Congratulations on that! I have a similar-looking black OM-1 (not N). I have ordered an OM-1N in silver chrome from eBay. The advice to be cautious about taking off the shutter ring to clean and lubricate is true. It took me a long time to get it back together and working again, and even now I'm not sure if it's perfect. From what I've read, the later models of OM-1N don't have the problem with prism foam as it was not fitted. Olympus must have decided it was a bad idea. They are a lovely light, quiet and high-quality camera to use.
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sreed2006 said:
Olympus Zuiko 18/3.5 examples (these are not great photographs - I am sure that you can do better):
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I ran across your images earlier this week!


and to all, I am overwhelmed by the response. I'll let everyone know how it is when it arrives within the week!
Seller had this as the description

"Very good condition. Some brassing on the body - see photos. Fully tested.

Light seals and prism foam have been replaced.

Shutter speeds and light meter are accurate.

Lens is clear and bright with no dust, scratches or fungus.

Supplied with fresh battery and lens cap."


Also, these two from Simon Kennedy truly made me see ultra wides in a different light. (lol)

. by Simon Kennedy, on Flickr

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p.giannakis said:
I loved it when i had it. On my blog i have a review of it (here).
Eventually i switched to the OM-2n mostly due to my laziness as a photographer (I enjoy auto-exposure). The OM-1 is an excellent camera.
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Actually, an hour after i left the above comment, I came across this Olympus OM-1 for £15 on Sunday's car-boot sale.

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I grabbed it in a heartbeat.....:D
 
The OM 1n with 50mm 1.8 was the first 35mm camera I ever photographed with. My Daughter was about to be born, and I wanted to take pictures in the birthing room without flash. Since it was 1979, the fast film of the day was 400. A friend lent me this kit and guessed the aperture and shutter speed. All I had to do was frame and focus. Got the film back and I was hooked.

Forum member Jamie Pillars was kind enough to donate An OM 1n with the 50mm 1.4 as a prize for the decisive moment contest. I snatched it up and use it with my OM 4ti film kit.
 
I'm yet another for whom the OM-1 was their first serious camera. A joint purchase with my brother in 1975, the following year I bought an OM-2, and then some years later, and OM-4ti (my favorite). But after the OM-2 developed mirror-lock problems, and the OM-4t shutter and/or electronics problems, it was the OM-1 I chose to get cleaned (foam on the mirror) and adapted for non-mercury batteries.

The OM-1 started my preference for smaller camera bodies, and indirectly led to my being here on RFF, after I started using digital (ironically.) Because the initial Olympus interchangeable lens digital cameras were largish and seemingly a long way from the OM-1 spirit, I skipped those, and became attracted to the Epson R-D1 as my system camera. That led to my coming here to feed lens obsessions etc.

But glad to have a working OM-1, and I expect you will be too.
 
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