coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
Rem,
If the dusts are on the focusing screen you can pop it out and clean (careful! don't scratch!) really easily.
I'll upload some pics in a minute.
If the dusts are on the focusing screen you can pop it out and clean (careful! don't scratch!) really easily.
I'll upload some pics in a minute.
remegius
Well-known
OK...that was a snap. I removed the screen and blew some lab air onto the prism, which removed almost all of the dust. A little still remains, and I wondering if it is possible to carefully swab the prism to remove dust that may be stuck in place.
Cheers...
Rem
Cheers...
Rem
Chris101
summicronia
I wouldn't worry about minor dust on the prism. It's not in the image path anyway, and why risk messing up the VF?
remegius
Well-known
You're right, of course. I hate being anal retentive.
Cheers...
Rem
P.S. I'm really looking forward to trying out the OM2 tomorrow.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
My OM-1 has a slight scratch on the focusing screen up in the right hand corner ... it drove me insane initially and looking throught the viewfinder it was all I could seem to see when composing an image. I was determined to replace it at some stage.
Then I got over it luckily!
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Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Here's an interesting little OM happening that amazed me the other day:
When I bought my OM-2 I slipped a couple of new batteries into it as insurance before using it, the camera has been faultless in the year or so I've owned it aside from the metering being not quite dead on which can be common on older SLR's that haven't been CLA'd in a while. It was 2/3 of a stop out so I just adjusted the ISO setting to suit and didn't worry about it ... no problem!
Put two new batteries in it the other day and suddenly the meter is dead on!
When I bought my OM-2 I slipped a couple of new batteries into it as insurance before using it, the camera has been faultless in the year or so I've owned it aside from the metering being not quite dead on which can be common on older SLR's that haven't been CLA'd in a while. It was 2/3 of a stop out so I just adjusted the ISO setting to suit and didn't worry about it ... no problem!
Put two new batteries in it the other day and suddenly the meter is dead on!
remegius
Well-known
Here's an interesting little OM happening that amazed me the other day:
When I bought my OM-2 I slipped a couple of new batteries into it as insurance before using it, the camera has been faultless in the year or so I've owned it aside from the metering being not quite dead on which can be common on older SLR's that haven't been CLA'd in a while. It was 2/3 of a stop out so I just adjusted the ISO setting to suit and didn't worry about it ... no problem!
Put two new batteries in it the other day and suddenly the meter is dead on!
Just curious...how did you check the integrity of the meter?
Cheers...
Rem
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
George S.
How many is enough?
Pardon the simple question... but you did reset the ISO back to "no compensation" before the new test, right?
If so, then the first set of batteries were not quite up to snuff.
If so, then the first set of batteries were not quite up to snuff.
Tinribs
Newbie
I used the OMsystem (1 - 4Ti) for many years until eyesight problems made me look to Nikon a/f SLR's for low light work.
Recently I acquired a Leica MP. Of all the 35mm cameras that I have handled over the course of 50 years of photography this is the closest to the OM's in general handling anf "feel". The M6TTL, M7 and the Doigital M's are close (ish), but the classic Leica is still the closest thing that I have experienced in tactile experience.
Zuikoholics, you have been warned!
Tinribs
Recently I acquired a Leica MP. Of all the 35mm cameras that I have handled over the course of 50 years of photography this is the closest to the OM's in general handling anf "feel". The M6TTL, M7 and the Doigital M's are close (ish), but the classic Leica is still the closest thing that I have experienced in tactile experience.
Zuikoholics, you have been warned!
Tinribs
pinafore2
Established
Just picked up this one at a sale for 5 Danish kroner, i think this is a little less than a US$ and abour 60% of a Euro !
It seems to work fine but unfortunately it is equipped with some strange Tamron-zoom and i have newer owned any OM-gear before.
It seems to work fine but unfortunately it is equipped with some strange Tamron-zoom and i have newer owned any OM-gear before.
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shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
The M6TTL, M7 and the Doigital M's are close (ish), but the classic Leica is still the closest thing that I have experienced in tactile experience.
Zuikoholics, you have been warned!
Tinribs
It usually goes the other way
remegius
Well-known
Wow! The OM2 that arrived yesterday appears to be a winner, and I just love handling it. I was a little worried about the meter, and haven't really compared it against a hand held, but it appears to be spot on. The image below was shot wide open (50mm, 1.8) on BW400CN. The more I use that film, the more I like it.
Cheers...
Rem
Cheers...
Rem
DanOnRoute66
I now live in Des Moines
The OM-2 seems to be particularly well-suited to challenging light such as that present in your night-time image, Rem. Of course, it takes the photographer's eye to recognize the good scene to begin with. Great shot!
ronnies
Well-known
If that's the Tamron SP 35-80 it's a great lens! My OM10 is similarly using a Tamron 35-70 f/3.5 zoom as it's standard lens.
Ronnie
reiki_
Well-known
Another question of mine for the zuiko craftsmen. I have om-2n (meters great as far as I know) and I have been contemplating about buying an inexpensive light meter (incident). Is that a wise purchase or is it rather unnecessary ? (I don't shoot slides).
ferider
Veteran
A lightmeter is a great investment, in particular with the OM2 which is center weighted (not precise enough for spot metering).
FrankS
Registered User
So, what's a series 2 focusing screen cost? They come standard in OM4T's right?
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
Nope, they only came in the OM-3Ti and were also available seperately. They are extremely rare and if you can even find one, expect at least $100. I have 3 of them. one in each of my 4T bodies and I paid $80-$100 each for them after months of searching for each one. They almost NEVER show up on Ebay. Thankfully I lived in Santa Fe when I got them and had money to spend. Now I couldn't afford one. I simply cannot focus an OM-4T in dim light without the 2-13 screen though; the 1-13 is just to dim for me. I absolutely could not do any indoor photos until I got the 2-13 screens because every picture, no exception, would be out of focus. It was frustrating. Now that I have a Leica, I rarely use the Olympus for low light because I can focus the M4 MUCH easier in very low light....the 2-series screen helps a lot on the OM but its still too hard for me to see in low light. The OM-4 uses a semisilvered mirror to direct part of the light down to the meter cell at the bottom of the camera and it dims the finder a lot. An OM-1 with the regular 1-series screen is as bright as an OM-4/4T with the 2-screen...maybe even better!
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remegius
Well-known
Christopher (or anyone)...
Can you provide a little education here. I just recently started using an OM2 (and loving it!), and I'm pretty sure that it has in it the stock screen. I'm OK with that, but if there is a significant advantage to swapping for another screen I would love to hear about it. I've had this screen out of the camera to clean out the dust, so doing a change would be no problem.
Cheers...
Rem
Can you provide a little education here. I just recently started using an OM2 (and loving it!), and I'm pretty sure that it has in it the stock screen. I'm OK with that, but if there is a significant advantage to swapping for another screen I would love to hear about it. I've had this screen out of the camera to clean out the dust, so doing a change would be no problem.
Cheers...
Rem