which one...

[jamesj]

so i came across a oly om 10 and a canon ae1 at the goodwill today. and im thinking i might pick one up which one is the better of the two???... i dont know to much info on these cameras.


thanx
-james

 

[kshapero]

The om 10 was not one of Olympus's better models. The Canon AE1 is a dozey. Go for that IMHO.

 

[jamesj]

thanx it only about 15 bucks tomorrow with it being 50% off...

 

[kshapero]

Nice jamesj. enjoy.

 

[jpa66]

At that price, it's a total no-brainer. A great camera, IMHO.

 

[Big Hairy Bee]

At that price get both...

 

[jamesj]

i knew someone was going to say get both!

but my wife said i couldn't get anything this weekend.
but im going to sneak in a camera...

 

[BillBingham2]

The OM-10 had a manual adapter that plugged into the front to provide you with shutter speed selection. IMHO should not have had the name OM. While I think the OM lenses are more fun, pick up the Canon. (I can not believe I just said that !#@$@#$@!$#@ I hope my Nikon S3-2000 does not read this).

B2 (;->

 

[Chris101]

James! Good to 'see' you again bud!

Get the AE1. For sure. That camera was the the most popular FD mount Canon ever. Yeah, it's electrical, but reliable. Make sure everything works ok first. Run a roll of C41 through it and take it to a 1-hour before buying it, cause that camera is getting pretty old by now (it's at least 25 years old.)

 

[mfunnell]

I just did a physical comparison between the cheap-as-chips Canon AE-1 Program I picked up today (with intriguing "Access" brand lens, which I think is a badge-engineered Soligor) and my very old OM-20. I know: each is, respectively, the successor to the AE-1 and OM-10 you're looking at, but some of this may be relevant:

The OM is smaller and lighter in weight.

Both seem equally well-built in terms of precision, but I suspect the Canon edges the Olympus in durability (though that's more than somewhat difficult to tell by hand and eye).

The control layout of the Canon seems (mostly) more logical to me. However, you might note that I have a purely personal dislike for the "around the lens mount" shutter-speed ring of the Olympus (which would make the OM-10 with manual adaptor actually more congenial to me than the OM-20). The one infelicity in my personal view of the Canon is that the AE lock button on the Canon is also on the lens mount, designed for use by the left hand that (IMO) should be preserved for focusing the lens. (The Oly does AE lock with a half-press of the shutter.)

The overall finish of the Canon seems nicer, despite my Oly being better cared-for.

Other than that, they seem very much to be rather typical cameras of their time and not really that different, overall.

You might note, though, that AE on the Canon AE-1 is shutter priority only, while the OM's AE mode is aperture priority only. If you have a strong perference, that might be the decider. Also, if you want to use the camera in manual mode, and the OM-10 doesn't come with manual adaptor, then the Olympus might require additional expense.

...Mike

 

[Roger Vadim]

don't have either camera, but the Canon lenses are so super cheap now that you should def. hop on that train. with 15 bucks for the body you can't go wrong. any lens to recommend, you canon shooters?

mhmm Canon ...(being a Nikon man...)

 

[jamesj]

so i went and tried to buy it, it looked fine wven the light meter worked, but i cocked and shot the camera about 3 times on the fourth the film advance stuck. would not turn or nothing.

i didnt get the om-10 i had my eyes set on the ae-1... ohh well.


but in the books section i did find about 5 first editons of the Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events series books. so i think i made out ok.

 

[jamesj]

you know that thought crossed my mind. and i thought to myself just buy it.

i knew i should have trusted my instincts. oh well if it is there next weekend ill pick it up.

ha ha ill have to watch the movie too...

 

[BillBingham2]

If it is ment to be it will still be there.

If not, something else will.

B2 (;->