Well Hivers over the last few months I’ve been checking the charity shops in Newton for old film cameras and something finally turned up something interesting. It’s an Olympus OM-2n probably from the late 70s early 80s so fingers crossed with some new SR44 batteries the electrics will still work.
There was no body cap so a new 3D printed body cap from will tidy things up a bit, they also have an OM Mount lens rear cap that may come in handy if the lens from eBay lens doesn’t have one.
It’s just the body and a little grubby and dusty so it needs a clean and the battery was dead but the shutter fired on manual so it is working. The light seals are rather poor but that’s a simple DIY job to sort out and maybe a post, finally the hot shoe adaptor has cracked but that is a common problem and an easy super glue fix. Looking online meter wise there can be battery drain issues but these can be worked round if that’s the only problem I'll be happy with the price, it was really cheap. I might look for a vintage style neck strap on eBay to complete the 70s vibe and channel my inner David Bailey.
Lenses are another issue eBay will be my friend but I’m balking at paying twice as much as the camera cost for an OM mount 50mm f1.8, the only cheaper ones I’ve seen have fungus or parts only so not good but there are some videos on how to clean them so it may be worth a punt if I get desperate and it’s not too bad and I can’t find a good one at a reasonable price, but there is no real rush. For now I’ve picked up a 28mm f1.8 on eBay at good price so that will have to do for a while, it’s a bit on the wide side but I can shoot a test roll to check the settings and if everything is working. And I’ll keep an eye open for a 50mm f1.8.
But what film to use? I still have a couple of rolls of Ilford HP5 but I’m tempted to try it with colour and to pop a roll of ASA 200 Kodak Gold as I can get that at our local photo shop Snappy Snaps.
So there it is Hive film fans the next step is to run off a test roll of film and see how it develops, no pun intended, to check the speed and aperture on auto and manual, fingers crossed.
Holy sexy! Those 50s weight a ton but are incredibly good -- i use something simular on the dslr. Works great, but only on manual
Charity shop find Im really happy I need to check the weight against my OMD EM 1 I’m going to have a play at the weekend to see how the meter and the speed and aperture settings fair. The OM2n is the one with the electronic shutter if it’s working it should be more accurate than the OM1 mechanical shutter.
I've never used film though. How the hell do you know the right exposure without a display? I'd lose so many films haha
Down loaded a light meter app for my phone. Use that and set the speed and apature up accordingly been doing that with my Rollei 35s
The OM 2n body is 543g and the OMD E-M1 is 604g so a bit lighter it feels more dense because of the smaller metal body I think.
Feels more sturdy, right? Stronger.
Yep very robust. Built for hand to hand combat
Cool... I hope this camera makes lot cool photos soon 😋☕☕👌👌👌👌
I hope so. The plan is to shoot a test roll at the weekend to test the settings and maybe a few street photograpy shots if there are any left once I get them back I'll have some idea how accurate the meter is or if it needs a tweak.