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Carzee
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 05:23
I had a lens set up to photograph it for an auction. One shot caught a great color, I mirrored it and distorted it.. and played around... they look almost like Opals.
BottomBracket
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 07:28
Very nice!Those are cool distorted Zuikos. They do look like gems, or a pair of Hi-tech speakers. I miss my OM-series cameras ..... great little SLR's.
cactusclay
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 08:01
Nice shot that's pretty cool and it makes me miss my OM1.
Carzee
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 08:28
Gonna miss mine when its sold too... but I want a 580EX...
BottomBracket
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 09:00
How much do they go for now?
Carzee
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 15:51
The OM-1 looks small and feels lightweight when put side by side with the 10D and grip. 2 completely different eras. One power dependant, one independant -the OM-1 is like a Rolex, its 100% mechanical except for a TTL lightmeter. Air damped shutter. There are websites that carry mp3 files of the sexy shutter going off. Its a cult like the Canon T90 and Minox I guess.

They sell at all sorts of prices. US$40 to US$140 mint. I sold my other mint one after CLA last year for well over that. The one was CLA about 1999 when I got it.
BottomBracket
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 16:12
I love the OM series cameras. I have three, the OM-1, OM-2, and OM-10. The OM1 and 2 are pretty much beat up because I used them a lot, but they still perform perfectly. The lesser OM 10 on the other hand, is in pristine condition, well I didn't really use it. I've had the first two since the 80's (I collect cameras) and they are really a joy to use, with their smaller profile and wacky placement of shutter speed control. Not to mention the lack of a hot shoe!

I think I love the OM2 the best. I remember being pretty amazed by its then cutting edge OTF (Off The Film) metering, it produced excellent pictures.

Carzee, thanks for triggering my memory banks. :)
pdrow
11th of May 2005 (Wed), 16:46
I wore out my OM 1. It was a great camera. I still have it. When I picked it up not long ago it felt so different than my rebel. I miss it in a way, but I really like the option of chimping that I have now. :)
cfcRebel
12th of May 2005 (Thu), 12:06
Oh wow, that's a really nice distortion! Very very futuristic! It's like a pair of shavers+earphones+lens combo.