I used to love my Olympus trip 35, never let me down.

I have used the XA a lot at some point. The first Olympus digital camera that I used was the D-300L in 1996.

My first introduction to Olympus was through a friend who bought an OM-1 back in 1978. I was shooting with a Nikon FE at the time and also working part time in camera sales. The store I worked in didn't even carry Olympus. I was quite impressed with her OM-1. The next time I came across Olympus was when I bought my first digital camera in 2004; a Camedia D-580. By the time I came back from my first trip abroad and printed (at home!) images taken with that camera, I was ready to trade in my film camera and go all in on digital. A bit more research led me back to Olympus and, since then, that is the only brand I've owned. Not counting the OMD E-M1 Mk III, I would say my favourite out of the many has to be the E-5, the last pro camera in the 4/3 lineup. I'm still so impressed with the quality images I produced with that camera; especially when paired with the 12-60 ED lens which (thanks to a 4/3 - m4/3 adapter) I will never give up even though all my camera bodies at present are in the m4/3 line. In short, I was a bit surprised not to see the E-5 on your list but, other than that, it was a good list and a nice walk through the years of film photography as well. Thanks Peter.

In the top 12 I miss. Olympus OM-2N or OM-2 SPOT

I think the om10 deserves a special mention for us amateurs. Got me into photography back in the ‘80s and is such a simple beginner camera with amazing capability thanks to the lenses available. I still have mine and use it occasionally - film gives a more tactile experience and the added anticipation of waiting a week for development!

The OM-2 with the big viewfinder is my favorite, bought it new and still works great. My OM-4, bought it new still works as it should. My OM-2 SP, was a gift to me, brand new, also never let me down. These 3 camera's have with me during my travels over 4 continents.

Over the years I have been fortunate to own an OM1 (in black), and OM2 (in black), 2 x EM1, and currently, an EM1X and an EM1.3. And my favourite is.....the EM1X.

I still have my Olympus OM1 MD which my parents bought me in 1975 when we were on a holiday in Italy (we live in Australia). It opened up the world of photography for me and today I am a professional film maker. I got the 50mm 1.4 lens which was more expensive. To this day I just hold it and admire it’s design beauty. It is the best thing I have ever owned and started a whole new world for me that has lasted decades. I went on to buy the OM2 which I also still have as well as a collection of lenses. I have the Pen F and OMD Mark 1 and they all sit on a shelf where I admire them. Thanks for this video Peter. Love your videos.

A couple of months ago, I got out my old OM-10 after nearly 30 years. Switched it on and realised I left the batteries in - it still worked fine though, good as the day I brought it. Wonder if any of my digital cameras will last so well. Noticable just how good it feels in the hand and so well made. Quality feel and that was the lowest end model. My OM-40 also still works great as do all the lenses.

Cool, I have 2 from that list. The E-1 and the E-M1. I love the E-1, when shooting within its limitations it is magic, the 5MP Kodak CCD is gold. Hold that, I also have a Stylus Epic [muj:] with the 35mm f2/8 all weather camera, the monochrome images from this are great. Hoping OM-D DS picks you us as an ambassador soon.

My OM-4 Ti is fantastic. I love the metering system with regular metering, spot meter, spot meter averaging and dedicated highlight and shadow metering buttons.

I first started learning about photography using my father’s Olympus 35SP. The lens is very sharp indeed. One feature that deserves highlighting is the genius auto-flash mode, which mechanically links the focus mechanism with the aperture, calibrated for the guide number of the flash. I was about 9 years old when I first used the 35SP, and now my 9-year old has an E-M5. 😀

Olympus OM 2N was a great analogue, and the e5 was another marvel by Olympus.

My father had OM-10 and Stylus Mu. I am going to get OMD EM-10 soon.

Thanks Peter for the roundup of some of the past stars in the Olympus stable . I might have included a camera I still own, an OM2 which had a few innovations at the time of its creation . Wishing you a safe and productive 2021

I would vote for the OM-3, an all-mechanical update of the OM-1. The oldest Olympus camera I ever used was the XA2, which I purchased online a few years ago. Unfortunately, it died after a few rolls of film but I was very impressed with the results and the quality of the lens.

Love your Olympus 35-SP! My oldest is the Olympus PenFT film camera. My favorite is still the Digital PenF. I would add the Olympus Trip 35 to the best list. How about a list of quirky cameras like the Ferrari and O-Product? Thanks for sharing Peter.

My first Olympus camera was the OM4. My first digital Olympus camera was the EM5 I took it to Horseshoe Bend and the slot canyons in page Arizona and later to Italy all in 2013. I am still selling images captured on the trip. There after I bought the EM 1 and now the EM1 miii. have not sold any of my Olympus equipment ever. Everything Olympus has made is a pleasure to work with and always feels great in ones hands. I do use Sony extensively now but keep going back to Olympus. I really enjoyed your video and learned a lot keep up the great work.

I used the original OM1 from 1974. Still have it but haven't used it for awhile.

OM-4 deserves a mention with its spectacular multi-spot metering feature. What a sad omission.

I have all of the analog cameras you mentioned... And many more actually... And the e-p1, e-p2, e-pl6 and OMD-10 mk2... Olympus has such a great heritage...

My first SLR 35mm camera was Olympus OM 10, which I thought was the-bees-knees. Then I eventually move over to digital cameras and had a love affair with Nikon, which got heavier and heavier as I aged and had to look around for a lighter alternative so I went back to Olympus, and was wowed by OM - D E - M10 and kit pancake lens and did service in Europe, South America; Chile and Patagonia, Antarctica, Arctic; Finland, Svalbard, Greenland and Iceland as well as at home Scotland. I have moved on up the product range - M1 and M2. To date I am as happy-as-a-sand boy!

I used an OM-1 at school around 1973 - we had a dark room - those were the days. I purchased an Olympus XA around 1980 as a travel camera.

My all best Olympus camera is my OM-3Ti and second best is my black Pen-F. The oldest is probably when I bought the OM-2 in -78. I hope JPL makes a new Pen-F, and that they make some light bright wide angle lenses. A 14/1.4 is missing and a 10/2.0. When they are made, I'm happy.

My rc35 is a thing of beauty.

My favorite camera of all time is the XA! Great video!

Just bought an OM-1 recently. Have yet to develop film due to lockdown but am so excited.

I started with Olympus really late, my first was the E-PL3, a funny little thing with so much features, now I have The O-MD M3 and it is my Favorit Olympus. My first Camera System ever was Contax and I´m glad to use these wonderful Lenses on the Olympus Body (and Nikon, what is my second Camera System)!

A good run through of some of the most iconic cameras from a great company. Must add that the Trip 35 was possibly the biggest seller; around 7,000,000 sold?

Peter, wishing you a happy new year. I look forward to your video on the 35SP. I treated myself to one for Christmas and have to complete my first roll of Ilford 400 b/w. You can get suitable batteries (Wein cells) even if they are rather costly. Alternatively, you may be able to find a shop that services the camera and adjusts the voltage on the light meter so that you can use LR44 cells.

Still have my OM 1 and use it all the time, works just like it did when new.

Om-1 in 1972, and i bought my black beuty OM-1 in 1985. What a lifespan. Best kamera i ever had.

MFT PEN -F, i love this Camera 😉

I have an Olympus OM-1 1974, an OMD-E10 Mk II purchased in 2017 and an Olympus Pen-F purchased in 2018. I love the Pen F

I bought a second hand OM-2n in 1985, and I loved it. The camera was superb for the long exposures. Its light sensors were continuously reading the reflected light from the film surface and changes the exposure time accordingly if the light changes during the exposure. Then I used OM-10, OM-1, and OM-4 too. With OM-4, you could take spot meterings from up to 7 different points manually and the camera was showing each of them and also the average value. I hadn't had the opportunity to have any OM-3, but I think that OM-3Ti was the jewel of the crown. A war photographer could be the winner of the battle with that little camera, I guess :) Now, I have M10mk2 and M1mk2. Sure M1mk2 is more advanced camera, but I like the retro look of the M10mk2 more. It looks more Maitani style to me, and and it has more than enough capabilities for most of the scenarios. One thing I miss from the OM film cameras is the exceptional location of the shutter speed ring which were in front of the camera and it was controlled by the thumb and index fingers of the left hand easily while the same hand's palm was supporting the camera. I'd like to say that thank you Mr. Maitani (RIP) for the great design and concept.

My first was the OM 1, bought about 1974. What a great camera! I still have it.

Nice choice, Peter. I have some Olympus cameras. The oldest is a Pen F T - inspred by a video of you about the series. The most expensive is a OMD 1 Mark III. The first one was a SZ 31 (I guess the right name) The nicest - naturally - the new Pen F DSLM And the winner: The most sympathic one of all times - the one and only - OLYMPUS STYLUS 1S (constant f.2.8 / 1 - 10x zoom). Some people think this is trash - you see it on used prices. In my mind it is gold! With this one I shoot my "best" photos. And I love the 1S more than the newer / better OMD`s, sorry for that, because it is lovely oicture quality ans most of it`s SIMPLICITY and DIVERSITY in an small, lightweight body.

Hi Peter, I used the OM1 back in the early 1980s. The light meter blew me away with how accurate it was. As I got into sport photography taking pictures of racing boats in the mid 80s, I sold my OM-1 and bought the OM-2n. I used this camera often and sometimes almost everyday for the next 10 years. I also sold the OM-10, OM-20 and the OM-30 back in the 80s from where I worked. I still alway prefer my comfortable and reliable OM-2n. Today I have the Pen E-P1, OM-D E-M10 III, and the OM-D E-M5 III. I have tried other Sony and Nikon Cameras over the years, but have always come back to Olympus for the comfort, reliability and most important to me, the quality of pictures. As I am just a hobbbiest I decided to not invest into the OM-D E-M1 III camera. And as both my EM5III & EM10III use the same battery, I’m good to go.

I have an Olympus mju 1030 sw 10.1 mp, water/shock/freeze proof. It has been skiing, in the sea, underwater, on the beach in the sun, and on the moors in the rain. I will probably never get rid of it. My new main camera is an OM-D e-m1 mark ii with 12-40 and 40-150 lenses...good, but not pocket sized! Bob.

Dear Peter, Many thanks for the clip of all Olympus Cameras; as many people still do not give Olympus Cameras and professional Lenses the credit they deserve. Their professional cameras have been very compact, light weight and tough. The series of Old Zuiko lenses for 35 mm were much better than Nikon lenses and the best competitor for Canon lenses in my opinion. Suggest that you make a more detailed two clips; one for 35 mm film cameras and one for digital cameras. The quality of your reviews has always been professional and unbiased, please keep up with the very good work.

Hello Peter, Jose from Puerto Rico. I still have number six on your list, the OM 4Ti. I bought that camera in 1986 via trading in a Canon T90. I have to repair it because it doesn't work any more. Not on your list is the OM 3 and OM 3Ti both totally manual. I was checking in eBay and the OM 3 cameras are still commanding prices close to the 3,000 dollar range. Incredible. The OM 4Ti had the most sophisticated spot metering modes of that era. By the way Peter, I got today (January 7) my OMD EM-1 mark II camera body. The lens should be arriving on Monday January 11.

I loved the E-330. It has the Pen-F form and I loved shooting with it.

I have the Pen EE, Pen F, 35 SP, OM1 (and a lot of lenses) and now I also have the OMD E-M1. Plus quite a few others not mentioned. You could say I am a bit of a fan.

Memory lane I recall my old favorite was the 35rc it was like the 35sp you showed same 42mm 1.7 fix lens on the full frame 35mm. A true compact range finder

Surprised you did not mention the om-2n. Incredible leap forward at the time, moreso than the om-4ti. I owned both, but the jump from om1 to om2, and better yet, the 2n was incredible in its day.

The 35 SP is a great camera. I get wonderful results with it. I enjoy using Rollei RPX 25 with it but the results can be great with whatever film you enjoy.

You Missed the Olympus Trip 35...One of the best Point and Shoot cameras. No Batteries required, would not fire the shutter under low light and was a top seller for people that went on vacations!!! I love the OM series cameras...Have the OM 1n, OM2n, OM2S program, OM4, OM 4T and Olympus XA(Was my Dad's favorite compact camera!

My first Olympus camera was the Olympus Trip 35 in the late 70s since then I've been to Nikon Canon and Panasonic Lumix and now 40 years on I'm back at Olympus with the OMD E10 No 3. I really loved my trip back then

I would add Olympus IS series, especially IS-3. Nowadays that camera is very underrated but It's just awesome! Also, Olympus 35 RC (personal favorite) !

My earliest Olympus camera was an OM-1 bought in 1977. It was later followed by an OM-2n and several Olympus lenses. Added to these sometime later was an XA, so compact and easy to take anywhere. These were beautifully made cameras and a delight to use. They produced some great photos. I still have them, (waaay to attached to them to sell), but now with an EM5 Mk II and an EM1 Mk II added to the stable. New Oly lenses of course and they still take great images. 😊

Hi there, I missed the OM 2. It had a marvellous technique. The shutter speed will be corrected if the Light changed during the shutter is open. I used it from 1980 up to the middle of the 90ties.

I have owned my first omd e m10. II, then em10.III, then now em1. II . They are all in silver body yes me collectable items along with 12mm f2, 25mm, 45mm f1.8 prime lenses. Good 👍 video Peter.

I used an XA for a while, my favourite is the one I use now. The em1 mkii.

My first Olympus Camera was the PEN EP-L 5. Actual I use the OM-D EM5 III. But my favorite Camera is the PEN-F from 2016. I love to use this camera, I have so much fun with it.

My first Olympus Camera was the Om10 I bought second hand off a Priest out the local paper for £60 back in 1987 I still have it the photo's at the Time were amazing I Now have Olympus E-M10 Mark 3 which is Brilliant only thing is it's not Weather sealed and in the UK we need Weather sealing lol saving up for the M1Mark 2

My first Olympus-Camera i bought was the OM-10 in 1978. I own it still. My oldest OM-Cameras today are the OM-1 and the Olympus 35 RC.

This video brought back several memories of Olympus cameras that I have owned or wish I owned. My first Olympus camera was the OM-1 back in 1971 or 1972. Then an got my second Olympus camera and it was the OM-2. I always wanted the O-M4T but didn't buy it. I also always wanted the Trip35SP and the Original Pen F but never brought one. On your list I would have added #13 and it would be the MFT Pen F.

My first Olympus camera was the Pen S. It too, was a half frame which allowed 72 images on a 36 frame roll. I didn't own it for long before giving it to my brother when he was in flight school. Shots he took while in the aircraft were used in promotional material. The most anticipated camera I ever got was the OM-1. It was distinct in that the camera was in the first batch of OM-1 cameras that had the ability to take a winder which would eventually be called the OM-1s. A retailer refused to sell me a winder because he saw the logo and insisted that it didn't have the mechanical linkage. When I showed him the connector port, he told me that someone had switched the logo rather than acknowledge that the camera was, indeed, from the first run of OM-1 cameras without the new insignia. BTW, the Army and Air Force, AAFES, otherwise known as the BX or PX probably sold more Olympus OM-1 cameras than any other retailer. Thanks for your video!

It's really really difficult to pick a favorite Olympus camera of all time for me. All the Olympus cameras I've had over the years have been just stunning and I think a common thread running through all of them is that they are both easy and fun to use! But if I had to pick one, the EM-5 has been so reliable to me. I've had it with me in pouring rain, smashed into a mountain wall several times and it just keeps delivering great pictures. The ones I've had over the years have been Mju II zoom 80, EPL-1, EPL-7, EP-1, 2xEM-5, EM-1, TG-2, TG-3, TG-4, Tough-3000. Only difficult part with owning these is letting go when selling them or giving them to a new owner :)

I don't have any olympus cameras but I have used OM1, OM10 and OM20. I really want to get OM10 or OM20 and OM-D1 mark II or III. Not sure about the generation as I'm looking for used camera and there is pretty much no gen III cameras on the local market right now.

My first was a mju 28/2,8, which was a great compact film camera. And then I had the E-1, a real rock and delicious piece of technology. Its sensor was noisy but the CCD had an impressive colour rendition. Later I had a E-5 and now a E-M1 Mk2. Oly has always made cameras one like to play with!

I owned an XA and loved it. Always marveled at the clarity of its fixed lens. With my type of shooting, for the most part, my go-to digital PEN-F is 100% perfect in all ways. Why they discontinued it I still don't understand. Very interesting, informative, and in some ways nostalgic presentation. Thanx Peter

Keep up the good work, always enjoy your comments and tutorials. I owned a number of these cameras in the film days and had forgotten about a few of them. Enjoyable to remember how great they were, especially the 1/2 frames. I just bought an epl6 and am looking forward to having fun with it. I wanted to have a little camera to carry around that had the Art mode.

My trusty Olympus Trip got me into film, and I took some great pictures with it in my early days. And I have a very soft spot for the OM10, my first SLR which I used for 10 years before something gave up the ghost - the shutter maybe? A couple of years ago, after some decades doing the rounds of Nikon film cameras and Fuji digitals, I went back to Olympus and bought an EM-10 almost entirely because it sat in my hand like that OM10 used to, and I couldn't be happier with it.

Hi Peter ! Thanks a lot for this special video. My first olympus was an OMD (10mkII) and I discovered recently analog legacy...I have now the olympus Pen D3 and the olympus XA...I love these both tiny cameras 🤗

Thank you very much... , my favorite Olympus camera is the Olympus OM-D E-M1X ... 💖💖💖🙌🙌

Very interesting video Peter. I've bought the Olympus XA when I was a teenager and I still have this tiny "capsule"-camera. That was so much fun to take photos, also because nobody believed, that this can take good quality pictures when I walked around with this XA. But the results were very good. Today my favourite is my Pen-F, the digital one.

I have two OM-1 cameras, one I bought brand new in 1986 and one I purchased recently for around 60.00 USD. I like the OM cameras because of their compact size and reliability.

Olympus E500 is great too Thanks Peter 💐

Great video from Peter again; I've always loved the Olympus cameras, I currently have an OM-D em10 and OM-D em1 Mk II (special edition in silver and black) I have fond memories of the OM10 with the F Zuiko 50mm prime lens.... lovely clarity to the lens and I learnt a lot about SLR photography with that camera

Had used the XA+Flash attachment back then. Right now a EM5-Mk2 with no regrets.

The e 5 with dramatic Tone Filter and fine Detail Technologie . And the pen f. My First Olympus was a AZ 200 in 1991

I will say it is the OM-3 Ti ! Number two will be OM-4 Ti.

In the 1980s a camera magazine put the top cameras from all major manufacturers through a series of tough tests such as 8 hours in a freezer then test, 2 hours in an oven then test etc. Each test was scored 0 to 10 points. Olympus scored 80/100. It was only beaten by Leica which scored 81/100. Nikon, Canon, Pentax etc all scored less. I still have an OM4 Ti and 5 lenses. My XA had an accident in Turkey. My wife's 35 RC still works. I would have liked am OM3.

My first Olympus camera is the EPL-1 which I still use. My only other unit is the OMD-EM10ii which is my current EDC camera. I actually have a much older E series 43 camera I got mainly for the lens but never shot with it. My wife's mother had an old Olympus compact film camera which was very advanced I thought back in the late 1980s and 1990s. I think my wife still has it around somewhere.

About 25 years ago I had an Olympus 35RC, smaller than the SP, had AE with manual override. Like the SP it had the mercury battery limitation but a camera repair shop in Toronto modified it for me to use 1.5v silver oxide batteries. I kept it for a year or two but sold it because I wasn't using it. I had a Sylus Epic for a few years and I wore out the plastic film advance gears. By then digital was here and it was crazy to repair it. I actually threw it in the garbage, I feel so stupid about that now. My first 4/3s camera was a used E-1, which is still in many ways one of my favourite cameras to use in the hand. But the very first Olympus camera I used was a half-frame model (not F) that belonged to a friend of my brother's. I borrowed it once and shot a roll with it, not not very memorable pictures however.

To your worries about the battery on the 35SP: There are adapters available that make it possible to use CR2 cells. Some of those reduce the voltage from 1.5 to 1.35V. As many others comment, I too am a bit surprised that you did not include OM2 in your video. It was a really innovative slr, the first that measured light during exposure.

Thanks a lot Peter! My first Olympus camera was the E-510 DSLR. Wich I still have. And I bought two years ago an OMD EM 10 M II. camera, I lovely it a lot!

My first Olympus camera was OM 1 from 1974. In 2014 I buy my first Olympus digital a pen camera ep5 very good still usig on travel. Then I bought E-M5 mark 11 and the last one in 2018 Em1mark 2.

Dear Peter, thank you very much for your video ... Really interesting. I got Olympus Mju 8 in 2008 for my 50th birthday. This compact camera had a shining screen to make it difficult for shooting in the sunshine (no viewfinder). I took it out about three or four years ago and only then did I "discover" that scene modes prioritized aperture or shutter speed modes (the latter for a sports mode). Then two Panasonic cameras. Last autumn I have bought Olympus om-d em 10 mark ii with kit lens plus one more lens (45 mm portrait lens) for a very good price. No matter what the future prospects for Olympus cameras are, I think that Olympus is nothing to be sniffed at.

I still have an Olympus Stylus Quartz Date, a slight variant on the original Stylus/Mu. I bought it new because of it's great reviews in the camera magazines of the time, and sure enough, it takes gorgeous photos. If I remember correctly, the focus system had 100 focus zones, while most other point and shoot cameras had three or four. The lens is very sharp with great contrast and color. I also love the tiny size, the organic shape, and the sliding clamshell design. It was one of the best point and shoot film cameras ever.

My first Olympus was the trip 35 Sadly it was stolen 😟but I actually purchased a replacement just a couple of years ago. I then purchased a OM 1MD chrome body & 50mm f1.8 I traded it along with a Black Pentax MX with 50mm f1.7 to move to the Minolta AF system and sadly the kit I had built up was stolen😟left with only my Tamron adaptall 2 lenses I then purchased a used and somewhat worn Black OM1 MD once more the beauty of the Tamron lens system was you only needed to buy the mount for the camera you was using 👍🏼I purchased numerous camera bodies over the next few decades Canon FD/Eos Nikon MF/AF Pentax MF/AF Minolta & Olympus. Today I own OM1MD,OM2,OM2spot program OM4 along with OM10, OM10quartz, OM20,30,40, and a selection of beautiful Zuiko lenses along with all 5 AX cameras. And my digital consists 6 micro 4/3 bodies 10primes 2 zooms and 2 Lumix lenses. What did you miss only the Best selling original Trip 35 stunning compact pocketable camera. I’m still looking for a OM3 film camera in any working condition if anyone has one available ?

My favorite camera is the most underrated Stylus 1. The best digital compact ever made.

I still own an IS-1000 from 1990. The camera was very futuristic back then. A SLR with fixed zoom. I think it was the model for the E-10 and other bridge cameras.

Olympus E-330 was imho the most groundbreaking DSLR Olympus has made. It was the first interchangable lens live view camera, and in many regards laid the foundation for mirrorless. And on top of that funky and fun as h*ll to use. 😆

Still rocking my Olympus E-P1😍 Alongside the Pen F Digital😊

great great video... I think you missed C5050... that compact was really impressive

I bought an OM-1 in 1978, and have a MjuII, XA3, and previously an XA2. Plus various Olympus compact point and shoot cameras. Strangely, I have never owned an Olympus digital camera.

OM1 was a big hit with me and in no small way the EM10 Mkii, which I think is still my favourite to this day. I recognise that there were other models I might have added, but the thing that ticks the boxes for me in a personal way is a tilt screen and compactness . Ascetics aside , small and fast lenses is a bonus .

I started photography with the OM10, then the OM4ti and the OM1, OM1 and OM4ti are still in my hands.

My first Oly is a Quickmatic 600, a 126 compact camera. That I replaced with a Contaflex 126 for the interchangeable lens system. That camera sized up on me so it's back to the Quickmatic. You can get a WeinCell MRB625 for use in the 35 SP. That would be your best bet. Another option is a Varta 625u, but that one does not hold an even charge for more than a couple days as they are alkaline. I've used them before in my Icarex 35 & Ikon SL706 when I couldn't find anything else. Got me through the weekend at least. Regards!

hope you do get to review the 35SP when the weather gets better for you. i'm glad you were able to share your thoughts & a trip down memory lane.

Great video as always Peter 👍 I still use my OMD E-M1 as my daily shooter, it has all I need for my photography. I believe in the early 1960's Canon also produced a series of half frame 35mm cameras called the "Demi, French for half" as a response to the Pen F. It will be interesting to see what the new acquirers of Olympus will do in 2021, I hope they will also cater for amateurs and not just the Pro sector.

Peter I have a few of the models that you reviewed BUT Here is one from left field. The Tough TG6 bought for sport but I have been impressed with both the lens and colour palette which in my opinion put it well and truly in the professional end of the camera world. I know you have reviewed it but for me this is a Hall of fame camera. MS

E-1 and EP1 are my all time favourites. Havent used any olympus film cameras.

My first camera was a Ricoh rangefinder. When I was going to move to an SLR I wanted the OM-1 BUT it didn’t fit my hands well with the aperture ring on the back of the lenses. I had a range of compact Olympus cameras, including the Stylus (I think) which would be a US version of the Mu. I had owned some of the Camedia models before moving to the Pen EP-2 which I got for travel. Then the E-M5 and later the E-M1 II. I guess I’ve done my part to support Olympus...

Peter, great video. I think the one camera you should have on this list is the OM-D E-M10 Mark II. I'm a Fujifilm shooter for my professional work but thought their options for a lightweight street photography/travel camera kit were too expensive. I prefer an interchangeable lens camera as opposed to a fixed lens camera and the E-M10 Mark II is the perfect size and weight. Not to mention the images it produces are spectacular. The only thing missing is weather sealing. I know some would say the Mark III is the better camera but I don't think so plus I don't like flippy screens for street photography. The multiangle tilt screens work better in that situation. I put it right there with the Panasonic LUMIX GX series of cameras.

My first Olympus camera was an OM-1 purchased in 1976. The oldest one I have used is a Pen FV, probably the best of the half frame interchangeable lens series. It lacks the built in meter, but the viewfinder is brighter and the focusing aid is easier to use. I now have quite a collection of Pen F lenses and camera bodies. There were 17 lenses made in this system, from 20 mm to 800 mm and I have 15 of them. The longer ones (400 mm and 800 mm mirror) were of very limited production and are quite expensive even in the used market. The 400 mm sold for 1100 Euros last year and the 800 mm recently sold for $ 4500.00 both too much for my budget. I am currently using the Pen F digital, sometimes with lenses for the film camera. I have been asked: "Is that an old camera?" No, but the lens is 60 years old. I suspect that the popularity of 35 mm half frame cameras suffered in the USA because Kodak would process the slide film, but would not mount the resulting slides because they had a competing format (126) or perhaps the demand wasn't there. Also 72 exposures per roll was a bit much.

Many thanks for this nice material. I am Olympus PEN ( 1st ver) and Olympus PEN FT user. Both are great classic half frame cameras. One needs to try them to understand what I mean by “great cameras”. PS do not worry about Hg battery. There are many options to replace them by voltage drop adapter (if needed for simple design light meter) or you just use the same size and close voltage modern equivalent for cameras with light meters independent from voltage drop.

My first Olympus Camera: First Digital Camera, Mai 1999, Olympus C-2000 Zoom 1/2 Zoll Sensor, 35 - 105 mm (35mm-equivalent) Actual Camera: EM1-MIII best Camera ever by Olympus