Advantages: It's easy to take good photos straight away and is very reliable Disadvantages: I find it tricky to put the film in the camera
...I have an old Olympus OM10 camera.
I've had the camera for about five or six years and it was given to me by my father who'd used it, previously to this, for probably another five years. So my OM10 is cracking on a bit age wise now, but I love the camera and it travels everywhere with me and is always in the boot of my car ready for action.
For those who take photography seriously this is a 35mm single lens reflex camera with electronic control, ... ...a tripod.
With this Olympus you can also take photos of yourself, which is useful for family or groups of friends. Switch to 'self timer', press the shutter button and you then have about 12 seconds to get into position yourself and be included in the photo. Obviously the camera has to be placed somewhere solid so it won't move or wobble.
There are lots of extras to add to the OM10, if money allows. I also have: a manual adapter, an electronic ...
Sexy-Kay 14.07.2003
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Olympus OM-10
Advantages: Very Versatile, Build and Image Quality Disadvantages: Ummmm ...............
...upgrade most eventually bought an Olympus OM series camera or a similar semi-automatic product.
Semi-automatic? For those that aren't familiar, a semi-automatic camera is one that measures the amount of light passing through the lens to the camera body and then calculates the correct exposure time based on the aperture size selected (or, in some cases, vice-versa). The Olympus works on this principle and the light metering is excellent, the result ... ...the lens, and once again Olympus have got it right with their Zuiko range of lenses. The only downside is that they still command fairly high prices (apart from the 'standard' 50mm lens) but as the saying goes "You get what you pay for". All other functions on the camera such as film loading, film wind on and focusing are manual. This might sound a bit of a chore but in reality you soon get used to it and could almost do it in your sleep after a ...
tony_the_tiger 03.05.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Olympus OM-10
Advantages: Lightweight, solid and reliable Disadvantages: out of production - parts hard to find
...reliable?
I bought an Olympus OM-10 for night time astrophotography because of the cheap cost of the camera as well as its BULB settings and because my other camera was using too many batteries for night time pictures.
If you are an experienced 35mm photographer or you have a good idea of what settings you like on scenes, then this camera may be for you.
You can pick one up on the net easily for around $150.00 - $180.00 USD for the body and about ... ...price even if you want to learn about the older manual camera's. All mechanical body SLR but out of production. A simple, compact, clean mechanical design without any gimmicks. Construction is solid, but the camera is still relatively lightweight. This camera is reliable and everything but the light meter will work without batteries. I think the shutter speed ring is actually easier to use than a top-mounted knob, once you get used to it. The main ...
ghpink 09.08.2000
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Olympus OM-10
Advantages: Immensely robust, high-quality camera Disadvantages: The ISO dial lets down the whole equation by being stupidly fiddly to use
A very good camera indeed, but one for the beginner. As all OM cameras are so cheap now on eBay, I'd recommend looking at an OM-20 or 30, which has no need for a manual adaptor to change shutter speeds. The ASA/ISO dial on top of the OM-10 is needlessly fiddly to use - my other OM cameras, a 30 and a 2SP, have a much nicer design which is much easier to use. However, as long as you're prepared to put up with that and having to get an adaptor (unless ... ...the quality of the pictures it produces is very good. As it happens, I'm selling three of them myself - one with an adaptor, two without. The one with came with a 28-70mm Sigma lens and a not very nice Miranda 70-210mm. I'm keeping the Sigma for my own collection. The two others come with the very nice 50mm f2.8 lens. Anyway, private message me for details. ...
EccentricRichard 02.10.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Olympus OM-10
(+) Fold out LCD screen, Image Stabilization, Zuiko lens quality, Picture quality, Flash options (-) Noise in low light, Too many buttons, Badly laid out, Too many gimmicks
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