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Post by backalley on Oct 11, 2006 19:29:43 GMT -5
the oly gear is starting to show up.
the om1 body and the 28/3.5 arrived today, in different boxes and from different states.
unfortunately, the 28-210 zoom that was attached to the om 1 was in 2 pieces. not a big deal as i hadn't planned on using it.
the 28 looks new and had a tiffen uv filter attached. it was in a lens case and had both caps with it too.
i'm guessing a lenshood will be hard to track down?
the camera has more heft than i remembered and is smaller than my zeiss ikon rf.
i'm looking forward to playing with it real soon!
joe
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Post by byuphoto on Oct 11, 2006 20:49:59 GMT -5
congrats, sounds like you are back to one-eyed shooting ;-)
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Post by nikonbob on Oct 11, 2006 21:23:12 GMT -5
Good to hear it finally arrived and so much for the RFs are smaller theory.
Bob
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Post by vintageslrs on Oct 11, 2006 22:36:50 GMT -5
Joe
So sorry to hear about the zoom lens.....
have sent you a PM concerning it.
Bob
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Post by mayokevin on Oct 12, 2006 14:42:56 GMT -5
Its a great camera go out and enjoy it
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Post by backalley on Oct 12, 2006 17:34:26 GMT -5
i have erupted in olympus's mount!! since buying the om 1 from bob, i have bought the following... 28/35/50/50 macro/300/19-35/35-70/75-150 zooms and a winder!! all but the 50 macro and the 19-35 are zuiko lenses. the wide zoom is a series one and the 50 macro is a also a vivitar. yes, i am ocd...  joe |
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Post by wclavey on Oct 12, 2006 19:17:19 GMT -5
In the first 2 years after acquiring my OM-1s, I was working as the photographer for an archaeological project in Peru. I had problems with one of the OM-1 shutter mechanisms jamming and I took it to the Lima authorized Olympus repairman (3 day's bus trip in each direction). After the second repair, he told me (and I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this) that the shutter was significantly less prone to jamming if I used it with the winder, since the winder applied a continuous, low pressure force to the internal mechanism while the manual "thumb wind" created a lot of short-burst, high pressure force on the mechanism. When I reurned home in 1980, I purchased winder-1s for each body and never had another problem with jams.
I just had that body that jammed in Peru CLA'ed by camtech a little over a year ago (including the meter alignment for a modern battery) and the winder went back onto it when it came home.
Like I said, I cannot vouch for the validity of the mechanical explanation, but my empirical evidence over my giant statistical sample of 2 bares it out.
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Post by backalley on Oct 12, 2006 19:44:24 GMT -5
thanks for the heads up wes.
joe
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Post by doubs43 on Oct 12, 2006 22:38:19 GMT -5
In the first 2 years after acquiring my OM-1s, I was working as the photographer for an archaeological project in Peru. I had problems with one of the OM-1 shutter mechanisms jamming and I took it to the Lima authorized Olympus repairman (3 day's bus trip in each direction). After the second repair, he told me (and I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this) that the shutter was significantly less prone to jamming if I used it with the winder, since the winder applied a continuous, low pressure force to the internal mechanism while the manual "thumb wind" created a lot of short-burst, high pressure force on the mechanism. When I reurned home in 1980, I purchased winder-1s for each body and never had another problem with jams. I just had that body that jammed in Peru CLA'ed by camtech a little over a year ago (including the meter alignment for a modern battery) and the winder went back onto it when it came home. Like I said, I cannot vouch for the validity of the mechanical explanation, but my empirical evidence over my giant statistical sample of 2 bares it out. Wes, that's interesting. Since 1973 I've owned an original OM-1 (no winder capability), two OM-1MD's and an OM-2n. I still have all but the original OM-1 and have never had a shutter jam using the manual advance and have never heard of such a problem until now. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has ever encountered that particular problem. Walker |
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Post by doubs43 on Oct 12, 2006 22:42:21 GMT -5
i have erupted in olympus's mount!! since buying the om 1 from bob, i have bought the following... 28/35/50/50 macro/300/19-35/35-70/75-150 zooms and a winder!! all but the 50 macro and the 19-35 are zuiko lenses. the wide zoom is a series one and the 50 macro is a also a vivitar. yes, i am ocd... joe Joe, I predict the beginning of a long friendship and affair with Olympus. IOW, you're gonna love that OM-1. The Zuiko lenses are superb! If you're interested in the Olympus Winder, they sell pretty regularly on ebay and I don't think they bring a lot. Walker |
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Post by backalley on Oct 13, 2006 0:09:17 GMT -5
i got one today walker, along with a 35/2.8 and a 19-35 zoom.
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Post by wclavey on Oct 13, 2006 8:25:14 GMT -5
Walker:
My OM-1s were MDs, too. My OM-2 is just an OM-2. After I got back from Peru, I worked for our college daily for a few years, putting lots of film through them. But everyone else on staff was either a Nikon or Canon user, so I never had anyone to compare notes with. After college and graduate school, I tended to concentrate mostly (95% or more of my shooting) on MF so, to be honest, it was a question I always had ... did anyone else ever have the problems I had? But there wasn't anyone to ask. I should go back through the search functions and see if I can find it on any of the boards. Maybe I just had a delicate body... the exception that proves the rule...
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Post by vintageslrs on Oct 13, 2006 9:09:14 GMT -5
Wes and Walker Just want to report in.....besides the OM-1 that I sold to Joe, I have another one that I bought new in 1977 (no, that's not for sale  ....and I have put plenty of film through it in almost 30 years........and it has never let me down...no shutter problems or any other kind of problems, for that matter. It has been very good to me. Bob |
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Post by doubs43 on Oct 13, 2006 11:31:53 GMT -5
Wes, it's always possible that you happened to get the infrequent problem body that all manufacturers turn out in spite of their best efforts. The important thing is that your repairman gave you a tip that seems to have made it function reliably.
I have a Winder 1 that I bought new some 30 years ago and I've likely used it for two or three rolls. It's in it's original box with papers and in absolutely mint condition.
Walker
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Post by backalley on Oct 13, 2006 18:29:06 GMT -5
the 50/1.8 arrived today.
i'm now a 2 lens guy waiting on 6 more lenses and a winder.
joe
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....and I have put plenty of film through it in almost 30 years........and it has never let me down...no shutter problems or any other kind of problems, for that matter. It has been very good to me.