george_shihanian

Batteries need to be brand new, fresh. I've seen several examples purchased new from a store not be new enough.

I know this is an old post but I want to share my experience, It may help someone.

 

I placed my camera bag on a bench at Busch Gardens and walked 25 feet away to take a photo. I was away from it for only two minutes.

When I turned around, it was gone. The park lost and found didn't have it.

It turned out that a security officer was walking by and saw the bag and picked it up for safekeeping. He brought it to a guardhouse and left it there. I had stopped a security guard and mentioned that my bag was gone, and he was one who happened to know where it was.

 

So my point is, ask at lost and found, ask security, and ask several security officers or at several locations. And keep asking for more than the initial time.

<p>They really shouldn't have "OM" in the designation any longer. The original OM-D looked like a logical digital progression of the old OM line, but this looks like every other Nikon Panasonic Sigma of the past 20 years. Now Olympus is just playing games with the "OM" designation.</p>

<p>I wish I had known about the new show. If it was at the Holiday Inn, I live about 150 feet behind it!</p>

<p>edit- I found the website- nynjcamerashows.com but it only had a flyer advertising a show they did May 19 in Totowa NJ at another Holiday Inn. The site states they are trying to bring back the NJ camera show and want vendors.</p>

<p>If you also go to <a href="http://www.showsandexpos.com">www.showsandexpos.com</a> which are the guys that did the Second Sunday Camera Shows, it shows they are now doing a CD/Records show at the location in Wayne on the second sunday of the month.<br />They have a link to add your name to keep advised as to when the next camera show will be and where. They show none scheduled at this time.</p>

<p>As for the OMs you must use new, fresh, silver oxides, not just out of a new package, not from a new package that was lying in the camera store, but they must really be fresh. If that doesn't do it, your camera needs a LOT of work. My guess is CLA and circuit board which I don't believe is available.</p>

<p>How intrusive is your photography going to be? I wouldn't show up with a huge Nikon/Canon XX-40,000 but with a capable compact. Are you only taking photos of your own food orders at the table, or are you thinking of roaming thru the restaurant?</p>

<p>I wouldn't ask ahead. Just do your (hopefully non-intrusive) photos. If they object, you already may have gotten your shot(s) and can just apologise profusely. If you have bought food, you'll be a customer and how much can they/should they yell at you?</p>

<p>It is easier and better to ask forgiveness than permission.<br>

I would also NOT mention that you are a blogger. They may think- Restaurant Reviewer and wonder if you're going to trash them. Play the part of an out-of-town tourist and tell them you absolutely LOVE the place.</p>

<p>What's a quid? Some kind of fish he'll take in trade?</p>

<p>I hope you ask her what she wants and have her handle any potential camera system. Otherwise chances are it won't be fun. Also make sure she wants to move up from a P&S. P&S cameras are so much better now than they were 3 years ago and a new one may just suffice.</p>

<p>The ones made in Japan by Minolta supposedly have slightly more modern multicoating. I've used various versions since they were introduced until this day and I never noticed any performance differences at all.</p>

<p>One or two other things I should mention since you are new to this camera. When you take a shot, the exposure system reads the light that strikes the film and closes the shutter when the correct time for the exposure is reached. Olympus pioneered ths OTF- Off The Film- exposure method. If you play with the OM10 without film in the camera, before you press the shutter button a meter takes a reading NOT off the film since the film is still behind the shutter curtain, and not exposed yet. Your viewfinder might read something like 1/4 second, and when you press the shutter the camera's shutter might stay open for a long time and not the 1/4 second you think it will because without film, the meter then reads off the black film pressure plate. If you are doing this "dry shooting" in a dark room it could be a long "exposure". These long exposures is what drains batteries fast also.</p>

<p>The other thing I want to mention is the OM10 was known to have shutter problems. Just maybe--- When you take a shot after a long period of storage or not using the camera, that first shot could be way off the proper exposure and may be useless. Just keep that in mind and if you pick up the camera after a long layoff, maybe take two shots of your first photo subject.</p>

<p>It sounds logical to me that the self timer would draw more power and in so doing will point out weak batteries by locking up. You must buy new silver oxides. Olympus cameras need <strong>fresh</strong> batteries. I've purchased new ones from camera stores that were too weak for an OM. They must have been lying around in the store too long.</p>

<p>Maybe someone local can go to the post office and ask what is being done with their mail, are they forwarding it somewhere or delivering it to another local address?</p>

<p>I recall Zip the Chimp from my early childhood. He was a real chimp on the late 50s Howdy Doody TV show. The doll was a popular gift for Christmas '59-'61. IIRC. They were sold as both "Zip" and "Zippy". I had the one marked "Zippy." My adult niece still has my Howdy Doody doll on a shelf at her house. (do they still call it a doll if it's for a boy? Or is it an "action figure"?)</p>

<p>It was a much simpler time, more relaxed .... before the day where we now have cell phones that allow us to talk and surf at the same time and allow our bosses at work to contact us instantly on our day off.... notwithstanding all the "duck and cover" drills we did under our school desks while waiting for the nuclear war to start. Those must have been some really special desks back then that would keep us safe if the big one was dropped on us.</p>

<p>The film can be found on eBay easily enough. I just gave my neice my old Minolta 110 Zoom kit and she's having a blast with it. I had forgotten, until she told me, that it takes sharp close-ups too.</p>

<p>But I'd be cautious spending $69.95 on that Canon kit. It's obvious the seller knows nothing at all about it. I always think these sellers find these cameras for $5 or so somewhere. I'd rather buy from someone who had actually owned and used a camera and tells me it's in working condition. Otherwise, I'll look for a $10 eBay deal. To me, it's a gamble spending $70 on something that may end up as a display knick-knack on a shelf.</p>

<p>When you hit "confirm" a second time, two posts show up immediately. Why can't the first one show up immediately after hitting "confirm" the FIRST time?</p>

<p>No, it is a fact that they made them, at least the SL version, in very limited numbers and only for a short production run, but I believe they were mostly snapped up in Japan and even if a few made it to the US, they quickly sold out, and foreign buyers were involved too.</p>

<p>Somebody named K kawakami has some shots posted on p base.</p>

<p>Duplicate</p>

<p>Probably even more rare than the Zuiko 40/2. I've never seen one of the Ultrons for sale.<br>

Rumors were it performed very well, but it's not much of an option if you can't get one.</p>

<p>Thank you for pointing us to this auction. I bid on and won an item that I'll be happy to send payment for.</p>

<p>If you keep looking, you can usually find caps around the kitchen cupboard. Check things like mayonnaise jar lids before you throw them away and you may be pleasantly surprised.</p>

<p>Pretty soon you're gonna need a bigger house...</p>

<p>I agree with Jeff. I had a couple of 2020s for many years. It was certainly a 'good enough' AF body as I had little need for anything faster and I like the feel of it. Felt like a "normal" camera to me, not the rounded blobs that manufactureres made a little later on.</p>

<p>Harry, the Maxxum 7000 was my first AF camera body too. I wore that thing out.</p>

<p>I didn't get a chance to comment before the answer was found. Glad it was that simple!</p>

<p>While your OM-1n is rugged and good for backpacking, You might want to look up an Olympus XA or a Stylus for that and save even more space and weight.</p>

<p>Are we talking about 20, 25, year old used camera bodies? I think over time, of course you'll see failures of any brand. Nikons, Canons, Olympus bodies all have some failures over time.</p>

<p>Look inside the motor drive itself near the end. There's a little slot that's made to store your motor drive cover while you use the motor drive. A LOT of people forget about that. I've bought a couple of motor drives that already had one cover hiding there.</p>