From OM-1 to OM-1

[andym]

From OM-1 to OM-1 by Andrew Peter Martin, on Flickr

On charge now and then to get to grip with the settings.

[Barr1e]

Hi Andy -

Pleasing to see you have both.

B

[RedRobin]

Very interesting to see them side by side knowing that they are literally half-a-century apart. The holy trinity of Shutter speed, Aperture, and ISO, is still alive but what a difference there is inside the box of tricks!

[sapper]

What a difference in size. I got the film OM1 in the early 70's and had it till the early 2000's, when I sold it.

[andym]

What a difference in size. I got the film OM1 in the early 70's and had it till the early 2000's, when I sold it.

Got mine in about 1977, a treat after being at work for about 6 months. Still going strong.

[drmarkf]

I got mine with a 50mm f1.4 second hand from University Cameras in Cambridge as a 21st birthday present in 1976.

Subsequently traded in there against a newly Olympus reconditioned black OM4: I loved that camera especially because it had been heavily used (the corners were nicely brassed and it made me look like a pro photojournalist) while it had new shutter, mirror mechanism and main board, so was basically new. Why I eventually let that go I really don’t know…