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| Olympus OM-10 |
The Olympus OM-10 has got to be one of the most popular film SLR's of all time. Olympus designed this as a more affordable version of their single digit OM series of cameras. That doesn't mean to say that the OM-10 feels cheap in the hands, far from it. Its angular metal construction is reassuringly solid and all the dials and switches feel as though they could take some real abuse. Released in 1979, the OM-10 is an aperture priority camera, meaning the user sets the desired aperture and the camera selects the correct shutter speed. However, an optional manual exposure adapter could be purchased and fitted which allowed the user to set a shutter speed from 1/1000 sec to 1 second. In the hand the camera feels good, quite light, but as I mentioned before, nice and solid. The 50mm F1.8 lens is good although I have to say the scanned negatives from this camera don't look quite as sharp as the images from my last camera, the Miranda MS-3. This particular example is in excellent condition, I was fortunate to have been given the camera and I do enjoy using it on a regular basis. The images shot for the purpose of this post were again captured on a cheap Agfa Vista film. I may treat myself to a more expensive roll of film in the near future and really see what the OM-10 can do.
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| The on/off switch and film rewind lever |
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| Film advance lever, shutter button and ASA dial |
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| The 50mm F1.8 lens |
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| 20p View |
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| Horses at sunset |
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| Pheasants |
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| Toucan in the playground |
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