Dear Mr Hancock, your video talked me into buying one of these; I don't regret it; the light meter is fabulous and the results this tiny thing produces with a zuiko 24 mm f2.8 mounted on it, give me great personal satisfaction. Thank you very much for all the work and energy you put in this vids. Best regards, Jm, MIkolow Polska
Thank you for your videos 1 and 2 on the Olympus OM10. My 9 yo daughter just bought this camera from a neighborhood yard sale for $3 and we sat down and watched your 2 videos to learn more about this camera. Thank you for explaining its features and details. It's been awhile since I used a camera that requires film (I'm 51 yo) so it was great information and a refresher course.
Thanks for this. My dad just gave me some old cameras he found in the attic and this is one of them! He also gave me lots of lenses that I have to try to learn how to use (he can’t remember, he hasn’t seen the cameras in 30+ years) So your videos are really helping me today!
Great camera just bought one. Can't wait till I get to play with it. Haven't shot any film since I was like 12 years old and didn't know much about photography back then.
This is a great camera to use to re-learn. If you decide to develop film yourself, I have a few videos on developing film at home and digitizing film with a digital camera.
Yet again a fantastic and useful video I love how your content even from back here is still so useful and rich in knowledge. Thank you!! Over the last couple of weeks I've been chatting with the photography teacher at the school I work at. We have been talking about film photography and the school hasn't developed its own film in years! They have a dark room and do prints but no developing. I am going to help teach them how to do home developing, and she's showing me enlarging and printing! The reason I bring this up is because they have this exact camera and using another one of your videos I am cleaning it up and replacing the light seals! So thank you again for that video as well! Also the doggies 😍😍😍😍
Correct. If you have the manual adapter, then you can use it in manual mode, but if not the camera will always choose the best shutter speed for you with no means of override.
I like black and white and slide films, personally. For specific types, if you're just using film for the first time go with Foma or Ultrafine (same film.) It's inexpensive and will be good for learning. The best films being made, I think, are Fuji Acros 100, Ilford HP5+, Kodak TMax 100, Fuji Velvia 50, and a motion picture film that's not available in rolls called Kodak Double-X. Acros, by far, is my favorite.
Very good video, I just got my om-10 and could have use it with the information you present here in a clear and straight way without a manual. I can't wait to start shooting with this beauty. Great job!
You are on the right track, and the content of your videos are pretty sick.. Meaning very helpful, I learned a lot from these 2 videos you made about the OM10. Thank you.
15:51 That's either black magic or time warp. The rest of the video is in the Twilight Zone I just ordered this camera and I dont think it has the Manual Adapter with it or the batteries, but Ill look them up. Thanks for these videos on it, ill watch them all before using it.
@@DavidHancock the time 15:51 is magical. Either its (1+5) + (5+1) = 12, the numbers on the clock, or (1x5) + (5x1) = 10 which is the Number of Completion in David Lynch's world, or, (1x5) x (5x1) = 25. Again in David's world, 25 years in the Red Room til Laura Palmer meets Special Agent Dale Cooper again and 2x5 = 10 again for the Number of Completion or 2+5 = 7, Laura Palmer's number. And... minus is another story I cannot speak about. But that means, your videos are positive energy and we will find them very useful.
The first one was a bit iffy because I was testing out all the features, the shutter speed B setting was real fun to play with - the rest have come out really nice, with a few under exposures in the mix but I guess that's to be expected
Do you show in this video how to double exposure? It´s pretty long video and I know you're explaining how to use the camera but that`s what I'm looking for. I have the same camera and I wanna try the double exposure. I just read the manual but I cant quite make it. So I would like to see someone else doing it cause I don't know if the rewind release lever is working ok.
Could be. My very first CZcams video was a "UFO" over Salt Lake (it's actually my cell phone charger reflecting in the car window.) Maybe they wanted to set the record straight? Actually, Pentax cameras limit image shake by moving the sensor (instead of Nikon and Canon's method of moving lens elements.) So that's from the sensor having a 'jelly' episode where the camera's moving it to keep the image in focus. I think my hand moving and me bumping the tripod slightly triggered it.
Thanks for all of the information of this camera. I've just bought one of these, with a 50mm f1.8 lens to 30pounds from a charity shop. Crazy, right? :) It actually looks like working just fine. I'll give it a try in this afternoon.
This is hard without the manual setting add-on to control exposure. If the exposure isn't set manually, the OM-10 will overexpose multiple exposure shots. Honestly, no OM series camera is ideal for double exposures. Pentax, Nikon, and Canons of the same vintage are easier to use for double exposures.
Thanks, jus got this camera from my uncle who passed recently, so looking for tips on how to use it. Also, have lenses any advice on how to use them all new to me help would be apciated . Thanks 😊
Nice! For different lenses, without knowing what they are, I can't really give specific advice other than to try them out, and see how they work. Shoot different subjects with them. One tip is to keep a lens on your camera for an entire roll and for your first photo take a photo of a note to yourself with the film type and lens you're using. That way when you develop the film you can see a bit about what you did and learn what you like and don't more easily.
hi I ve been taking pictures using the automatic light metering I understand when its overexposed and undexposed.but does this mean that I should always aim for the middle of the light meter for correct exposure?
I have a 50 mm lens on this camera and the aperture ring doesn’t want to move while it’s mounted. If I move it to a low setting below 8 it always just moves back up. Is there something I could be doing wrong or could it be a faulty lens?
Hmm. When you take the lens off the camera does it behave the same way? If yes, then there's an issue with the lens (there's a part inside the lens that prevents the aperture from stopping down itself, and that part may be missing, which would indicate someone disassembled this lens to 'repair' it and reassembled it incorrectly.
lol I was watching this full-screen on my iMac and at @ 15:53 I thought my Mac's screen was flucked :-) I noticed your dog started barking at almost exactly the same time, do you think maybe a UFO flew over and effected your camera, they do say animals are more sensitive to such phenomena than adults :-D
There is one more question I have left. At 6:56 -you say "rewind your film all the way into the cassette". Is that means rewind it more, than you do in your video? Like until the film doesn't hang out at all from the cassette? Isn't that cause any problems to the studio, when they wanna develop the film? Sorry if it a bit lame question, but I'm pretty new on this technique. Cheers!
Correct. Rewind it more than I do. I make these videos eight or ten at a time, so I re-use the film cassette all day. That's why I don't rewind the film the whole way.
How do you take double exposures on this camera? I've watched other videos but none are for this camera and the 'motor coupling socket' doesn't seem to be a button like on other cameras. Thanks
With great difficulty. You have to tighten the slack film with the rewind, rotate the film rewind release on the front of the camera to rewind, and then hold the rewind knob and rewind release while advancing the film. It's fiddly and difficult. And after you complete your sequence you need to cap the lens and take a dead frame to prevent your next frame after the double exposure from overlapping the double exposure due to registration lag.
Thank you for this great video. I had no idea how to change the battery or open the back. This camera was given to me with a nice leather bag from the 80s... 3 lenses and the original flash. .. This is my first camera,other than cell phone cameras.. i get pretty good compliments on those... i am wanting to do black and white mostly.. 1 - so would you say this is a good camera to learn with and give me good pictures? And 2 - where do i set the knob for b &w? Is the 100 fine or does it depend?
Thank you! This is a very good camera to learn with if you have the manual shutter speed adapter. As for the ISO, set it to a number that corresponds with the film speed (the number on the box.) 400 ISO color and 400 ISO black and white film both need the same amount of light.
Double exposures with Olympus cameras are VERY hard. In fact, for my forthcoming OM2-N video I attempted to demonstrate how to do it. I couldn't. To take double exposures on the film with an Olympus, sell the Olympus and but a Nikon F3.
I'll do a video later this spring on three or four different ways to do double exposures with film cameras, including in-camera intentional double exposures.
So I recently bought an Olympus om 10, I put new batteries in and it turns on and everything seems to work. However, the light meter stays on the highest setting (the red light is at the top next to the flash symbol and the number 60) when on. It doesn’t change no matter how much I change the lighting. Is this a common issue and do you know of a way to fix it?
thanks for this very useful video! i have one question: you say that when the camera is set to OFF, the default shutter speed is 1/60; but when i try that on my OM10, the shutter speed still varies according to light, only the viewfinder doesn't indicate the speed... what do you think causes that? thank you.
Anthony Abi Nader That sounds like it's probably a faulty switch. I've seen that on other Olympus bodies, including an OM-10 I sold for parts a while back. What happens, I think, is that either a physical part or an electrical connection fails and the camera thinks it's always on. That's definitely preferable to the camera thinking it's always off, but it will drain your batteries faster. If the rest of it works, then there's no reason not to keep using it and taking great photos, just leave a lens cap on when you're out shooting and take the batteries out if you leave it for longer than overnight.
+DISLEXIA MUNDIAL I don't know anything about the Olympus flashes. I would imagine, however, that any Olympus system flash would work on an Olympus camera.
Without batteries in it, the shutter will partially fire and then lock until there are fresh batteries. If you have batteries and the power is off, then you'll be shooting at the flash sync speed, I believe. So you shots may either be properly exposed, over, or under. It's hard to know until the results come back.
Hi David! I recently bought an OM 10. I just tried to get a feel for it. What is now wondering me, the batteries are fresh and on "Check" the Camera give a beep and a red light on the front. Now I want to take a picture ( Am I right, that it always works in Aperture-Priority?!), but when I compare it with a digital camera, the Lightmeter gives me different values. How can I be sure, that the OM 10 will take the right exposure???
Digital cameras don't necessarily provide film-accurate readings any more. A lot of makers have started 'fudging' the sensitivities. The best thing you can do is test the camera against the Sunny 16 rule. This video explains how to do that: czcams.com/video/3lUdYAiLDG4/video.html
I use a light meter app on my phone to test against a film camera light meters. So what I do is on the camera and the light meter app I select my ISO say 100 and then I select an aperture say f11 on both. If both the app and to the camera pick the same shutter speed I feel confidential at the camera is accurate.
And also i wanted to ask, those photos that you took with this camera, they had this kind of textures on them, do those textures come automaticly or not:?
+Dio Dash Those textures were film development flaws. I only had the OM10 for a few days, so I had time to shoot one roll. The film chemistry that I used did not mix well with that film. Typically, no, problems like that will not appear on your images.
In all likelihood you already figured this out, but when I unboxed my camera I had the same issue - pull up on the dial and then rotate it. The movement is subtle in the video, but you'll see that he lifts the knob before rotating it. Good luck!
Not at all. However, I might pick the OMG over the OM-10. The OMG has a built-in manual mode and, in my experience, an amazing light meter. It also has a better interface and is slightly easier to use.
Ideally on the top right of the camera, HA HA HA HA HA! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Really, it should be a few notches before the S, on the un-numbered side. The counter should reset when the film back is opened, so if you're loading film then the back has to be opened so the counter has to have reset. If it did not, there's an issue with the counter reset mechanism. Either the little doo-dad in the film back channel is jammed, the most common possibility, or there's some other mechanical issue with the mechanism that would require a repair. Fortunately, the counter is only a reminder and doesn't affect camera operation.
Dear Hancock friend: amazing video series. Thank you very much! I own a OM 10 and it appears that the ISO (exposure set: 100 - 200 - 400 - etc..) wheel is jammed. Cant rotate it. Any advice?
My understanding, having never used a manual adapter, is that you plug it into the front of the camera, set the camera to manual mode, and then set the shutter speed on the adapter.
It having been about 15 months since I used one of these, I seem to recall a shutter speed scale on the left and the needle changes when the aperture is set to different values. In auto mode that tells you the shutter speed the camera will use. In manual mode, the numbers should disappear and be replaced by only a couple of triangles. In that mode you would adjust the aperture and shutter speed until the needle is in the middle (for proper exposure.)
You're welcome and thank you. I have some videos coming later this year about some creative film photography techniques and tricks. If you have any questions about photography, let me know and if I may be able to make a video about it.
You are demonstrating how to use the camera: change the batteries! You said you bought a whole bunch of batteries for $2. It seems pointless to keep talking about what would happen if you didn't have a dead battery.
That's okay. I'm not taking it down ever. There are some advanced things in the second videos (which is why I break them into pairs.) Shoot a few rolls over the coming weeks and get used to how your OM10 handles. Then come back and more parts of the second video will make more sense.
bought this cam a few weeks ago and I've never seen a video so comprehensive and useful. thank you for taking time to do this.
Thank you! I'm glad to know that these are helpful.
Dear Mr Hancock, your video talked me into buying one of these; I don't regret it; the light meter is fabulous and the results this tiny thing produces with a zuiko 24 mm f2.8 mounted on it, give me great personal satisfaction. Thank you very much for all the work and energy you put in this vids. Best regards, Jm, MIkolow Polska
+jean-marie Lambregs Thank you, and that's a great lens, too. Take great photos!
Great video. No background music is great. Thanks for all the information! Really appreciate your attention to detail.
Thank you!
Thank you for your videos 1 and 2 on the Olympus OM10. My 9 yo daughter just bought this camera from a neighborhood yard sale for $3 and we sat down and watched your 2 videos to learn more about this camera. Thank you for explaining its features and details. It's been awhile since I used a camera that requires film (I'm 51 yo) so it was great information and a refresher course.
Thank you! And $3 is a fabulous deal for the OM10!
Thanks for the tutorial makes a big difference when you haven't used this camera before.
Thank you! These are great camera to use, and I'm glad I could help.
Thanks for this. My dad just gave me some old cameras he found in the attic and this is one of them! He also gave me lots of lenses that I have to try to learn how to use (he can’t remember, he hasn’t seen the cameras in 30+ years) So your videos are really helping me today!
Thank you!
Great camera just bought one. Can't wait till I get to play with it. Haven't shot any film since I was like 12 years old and didn't know much about photography back then.
This is a great camera to use to re-learn. If you decide to develop film yourself, I have a few videos on developing film at home and digitizing film with a digital camera.
Yet again a fantastic and useful video I love how your content even from back here is still so useful and rich in knowledge. Thank you!!
Over the last couple of weeks I've been chatting with the photography teacher at the school I work at. We have been talking about film photography and the school hasn't developed its own film in years! They have a dark room and do prints but no developing.
I am going to help teach them how to do home developing, and she's showing me enlarging and printing!
The reason I bring this up is because they have this exact camera and using another one of your videos I am cleaning it up and replacing the light seals! So thank you again for that video as well!
Also the doggies 😍😍😍😍
Thank you! That's a great trade off. And helping students learn to develop film is, I think, the most vital part of the future of film photography.
Correct. If you have the manual adapter, then you can use it in manual mode, but if not the camera will always choose the best shutter speed for you with no means of override.
So you dont choose shutterspeed. The camera does it for you to get the right exposure?
Thank you! You'll probably be really happy with this camera. They're really good and have a great array of top-notch lens options available.
Got one from my uncle with a 50mm lens. This video was really helpful, I can't wait to try it out with a Lomo Purple roll.
Thank you and that should be an interesting roll to shoot!
I just got myself this camera! Love it so far!
Nice! It's a great camera and takes really fantastic photos.
Yeah, I found one in a garage sale. Just fixed it up and put some film. Cant wait to see the results
I agree with the previous post, Thnk you very helpful. I'm considering getting one after watching this.
Awesome video! Just found this model in our garage and was on the verge of selling it as I couldn't get the hang of it -- this was a great help, a
I like black and white and slide films, personally. For specific types, if you're just using film for the first time go with Foma or Ultrafine (same film.) It's inexpensive and will be good for learning. The best films being made, I think, are Fuji Acros 100, Ilford HP5+, Kodak TMax 100, Fuji Velvia 50, and a motion picture film that's not available in rolls called Kodak Double-X.
Acros, by far, is my favorite.
Hi David, many thanks! Where can I get the chemicals in order to process the Foma slide film? Best wishes, Ralf
Very good video, I just got my om-10 and could have use it with the information you present here in a clear and straight way without a manual. I can't wait to start shooting with this beauty. Great job!
Very nice. The OM10 cameras are very capable. It will be a great camera for as long as film is made.
Just got an awesome almost new OM10 ... your video was useful for me - thx !!!
This is the most helpful video I found on this camera. Keep it going man!
Thank you!
Great video, thanks
Thank you!
You are on the right track, and the content of your videos are pretty sick.. Meaning very helpful, I learned a lot from these 2 videos you made about the OM10. Thank you.
You're very welcome. I'm always glad to know that my videos are helpful. Take great photos!
Thank you so much for this video helped me alot with mine!
Thank you!
-lready had a few rolls developed :D thumbs up!
15:51 That's either black magic or time warp. The rest of the video is in the Twilight Zone
I just ordered this camera and I dont think it has the Manual Adapter with it or the batteries, but Ill look them up. Thanks for these videos on it, ill watch them all before using it.
No idea what happened there or why I didn't notice it while editing.
@@DavidHancock the time 15:51 is magical. Either its (1+5) + (5+1) = 12, the numbers on the clock, or (1x5) + (5x1) = 10 which is the Number of Completion in David Lynch's world, or, (1x5) x (5x1) = 25. Again in David's world, 25 years in the Red Room til Laura Palmer meets Special Agent Dale Cooper again and 2x5 = 10 again for the Number of Completion or 2+5 = 7, Laura Palmer's number. And... minus is another story I cannot speak about. But that means, your videos are positive energy and we will find them very useful.
The first one was a bit iffy because I was testing out all the features, the shutter speed B setting was real fun to play with - the rest have come out really nice, with a few under exposures in the mix but I guess that's to be expected
Do you show in this video how to double exposure? It´s pretty long video and I know you're explaining how to use the camera but that`s what I'm looking for. I have the same camera and I wanna try the double exposure. I just read the manual but I cant quite make it. So I would like to see someone else doing it cause I don't know if the rewind release lever is working ok.
Could be. My very first CZcams video was a "UFO" over Salt Lake (it's actually my cell phone charger reflecting in the car window.) Maybe they wanted to set the record straight?
Actually, Pentax cameras limit image shake by moving the sensor (instead of Nikon and Canon's method of moving lens elements.) So that's from the sensor having a 'jelly' episode where the camera's moving it to keep the image in focus. I think my hand moving and me bumping the tripod slightly triggered it.
Thanks for all of the information of this camera. I've just bought one of these, with a 50mm f1.8 lens to 30pounds from a charity shop. Crazy, right? :) It actually looks like working just fine. I'll give it a try in this afternoon.
That's a fantastic deal!
I assumed the camera was center metered, thanks for confirming that :)
This is hard without the manual setting add-on to control exposure. If the exposure isn't set manually, the OM-10 will overexpose multiple exposure shots.
Honestly, no OM series camera is ideal for double exposures. Pentax, Nikon, and Canons of the same vintage are easier to use for double exposures.
Just had a thought, about the wierd video disturbance you were having, maybe your camera was getting too warm?
Hey David I just bought one how do I get the shutter speed attachment that does not come with the camera?
You should be able to find that on eBay as the OM10 manual shutter speed dial (or something like that).
No, but one of the previous comments addresses it.
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Thanks, jus got this camera from my uncle who passed recently, so looking for tips on how to use it. Also, have lenses any advice on how to use them all new to me help would be apciated . Thanks 😊
Nice! For different lenses, without knowing what they are, I can't really give specific advice other than to try them out, and see how they work. Shoot different subjects with them. One tip is to keep a lens on your camera for an entire roll and for your first photo take a photo of a note to yourself with the film type and lens you're using. That way when you develop the film you can see a bit about what you did and learn what you like and don't more easily.
hi I ve been taking pictures using the automatic light metering I understand when its overexposed and undexposed.but does this mean that I should always aim for the middle of the light meter for correct exposure?
Unless you're specifically aiming to have an over- or under-exposed image, it's good to have a proper exposure.
I had hoped to see more on the shutter speed adapter and how to use it.
I on't think I had one at the time. When I get an OM10 with a manual adapter again in the future, I'll do a video on that.
I have a 50 mm lens on this camera and the aperture ring doesn’t want to move while it’s mounted. If I move it to a low setting below 8 it always just moves back up. Is there something I could be doing wrong or could it be a faulty lens?
Hmm. When you take the lens off the camera does it behave the same way? If yes, then there's an issue with the lens (there's a part inside the lens that prevents the aperture from stopping down itself, and that part may be missing, which would indicate someone disassembled this lens to 'repair' it and reassembled it incorrectly.
Fantastic! How are you results?
You're welcome.
lol I was watching this full-screen on my iMac and at @ 15:53 I thought my Mac's screen was flucked :-) I noticed your dog started barking at almost exactly the same time, do you think maybe a UFO flew over and effected your camera, they do say animals are more sensitive to such phenomena than adults :-D
Hi, it was a great informative video, I just wanted to know if I can use any 35mm film? And what kind of lense would be the best
Thank you!
Any 35mm film will work in this camera, yes. You can use color, black and white, and slide film.
There is one more question I have left. At 6:56 -you say "rewind your film all the way into the cassette". Is that means rewind it more, than you do in your video? Like until the film doesn't hang out at all from the cassette? Isn't that cause any problems to the studio, when they wanna develop the film?
Sorry if it a bit lame question, but I'm pretty new on this technique.
Cheers!
Correct. Rewind it more than I do. I make these videos eight or ten at a time, so I re-use the film cassette all day. That's why I don't rewind the film the whole way.
How do you take double exposures on this camera? I've watched other videos but none are for this camera and the 'motor coupling socket' doesn't seem to be a button like on other cameras. Thanks
With great difficulty. You have to tighten the slack film with the rewind, rotate the film rewind release on the front of the camera to rewind, and then hold the rewind knob and rewind release while advancing the film. It's fiddly and difficult. And after you complete your sequence you need to cap the lens and take a dead frame to prevent your next frame after the double exposure from overlapping the double exposure due to registration lag.
Thanks :) I shall see if it worked when I develop them
on this 50min video do you cover double exposure on the om10 camera?
thanks
Thank you for this great video. I had no idea how to change the battery or open the back. This camera was given to me with a nice leather bag from the 80s... 3 lenses and the original flash. ..
This is my first camera,other than cell phone cameras.. i get pretty good compliments on those... i am wanting to do black and white mostly.. 1 - so would you say this is a good camera to learn with and give me good pictures? And 2 - where do i set the knob for b &w? Is the 100 fine or does it depend?
Thank you!
This is a very good camera to learn with if you have the manual shutter speed adapter.
As for the ISO, set it to a number that corresponds with the film speed (the number on the box.) 400 ISO color and 400 ISO black and white film both need the same amount of light.
i just picked one of these up, any suggestions on what type of film to purchase
Thank you, it was helpful ! I just bought one :) But I got a question how can I combine 2 shots into 1 photo?
Double exposures with Olympus cameras are VERY hard. In fact, for my forthcoming OM2-N video I attempted to demonstrate how to do it. I couldn't. To take double exposures on the film with an Olympus, sell the Olympus and but a Nikon F3.
I'll do a video later this spring on three or four different ways to do double exposures with film cameras, including in-camera intentional double exposures.
So I recently bought an Olympus om 10, I put new batteries in and it turns on and everything seems to work. However, the light meter stays on the highest setting (the red light is at the top next to the flash symbol and the number 60) when on. It doesn’t change no matter how much I change the lighting. Is this a common issue and do you know of a way to fix it?
Good question and I don't know. The Fix Old Cameras channel would probably know, though.
thanks for this very useful video! i have one question: you say that when the camera is set to OFF, the default shutter speed is 1/60; but when i try that on my OM10, the shutter speed still varies according to light, only the viewfinder doesn't indicate the speed... what do you think causes that? thank you.
Anthony Abi Nader That sounds like it's probably a faulty switch. I've seen that on other Olympus bodies, including an OM-10 I sold for parts a while back. What happens, I think, is that either a physical part or an electrical connection fails and the camera thinks it's always on. That's definitely preferable to the camera thinking it's always off, but it will drain your batteries faster. If the rest of it works, then there's no reason not to keep using it and taking great photos, just leave a lens cap on when you're out shooting and take the batteries out if you leave it for longer than overnight.
Another great one. Thanks mate. Did you end up getting a manual adapter to show on this camera?
I never did. I haven't had another OM10 cross my path in almost two years, though.
I wonder if I could use an OM-10 with the flash Olympus FL-14. Could you solve this enigma? Thank you.
+DISLEXIA MUNDIAL I don't know anything about the Olympus flashes. I would imagine, however, that any Olympus system flash would work on an Olympus camera.
What happens if the power is not on and you wind the lever and take a shot? I did that couple of times and forgot to put it on.
Thanks
Without batteries in it, the shutter will partially fire and then lock until there are fresh batteries. If you have batteries and the power is off, then you'll be shooting at the flash sync speed, I believe. So you shots may either be properly exposed, over, or under. It's hard to know until the results come back.
Hi David! I recently bought an OM 10. I just tried to get a feel for it. What is now wondering me, the batteries are fresh and on "Check" the Camera give a beep and a red light on the front. Now I want to take a picture ( Am I right, that it always works in Aperture-Priority?!), but when I compare it with a digital camera, the Lightmeter gives me different values. How can I be sure, that the OM 10 will take the right exposure???
Digital cameras don't necessarily provide film-accurate readings any more. A lot of makers have started 'fudging' the sensitivities. The best thing you can do is test the camera against the Sunny 16 rule.
This video explains how to do that: czcams.com/video/3lUdYAiLDG4/video.html
I use a light meter app on my phone to test against a film camera light meters. So what I do is on the camera and the light meter app I select my ISO say 100 and then I select an aperture say f11 on both. If both the app and to the camera pick the same shutter speed I feel confidential at the camera is accurate.
So if the needle is in the middle of the chart it is exposed correctly?
I think the OM10 has an LED that indicates the shutter speed.
Can you take the lense off, when there is film in the camera :s?
Yes you sure can. The shutter curtain in front of the film block light from reaching the film while the lens is off.
And also i wanted to ask, those photos that you took with this camera, they had this kind of textures on them, do those textures come automaticly or not:?
+Dio Dash Those textures were film development flaws. I only had the OM10 for a few days, so I had time to shoot one roll. The film chemistry that I used did not mix well with that film. Typically, no, problems like that will not appear on your images.
Well i loved those textures and hope to get them somehow on my film
All you have to do is mess up your film development! :D
My ISO dial literally won't move, it feels stuck, do you have any idea why??
Hmm. Just to verify, you're trying to adjust it as shown in the video, correct?
In all likelihood you already figured this out, but when I unboxed my camera I had the same issue - pull up on the dial and then rotate it. The movement is subtle in the video, but you'll see that he lifts the knob before rotating it. Good luck!
Are these cameras too complicated for a beginner film photographer if so, do you have any suggestions? : )
Not at all. However, I might pick the OMG over the OM-10. The OMG has a built-in manual mode and, in my experience, an amazing light meter. It also has a better interface and is slightly easier to use.
Alright thanks! ; )
i loaded my film with the camera on the “off” option, is that bad?
Nope. That's a-okay.
before loading new film, where should the counter be at?
Ideally on the top right of the camera, HA HA HA HA HA!
Sorry, I couldn't resist. Really, it should be a few notches before the S, on the un-numbered side. The counter should reset when the film back is opened, so if you're loading film then the back has to be opened so the counter has to have reset. If it did not, there's an issue with the counter reset mechanism. Either the little doo-dad in the film back channel is jammed, the most common possibility, or there's some other mechanical issue with the mechanism that would require a repair. Fortunately, the counter is only a reminder and doesn't affect camera operation.
Ah that makes sense now. Thanks!!
Dear Hancock friend:
amazing video series. Thank you very much!
I own a OM 10 and it appears that the ISO (exposure set: 100 - 200 - 400 - etc..) wheel is jammed. Cant rotate it.
Any advice?
+Franco Levera Is the ISO adjustment ring lifting up and not turning or is it not even lifting up?
Could you tell me how to use my manual adapter please?
My understanding, having never used a manual adapter, is that you plug it into the front of the camera, set the camera to manual mode, and then set the shutter speed on the adapter.
So do I look at what the light meter says and set the shutter speed accordingly?
It having been about 15 months since I used one of these, I seem to recall a shutter speed scale on the left and the needle changes when the aperture is set to different values. In auto mode that tells you the shutter speed the camera will use. In manual mode, the numbers should disappear and be replaced by only a couple of triangles. In that mode you would adjust the aperture and shutter speed until the needle is in the middle (for proper exposure.)
Thanks that's a lot of help. I like you're channel and subscribed by the way. :)
You're welcome and thank you. I have some videos coming later this year about some creative film photography techniques and tricks. If you have any questions about photography, let me know and if I may be able to make a video about it.
whats the make of the telephoto lens
The one that I had in this video? I forget. Maybe a Vivitar?
thks ill check it out
I will do that and also my first language is not English, so ^_^
You are demonstrating how to use the camera: change the batteries! You said you bought a whole bunch of batteries for $2. It seems pointless to keep talking about what would happen if you didn't have a dead battery.
It's been years since I made this and I don't really remember that so I'll go with a yup, that's right, and thank you for pointing that out.
To much information in this one. I don't understand everything =(
That's okay. I'm not taking it down ever. There are some advanced things in the second videos (which is why I break them into pairs.) Shoot a few rolls over the coming weeks and get used to how your OM10 handles. Then come back and more parts of the second video will make more sense.
You may just discover a new species running around in tour eye piece there. Scientists would be very interested in researching that eco system.