I am all about Olympus at the moment. I’ve had another go at fixing my Olympus OM10 (1979) Film Camera. I think I may have got it working, so I’ve got a roll of Ilford black and white film in there. I think when I send it in for developing I better add a note saying ‘please don’t judge this photographs, I just snapped any old crap to get through the roll’. Fingers crossed this time it works.
I also had an Olympus OM-D E-M10 (why did they use such long names?) for a couple of days from MPB. Aesthetically it was a really nice looking camera, but I hated the menus. I hated them so much that I think it has put me off Olympus for life. That said, I am thinking of a new camera as my G9 is getting quite old now (although it’s still a very, very good camera), and I like the OM Systems OM-5 (on paper). But, I’m also thinking of going to full frame, either Sony or Canon.
I’ve added a couple of new lenses to my gear over the last few weeks. An Olympus 17mm f2.8 which was so cheap I couldn’t say no. I got this primarily for my GM1/5 cameras for things like weddings and parties. I never want to take my very expensive Leica 15mm to those kind of things, so this was a decent alternative at a similar focal length. I also got the Olympus 45mm f1.8. I got this mostly because I couldn’t figure out how that focal length would be useful on an M43 system. But, I have to say (for the money) it is an incredible lens, and has probably made it straight into my top 3 lenses. It’s very sharp and the bokeh is incredible. I haven’t used it outside of the house yet, but we’re heading to Northumberland for a few days so it will be a good place to get some time with it.
Shaun Madill Photography 