Just bought an OM-40

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Always wanted an OM but I still can't really justify buying a single digit OM since I know I won't use it a lot.

I have a 50mm OM 1.8 already that I use on my E-510 with an adaptor, found the OM-40 on Rocky Cameras for £23 with delivery.

Ordered some batteries and film, this should be exciting!
 
I saw that whilst reading online, will remember to remove them.
 
Should like the OM40, it's essentially an OM2SP with the Spot meter replaced by a full ESP system. I used my 2 the other day after a long abstinance, felt wonderful, everything felt silky smooth from the mirror and shutter movement to advancing the film.

I love it to bits, I jus twish I could get the lens I need to justify keeping it!
 
Alan Clogwyn said:
Should like the OM40, it's essentially an OM2SP with the Spot meter replaced by a full ESP system. I used my 2 the other day after a long abstinance, felt wonderful, everything felt silky smooth from the mirror and shutter movement to advancing the film.

I love it to bits, I jus twish I could get the lens I need to justify keeping it!
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What lens do you need?

I have an OM1 and OM2 and must say I love them both

The 40 was always the back up camera.
 
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I spoke to Morinaka about this in the IRC channel a fair bit, thanks for his advice.

For less than £25 I thought it would be a good starting point as I already have a 50mm.

I have a Canon 1000n with a 35-80mm kit lens that I used for As Level Photog but I can safely say I've never hated a piece of electronic equipment more, feels like a toy.
 
I bought a used OM40 with 50 f1.8 a couple of months ago as a backup for my OM2. Haven't had any problems with the battery life on mine. I'm still on the same set that came with the camera. Can't say the same about the OM2. That really does eat them up. I don't take the batteries out of the OM40 but I do take them out of the OM2. I've discovered recently that I seem to be able to get away with leaving the batteries in the OM2 if I don't leave the shutter cocked. I'm not sure why this should make a difference though.

I love both cameras. I find then much more fun to use than my dSLR's. They're a joy to use. I use one for b&w and one for colour slide film. The only problem I've encountered so far is finding lenses.
 
I need a 17mm, 19mm or 19-35mm Very rare and tend to be expensive in OM mount.
 
18mm would be fine too, I just like wide angles!
 
I used to have the Vivitar version, till I discovered the meter coupling lever was missing, so sold it on ebay. I used it a lot on digital, very nice lens. Holding out for an f2 version now!
 
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Happy!
 
Film I ordered hadn't arrived yet so went to Boots and got some Superia 200. £5.61! Better be bloody good.
 
dd1989 said:
£7 for some HP5, I almost died. Was so desperate for film though as I wanted to use the bloody thing. :lol::bonk::bonk:
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At those prices then make every shot count for a winner, no digital machine gunning to get a winner ;)
 
If I get in to film properly again I'm going to buy a scanner.
 
String said:
And get it right in cam, cos there's no photoshop to pull you out either :)

Well, ok, you could put the negs on disc, but editing jpegs won't be brill.
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I scan to TIFF and edit in Lightroom, you can pull a lot of stuff out of a film scan, it's no different than when i process RAW's. The negative/slide is a starting point not the ending point (if you project slides it is), though you do get straight out of the camera purists crying about editing a negative scan.

If i'm editing slides i'll scan them first, then have them projected to 32x48" on the wall next to me so i can correct the scan to how the slide looks; don't have that luxury with negative films though.

Err anyway hope you enjoy the OM40, owned a couple of myself but all i have now is a OM-1n with a broken shutter.
 
Morinaka said:
I scan to TIFF and edit in Lightroom, you can pull a lot of stuff out of a film scan, it's no different than when i process RAW's. The negative/slide is a starting point not the ending point (if you project slides it is), though you do get straight out of the camera purists crying about editing a negative scan.

If i'm editing slides i'll scan them first, then have them projected to 32x48" on the wall next to me so i can correct the scan to how the slide looks; don't have that luxury with negative films though.

Err anyway hope you enjoy the OM40, owned a couple of myself but all i have now is a OM-1n with a broken shutter.
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Agree with you, sorry, what I meant was, most processors scan to jpeg
 
freecom2 said:
Heya, TSR getting a bit boring? ;)

Now, just one more.... £5.61....

but that first roll is magical, so maybe it's worth it.
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Unfortunately I let some people at work loose with it so I can imagine there are some horrors.
 
So I've got about 6 rolls that need to be developed.

I want it all scanned too, went to Boots and Asda, their scanning resolution is minuscule waste of time.

The guy in Jessops had no idea what I was talking about when I asked about the dimensions/resolution that they scan negatives at, he just said...they will be OK for printing....errr...right.... Also £4 just for developing in Jessops...

Nightmare finding somewhere good.
 
Photo Express http://www.photo-express.co.uk/digital-services.php develop and scan to CD with an index sheet in the CD cover all for a £5 incl P&P - turnaround about 3/4 days, and come recommended by a few members on here... think there's a special price for TP members (something like 50p per roll discount for 2+ rolls iirc)
 
Do you know what sort of quality they scan to?
 
Its around 6 megapixels, thats what standard Noritsu scanners used by most labs scan to. You can get a decent 12"x8" out of that when printing at 300dpi like practically every digital printing lab does.
 
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