Lomopedia: Olympus OM-1

While Olympus entered the 35 mm SLR market relatively late with the Olympus OM-1 (Nikon had already released Nikon F thirteen years earlier), it paved the way for the trend of lighter and less bulky SLRs.

Earlier bodies were initially labeled with the camera’s original name: M-1 — although after Leica complained about the name (they had a line of rangefinders known as the M Series), Olympus renamed it as the OM-1.

The OM-1 is an all-mechanical SLR. It has a very large viewfinder with interchangeable screens but a fixed prism. It also has a through-the-lens exposure meter controlling a needle visible in the viewfinder. It has a very compact body, whose form was retained in later models.

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Technical Specifications

Camera type: 35 mm focal-plane shutter TTL SLR camera
Picture size: 24 × 36 mm
Lens mount: Olympus OM mount
Shutter: Horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds: B, 1 - 1/1000 sec.
Exposure: Manual
Focus: Manual focus
Flash: Hot shoe
Viewfinder: Fixed pentaprism finder
Metering: Center-weighted light metering
Film speed range: ASA 25 to 1600
Film winding: Film wind lever on camera top
Rewinding: Collapsible rewind crank on camera top
Dimensions: 136 × 83 × 86 mm
Weight: 510 g

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