Comments on: Desert Island Cameras No. 02 – Olympus Edition

By: fred schumacher

fred schumacher — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 15:38:26 +0000

Olympus photographer here since 1974. The original OM-1 didn’t need power to operate. It’s a good cold weather camera. I’ve used it under 40 below zero. The XA is great for the cold because it can be kept in a shirt pocket. I’ve used it at -62F. I’ve also had an Olympus 35RC. When I was a photographer on the Dakota Photo Documentary Project in 1976, my favorite combination was the OM-1 with the 24 mm f/2.8, which is a jewel and provided a wider angle of view that allowed me to put my subjects in their context. I kept that camera loaded with Ilford HP-5, and I kept a 50 mm f/1.8 and 100 mm f/2.8 in my coat pockets along with film and light meter. The 35RC I kept in my shirt pocket and loaded with Ilford FP-4, which provided the smoothest grays of any film I’ve shot. I also shot with a Nagaoka 4×5 film camera which is another jewel.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:30:12 +0000

I began my teenage lens collection on a small budget with the Zuiko 50 f1.8, the 28 f3.5 and the 135 f3.5. I honestly thought distortion and colour fringes were things that happened to other people. 12″ x 16″ mono prints were no problem, nor were Ektachrome slides projected several feet across.

Then my Dad introduced me to 6×6 with German lenses.

By: Allan Uhlmann

Allan Uhlmann — Thu, 04 May 2017 06:38:46 +0000

In reply to Josh.

You’d be welcome to borrow mine for a while if you’d like – it’s over here in Australia though.

By: James Tocchio

James Tocchio — Tue, 02 May 2017 01:56:49 +0000

In reply to Thefountman. Absolutely. Minolta was my first love. It's coming next.

By: Thefountman

Thefountman — Tue, 02 May 2017 01:55:56 +0000

In reply to James Tocchio. Thanks James. Very enjoyable site. May I suggest doing a desert island Minolta post.

By: James Tocchio

James Tocchio — Tue, 02 May 2017 01:47:46 +0000

In reply to thefountman. Josh here at the site loves the SP. good choice, my friend.