Olympus Om-2 Body

In this kit: Olympus Om-2 SLR Film Camera Body

Description:

The Olympus OM-2 is an aperture-priority automatic-exposure camera (with full manual operation selected via switch), based on the earlier, successful Olympus OM-1 body. The OM-2 was introduced in 1975, and combined the light, sturdy camera body style of the manual-only OM-1 with a new automatic exposure system.

One of the main selling points of the OM-2 was that all of the OM-1 accessories and lenses would fit without modification, offering a complete photographic system which could be carried easily, and allowing OM-1 owners an easy upgrade path. Although the camera was promoted in photography publications and magazines as technically superior, Olympus as a company did not have the same recognition as Nikon or Canon and, as a result, some professionals considered the cameras inferior due to their lighter weight.[citation needed] Despite this a number used the OM-2 including Patrick Lichfield, Kon Sasaki, Roy Morsch, Jacques Schumacher, Robert Semeniuk, and James Sugar.

Specs:

• Type: SLR body

• Lens Mount: Om System

• Manufacturer: Olympus

• Year of Launch: 1975

• Film: 35mm, speeds up to 1600 ASA

• Viewfinder: Pentaprism Eye-level Viewfinder

• Focusing Screen: Split screen with micro prism collar

• Shutter: Focal plane shutter, speeds B, 2 – 1/1000 second, flash sync 1/60 second

• Through-the-Lens (TTL) Metering System, with Shutter-Priority Auto Exposure

• Depth-of-field Preview Available

• Battery: 2x 1.5V LR44 Battery