Hi everyone, Oh where did my youth go?! 🙂

Next year marks the 50th Anniversary of buying my first Olympus film camera, the manual metering OM-1 compete with it’s standard 50mm lens. From the start I fell in love with this lightweight compact designed camera. I subsequently bought a couple of their TTL light metering OM-2 model, the OM-10 plus manual adapter thingy and lastly my favourite of the series the OM-4Ti. At one time I owned quite a range of as was at the time manual focus Olympus Zuiko lenses. To me these stylish iconic cameras were beautifully designed and, although it’s hard to find the right words, they just felt right in one’s hands and psychologically that’s very relevant as if it feels right then one can concentrate on the job in hand. I’ve never liked heavyweight gear and that was one of my first likes about the OM system cameras and lenses. I saw a used silver-bodied Olympus OM-2n and 50mm f/1.8 lens in what looked to be excellent condition in a camera shop window the other day and it brought back so many happy memories, I have to admit that for a split second I wanted to buy it.

Since 2013/14 I’ve been using Olympus digital cameras and the modern day descendants of the OM film cameras in their Micro Four Thirds OM-D digital cameras, their modern classic digital PEN-F camera and M.Zuiko lenses, What I first loved about their film cameras I still love about their digital cameras, they still feel right. I like that they stayed pretty true to the original Olympus design philosophy, well built, lightweight, compact and innovative. In all these years I’ve only ever had one camera malfunction which was swiftly and efficiently rectified by Olympus’ service and support. I don’t know how many thousands of film and digital images I’ve taken over the years but, to me, that’s another reason to stick with a brand that one trusts. Nowadays they’re branded as OM System but they’ll always be Olympus to me. I’m a self-confessed fan of the brand, it’s served me so well over the years so much so that I cannot ever see myself voluntarily changing. I have only one regret and it’s not got anything to do with Olympus, I want the energy and strength that I had fifty years ago back. 🙂

Kind regards

Leigh