To an OM-l Owner

The OM-l has set new camera industry standards for SLRfuncionality, portabitity and handling em. lt creatsi the"compact SLi" "on"ept, and changed the course^of 35mm

SLR development. Under the most difficult shooting condi-

tions, the Olvt-t tras proven its abllity to withstand-the ex-

tremes of climactlc conditions, and the battering by pro-

fessional photographerc on hazardous assignments',Part of tire totil

'Olympus OM System, the OM-l enables

you to ""ptut" life as ]t happens, from-photomicrographyio astrophotography, f rom photoiou rnal ism- -to-

portlaitu re'

With its mani E stem comPonents, the OM'l perm'ts an

infinite range of photographic capabilities ... a- camera tfratgto*t * y6ut nieds eipand' To get the optimum--resultsiro- youi new OM'1, carefully study thls,Owner's Manual'

It is well wotth your time, and will provide for many years

of fine photography with your OM-1.

DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLSFi lm Take-Up

SpoolViewf inder

Eyepiece FrameRewind Shaft

F i l mChamber

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F i lm Gu ide P ins ( 2 )

Shutter Curta in

( P . 2 9 )

MotorGuide

P in Ho leBattery

Chamber tp

Motor

P in

Back

Fi lm Pressure Plate

Recordata Back ContactDual Sprocket

IF

SocketTripod Socket Motor Coupl ing Terminal

Shutter Speed Ring

Lens Release Button

FP and X F lashSynch Selector

Flash Synchronizat ion Socket

Rewind Knob/Camera ol12Back Release

Rewind Crank

h of Fie ld Scale

Aperture Ring

Focusing Ring

Lens Mount Ring

Body Mount Ring

Fi lm Speed Dial

But ton/CableRelease Socket

' " ' o F i lm Speed D ia l

r p r 6, Release Button- - - *Shu t t e rRe lease

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Self-Timer o@

Deoth-of-Field }PlarPreview Button

rTABLE OF CONTENTS

On OM-l

. o To an OM-1 Owner .. Description of Controls

. r Table of Contents' . Mount ing the Lens

. Inserting the Battery

. Loading the Fi lm

. Operating the Film Advance lever . .

.The Exposure Counter

.Se t t i ng the ASA F i lm Speed D ia l . . . . . . .

.The Aperture Ring . .

. The Shutter Speed Bing

.The Exposure Meter and Viewf inder

. F o c u s i n g . . . 1 4

. D e t e r m i n i n g t h e E x p o s u r e . . . . | 5o H o l d i n g t h e c a m e r a . . . . . . . . 1 6r U n l o a d i n g t h e F i l m . . . . . . . . t 7o M a k i n g M u l t i p l e E x p o s u r e s . . . . l T. S e t t i n g t h e S e l f - T i m e r . . . . . . . 1 8. E x p o s u r e C o m p e n s a t i o n . . . . . . 1 9. D e p t h o f F i e l d . . . . . 2 1. Depth of Field Scale & Preview Button . . . 22o Infrared Photography . 2 2. fnterchangeable FocusingScreens . . . . . . 23. L o c k i n g U p t h e M i r r o r . , , . . . . 2 4. C h a n g i n g t h e C a m e r a B a c k . . . . . . . . 2 4. Flash Photography with the T32.T20

Automat ic Electronic Flash. . . . . . . . . 25

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. Flash Photography with an ElectronicFlash Uni t other than the T32.T20 . . . .27

.Dayf ightsynchronizat ion . . . . . . . . 27o F f a s h b u f b P h o t o g r a p h y . . . . . . 2 9.Mo to rD r i vePho tog raphy . . . . . . . . . . . 29. C a r e a n d S t o r a g e . . . . 3 1. S o m e O u e s t i o n s & A n s w e r s . . . . 3 2

On OM System

.Zuiko Interchangeable LensGroup . . . . . 37rTableof Interchangeable Lenses . . . . . . 39. f n te r changeab le LensGroupUn i t s . . . . , 41r F i n d e r G r o u p . . . . . . 4 3

r F i n d e r G r o u p U n i t s . . , , , . . . 4 4o F f a s h P h o t o G r o u p . . . . . . . . . 4 7. F l a s h P h o t o G r o u p U n i t s . . . . . 5 0. Motor Drive Group . . . 55. M o t o r D r i v e G r o u p u n i t s . . . . . 5 8. P h o t o t e c h n i c a l G r o u p . . . . . . . 6 0. P h o t o t e c h n i c a l G r o u p U n i t s , . . . . . . . 6 4r M a c r o p h o t o g r a p h y c r o u p . . . . . 7 0.MacrophotographyGroupunits . . . . , . 74r P h o t o m i c r o g r a p h y G r o u p . . . . . 7 5.Photomicrographycroupun i ts . . , . . . . 78oChartof PhotographicRanges . . . . . . . . gOo C a s e G r o u p . . . . . . . g l. C a s e c r o u p U n i t s . . . . . . . . . . g l

MOUNTING THE LENS

Mount the Lens.To mount the lens, grasp the lens f i rmly and al ignthe red dots on the lens f lange and the cameramount r ing. Turn the lens c lockwise unt i l i t locksin p lace. The lens re lease but ton wi l lspr ing up andvou wi l l hear a posi t ive "c l ick" when the lens hasbeen fu l ly engaged.CAUTION: Do not apply pressure to the lens re-l ease bu t t on du r i ng t he moun t i ng p rocedu re . Th i swi l l assure proper coupl ing between the lens andthe meter.

Detach the Lens.To de tach the lens , p ress down on the lens re leasebut ton and tu rn the lens counter -c lockwise . Graspthe lens f i rm lv and remove i t f rom the camerabody.

C A U T I O N : P r o t e c t y o u r l e n s a n d c a m e r a ! A l w a v sat tach the f ron t and rear lens caps when the lensis removed J rom the camera to p revent any poss i -b i l i t y o f damage. Never leave the camera body ind i r e c t s u n l i g h t w i t h t h e l e n s r e m o v e d . l J y o u p l a nto s to re the camera w i thout the lens , the use o f abody cap is recommended.

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INSERTING THE BATTERY I

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The OLYMPUS OM- l i s supp l i ed w i t h a 1 .35Vmercury bat tery (J lS H-D type) to power i tsthrough-the- lens exposure meter ing system. l twi l l last approximately one year depending upon

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use and must be rep laced w i th an Eveready( U C A R ) E P X 6 2 5 , M a l l o r y P X 6 2 5 o r e q u i v a l e n t .

N O T E : T h e e x p o s u r e m e t e r d o e s n o t f u n c t i o nwhen the ba t te ry i s no t loaded, i s inser ted incor 'r e c t l y o r i s d r a i n e d . l f t h e e x p o s u r e m e t e r n e e d l edoes no t move, remove the ba t te ry and load i ta g a i n , o r r e p l a c e w i t h a n e w o n e .

A l k a l i n e b a t t e r i e s ( L R 4 4 , A 7 6 , e t c . )m a y n o t b e u s e d .

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LOADING THE FILM

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Pul l up on the rewind knob to open the cam-era back.Insert a f i lm cart r idge in the f i lm chamber.Push the rewind knob back into i ts or ig inalposi t ion.Draw out the f i lm leader and insert i t in to oneof the s lots in the f i lm take-up spool . Makesure the f i lm is a l igned between the f i lm guideo ins .

OPERATING THE FILM ADVANCE LEVER EE

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Advance the f i lm using the f i lm advance lever.Make sure that the f i lm perforat ions engagethe sprockets on both s ides.Close the camera back unt i l i t c l icks into p lace.Af ter c losing the cover, fo ld out the rewindcrank and turn i t s lowly in a c lockwise di rec-t ion unt i l a s l ight resistance is fe l t . This wi l lt a ke up any s l ack i n t he f i lm .

l9. l Turn the lever to the r ight as far as i t wi l lgo.The f i lm can be advanced by one f rame in asingle stroke or in mul t ip le short st rokes.

NOTE: f ne f i lm w i l l no t advance a f t e r Vou ' veshot the last f rame; do not force the lever. F le-w ind t he J i lm .

Refer to page 29 for Motor Dr ive Photography.

THE EXPOSURE COUNTER SETTING THE ASA FILM SPEED DIAL

Each t ime t he f i lm i s advanced by t he f i lm ad -vance lever. the exposure counter automat ical lyadds one f rame to the tota l . The counter is index-ed in even numbers f rom "S" (star t ) to 36 and" E " ( e n d ) .Whenever the camera back is opened. the exposurecoun te r au toma t i ca l l v r e tu rns t o "S " .

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Pressthef i lm speed dia l re lease but ton and turnthe f i lm 5peed d i a l un t i l t he ASAra t i ng fo r t hef i lm being used is opposi te the black l ine en-graved on the outer r ing of the shut ter re leasebutto n.Release the but ton making sure that the dia lc l icks securely into p lace and does not move.

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THE APERTURE RING THE SHUTTER SPEED RING EE

r Aperture RingThe amoun t o f l i gh t a l l owed t o s t r i ke t he f i lm i srepresented bv "F numbers (or "F" stops) en-g raved on t he ape r t u re r i ng . The h i ghe r t he F num-be r , t he sma l l e r t he l ens open ing ( l ess l i gh t ) . Whensett ing the aperture r ing you can use ei ther thecl ick-stop posi t ions or any in-between set t ing toob ta i n p rec i se exposu re .NOTE: A lmos t a l l l enses i n t he OM SYSTEMprov ide f u l l y au toma t i c d i aph ragm con t ro l a l l ow -i ng you t o f ocus and compose you r p i c t u re w i t hthe l ens "w ide open . " The d i aph ragm w i l l au to -mat ical ly stop down to the preselected F stop att he momen t o f exposu re and immed ia te lV re -open when exposu re i s comp le ted .

I Shutter Speed RingThe length of t ime that l ight is a l lowed to str ikethe f i lm is contro l led by the focal p lane shut ter .The shut ter consists of two opaque "curta ins"

which t ravel across the f i lm surface. The coordi-nated movement of these curta ins determine theexposure t ime for your p icture: 1000 indicates1 /1000 o f a second and 60 i nd i ca tes 1 /60 o f asecond . The f i gu re 1 i nd i ca tes one f u l l second .A t B (Bu lb ) se t t i ng t he shu t t e r w i l l r ema in openas long as the shut ter re lease but ton is held down.To set the shut ter speed turn the shut ter speedunt i l the desired speed c l icks into p lace opposi tethe red index mark on the lens barrel . Set ther ing only at c l ick-stop posi t ions as no in-betweensett ings can be used.

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THE EXPOSURE METER AND VIEWFINDER

@ To activate the exposure meter,move the meter switch lever tothe "ON" posi t ion. The meter isdi rect ly coupled to the shut terspeed r ing, aperture r ing andASA f i lm speed dia l . l t is a lsoaffected by the lens speed andsubiect brightness.

@ To prolong battery life, returnthe lever to the "OFF" posi t ionwhen the camera is not in use,

M i c rop r i sm

Range f i nde r Spo t

x p o s u r e M e t e r N e e d l e

\ E x p o s u r e M e t e r I n d e x Matte Field

ViewfinderWhen the needle swings towards the (+l posi t ion,it indicates over-exposure, When it swings towards(-1, i t indicates under-exposure.

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FOCUSING

A In focus.Look through the v iewf inder and turn the focus-ing r ing in e i ther d i rect ion unt i l your subject ap-pears sharpest . The spl i t image wi l l be vert ical lyal igned in the centra l spot of the Focusing Screenor a shimmering ef fect of the micropr ism r ingaround the centra l spot wi l l d isappear when cr i t icalfocusing has been achieved.

A Out of focus.NOTE: The OM- l v iewf inder shows g jo / " o l theac tua l p ic tu re a rea fo r added conven ience. whenc o m p o s i n g y o u r p i c t u r e s .You can de termine the d is tance be tw€en the sub-iec t and the f i lm p lane by read ing the d is tancesca le on the focus ing r ing a f te r you ach ieve c r i t i ca lfocus ing . The ac tua l d is tance is ind ica ted oppos i tethe red cent ra l index mark on the lens mount r ing ;the wh i te sca le ind ica tes th is d is tance in metersand the orange sca le ind ica tes th is d is tance in fee t .

DETERMINING THE EXPOSURE

Preselecting the Shutter SPeedShould you wish to select a shut ter speed ( for ex-ample. to stop fast act ion, e l iminate camera shake,etc.) :i Turn the shut ter speed r ing unt i l the desiredspeed is opposi te the red index mark on the cam-era lens.2 Look through the v iewf inder and turn the aper-t u re r i ng un t i l t he need le l i nes up i n t he cen te r o fthe index. For f ine exposure adjustment you canuse any intermediate F stop posi t ion on the aper-t u re r i ng .CAUTION: I n case o f hand -he ld pho tog raphy w i t ha somm lens, a shut ter speed 1/60 sec. or laster isrecommended to e l iminate the possib i l i ty of cam-e r a s h a k e .

( Over-exposu re )

- Exposure Meter Needle{Correct exposure)

( Under-exposu re)

Exposure Meter Index

Preselecting the F StopShould you wish to preselect the F stop ( for ex-ample, to contro l depth of f ie ld for greater creat iveimpac t ) :C Turn the aperture r ing unt i l the desired F stop

is opposi te the whi te index mark at the f rontof the lens barrel .

@ Look through the v iewf inder and rotate theshutter speed r ing unt i l the needle l ines up asclose as possib le to the center of the index{c l ick-stop posi t ions! ) .Make the f inal exposure adjustment by turningthe aperture r ing unt i l the needle al igns exact lyin the center of the index.

CAUTION: At "8" the shut ter speed r ing is notcoupled wi th the exposure meter.

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HOLDING THE CAMERA EE

Proper camera handl ing is important in assur ingthe sharpest possible pictures.Holding the Camera HorizontallyKeep both elbows close to the body, to steady thecamera.Putting the camera into operationThe aperture r ing, focusing r ing and shut ter speedring are so arranged as to enable one-hand oDera-t ion r ight up to the moment the shut ter is re leased.Hold your breath at the moment of shut ter re lease.Transport the f i lm advance lever wi th your r ightthumb and depress the shut ter re lease but ton wi tha slow, steady squeeze using the cushion, not thet ip. of your index f inger.

Holding the Camera VerticallyFor vertical shootinii, keep one elbow close toyour body and press the camera t igh t ly aga ins tyour fo rehead.NOTE: S teady yourse l f aga ins t any nearby sup-por t (such as a t ree . fence. o r wa l l ) whenever pos-s i b l e .NOTE: For te lephotography , o r s low shut te rspeed photography , i t i s recommended tha t youuse a t r ipod and ho ld the camera s teadv w i thyou r hands .

UNLOADING THE FILM MAKING MULTIPLE EXPOSURES

When the ent i re ro l l of f i lm has been exposed, re-w ind t he f i lm .O Turn the rewind re lease lever counter-c lock-wise approx. 90" unt i l the red dot is opposi te the

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Q Fold out the rewind crank and wind i t in thedirect ion of the arrow. When i t turns f ree, thef i lm has been completely rewound back into thecartr idge.(g) Open the camera back by pul l ing up on therewind crank and remove the f i lm cart r idge. Keepcamera and f i lm out of d i rect sunl ight .NOTE: The rewind re lease lever wi l l automat ical-ly return to the or ig inal posi t ion wi th movementof the f i lm advance lever, as when reloading wi thf i l m .

Should you wish to make more than one exposureon the same f rame:O Turn the rewind knob s lowly in the di rect ionof the arrow unt i l i t s tops to take of f any s lack inthe f i lm, then take the f i rs t exposure.

@ Turn the rewind re lease lever counter-c lock 'wise unt i l the red dot is opposi te the "R".

O gota both the rewind knob and rewind re leaselever f i rmly to prevent them from turning andtransport the f i lm advance lever. The shut ter wi l lthen be cocked for the next exposure, wi thoutthe f i im being advanced.@ Depress the shut ter re lease but ton.

@ After complet ing the mul t ip le exposure, coverthe lens wi th a lens cap, advance the f i lm and shoota blank f rame to avoid over lapping.You can make as many mul t ip le exposures as youl ike by repeat ing the above procedure.CAUTION: With each exposure on the same f rame( the exposu re coun te r adds one ) , t he l i ke l i hoodof s l ippage is increased. Pract ice is required inorder to obtain Proper resul ts.

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SETTING THE SELF.TIMER

The sel f - t imer provides a method of taking delay-ed act ion pictures al lowing you to get into yourown photographs. To set the sel f - t imer:Q Rotbte the sel f - t imer lever counter-c lockwiseun t i l i t s t ops (app rox ima te l y 180 " ) . Makesu re thef i lm has been advanced proper ly.

O Turn the star t lever c lockwise to the vert icalposi t ion to act ivate the sel f - t imer lever. The shut-ter wi l l then be re leased inapp rox ima te l y 12 seconds .You can adiust the delayt ime between 4 and 12 sec-onds by adjust ing the leveras shown above.

I Stopping the Sel f -TimerTo stop the sel f - t imer dur ing i ts operat ion, turnthe star t lever counter-c lockwise. To react ivatethe t imer, turn the star t lever to the vert ical posi-t r on .NOTE: Vou mav set the sel f , t imer lever e i therb e f o r e o r a f t e r a d v a n c i n g t h e f i l m , E v e n a f t e r s e t -t ing the lever , you can re lease the shut te r bv p ressin9 the shut te r re lease bu t ton .

C A U T I O N : l f t h e f i l m h a s n o t b e e n a d v a n c e d f u t -l y , t h e t i m e r l e v e r w i l l s t o p h a l f w a y a n d t h e s h u t ,t e r w i l l n o t f i r e .

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EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

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much darker than the general p icture area (b luesky, snowf ie ld, etc.) , the meter wi l l have a tend-ency to read the br ightest part of the pictureleaving the main subject under-exposed. Al terna-t ively, when taking a picture of a br ight subjectagainst a dark back-ground (spot l ight ing, etc.) ,

AAfter compensat ion

Before )compensat ion

the meter has a tendency to read the darkest partof the picture leaving the main subject over-ex-posed. In these s i tuat ions, proper exposure com-pensat ion helps you take f ine pictures.NOTE: W i th back l i gh t i ng o r s i de l i gh t i ng , i t ' s a l -ways a good idea to use a lens hood to e l iminateunwanted glare.

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FThe exposure can be compensated by adjustinsjthe F stop or shut ter speed. The exposure needleindicates over-exposure at the (+) s ide, or under-exposure at the (- l s ide.@ Backlighting and SidolightingTo compensate, move in towards the subject unt i lmost of the subject image appears in the view-f inder and take your meter reading. Af ter set t ingthe exposure, return to your or ig inal shoot ingposi t ion to take the picture. l f th is procedure can-not be fo l lowed, you can obtain approximatelythe same resul ts by s imply opening your lens oneful l F stop over the indicated meter reading.

@ Strong front lighting and deep shadowsTo compensate, use the same procedure as out-l ined for backl ight ing. You can also approximatethe proper exposure by hold ing your posi t ion andclosing the lens down one fu l l F stop f rom the in-dicated meter reading.

DEPTH OF FIELD

l ens ( e .9 . f r om F16 t o F2 .8 ) t he dep th o f f i e l dbecomes shal lower. By stopping your lens down(e.9. f rom F2.8 to F16) or get t ing far ther awayfrom your sub. iect th is zone of acceptable sharp-ness can be increased.Another factor in determining depth of f ie ld isthe focal length of your lens. As a ru le theshorterthe focal length, the greater the zone of acceptablesnaroness.The table shows that when the camera-to-subjectdistance is 3m, the depth of f ie ld at F16 rangesfrom 1.93m to 6.93m.

Dep th o f F i e l d Tab le (F1 .8 & F1 .4 50mm Lenses )Circ le of least confusion 1/30mmF 1 6 , 1 / 1 5 s e c

F2 , 1 /1O0O sec

Depth of f ie ld is the area of acceptable sharpnessin f ront of and behind the subject in focus. Thisdepth is determined by the F stop and the distancefrom the subject in focus to the f i lm plane. Asyou get c loser to your subject or as you open your

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15 30 60 u5 250 500 1000Depth of Field ScaleThe double ser ies of numbers engraved on thedepth of f ie ld scale represents F stops: F4. Fgand F16. Once you have focused on your subject ,a l l objects wi th in the distance range indicated onthe distance scale wi l l have acceptable sharpness.For example, in the above picture the camera-to-subject d istance is 3m ( lOft ) and the lens is set atF16 : you w i l l f i nd t ha t t he dep th o f f i e l d i s f r om1 .9m (6 f t l t o 7m (23 f t ) .Preview ButtonWhen you w i sh t o see wh i ch ob jec t s f a l lw i t h i n t heacceptable zone of sharpness (depth of f ie ld) , pressthe preview but ton on your lens.

The OM System lenses are provided wi th an infra-red index mark engraved in red on the depth off ie ld scale to the r ight of the reference dot .When shoot ing wi th inf rared f i lm,focus normal lvon your subject wi thout the red f i l ter on and readthe subject d istance on the distance scale. Then.t u rn t he f ocus ing r i ng t o t he r i gh t un t i l t he d i s -tance reading is opposi te the infrared index mark.Shoot wi th the red f i l ter on. In the above oicturethe red i ndex i s se t a t i n f i n i t v

INTERCHANG EABLE FOCUSING SCR EENS

The OM System interchangeable focusing screensprovide you wi th the ul t imate in focusing versat l l -

i ty . Opt ional screens are avai lable to sui t v i r tual lyevery p icture- taking s i tuat ion. The focusingscreens come wi th a specia l tool . To remove the

focusing screen:a) Det ich the camera lens f rom the camera body'

bi Use the special tool to push up on the release

catch underneath the top ledge of the mirror

box. This a l lows the screen and screen f rame

to drop down.c) Remove the screen f rom inside the camera by

gr ipping the t ip of the screen wi th the tool .O) fo inst i t t the screen, f i t i t in to the f rame and

oush the f rame upward gent ly unt i l i t c l icks

i n to p lace . Gent ly shake the camera body to

make sure the screen is he ld secure ly in p lace '

C A U T I O N : A l t h o u g h t h e a b o v e p r o c e d u r e c a n b e

done w i th f ingers , i t i s recommended tha t you

u s e t h e s p e c i a l t o o l s u p p l i e d . C h a n g i n g f o c u s i n g

screens is a p rocedure to be exerc ised w i th g rea t

care . TrV ing to change a screen w i th your f ingers

can resu l t in f ingerpr in ts and cos t ly damage to

the sur f ace o f the screen, the pr ism, o r the mi r ro r '

S h o u l d t h i s o c c u r , c l e a n i n g o r r e p a i r M U S T b e

hand led bV an au thor ized serv ice center . Such

damage is no t covered by the produc t war ran ty '

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LOCKING UP THE MIRROR CHANGING THE CAMERA BACKEE

To m in im i ze camera v i b ra t i on i n c l ose -ups , r e -p roduc t i on wo rk , mac ropho tog raphy and pho to -m tc rog raphy , you can l ock t he i ns tan t r e tu rnmr r ro r i n t he up pos i t i on t o e l im ina te m i r r o rshoc k .To l ock up t he m i r r o r , compose and f ocus onyou r su t l j e c t and t hen t u rn t he m i r r o r l ock_uplever coun^ter-c lockwise unt i l i t s tops (uppro" ima te l y 90 ' ) . A f t e r shoo t i ng , a lways re tu rn t helock -up l eve r t o i t s o r i g i na l pos i t ; on .CAUTION: Do no t ca r r y t he camera i n d i r ec ts u n i l g n t w t t h t h e m i r r o r l o c k e d u p . T h i s c a n r e s u l tI n d a m a g e t o t h e s h u t t e r c u r t a i n s .N O T E : . Y o u c a n l o c k u p l h e m i r r o r b e f o r e o r a f t e ra o V a n c r n q t h e f i l m .

The camera back of the OM-1 is f u l ly interchange-able wi th the Recordata Back and 250 Fi lm Ba;k1 . To remove the camera back, push Oo*n on t t erelease pin as shown. Do not remove the back un_ress necessarv.

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FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE T32.T2O AUTOMATICELECTRONIC FLASH

O Set the ASA f i lm speed on the calculator panel .

@ Mount theT32 (orT2Ol on the Accessory Shoe4 .

@ Set the shut ter speed r ing to 1 /60 sec. or s lower( the shut ter speed indicated in b lue on the shut terspeed r ing).

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r t Set the desired f /s top on thef lash uni t . Set theaperture r ing to th is f /s top.With T32: F4, F5.6 or F8 on automat ic f lashoperat ion (ASA 10O).W i th T20 : F4 o r F8 (ASA 10O) .-51 Switch on the T32 (or T20). When a red lamol ights in the v iewf inderyou are ready to f i re.

lf the LED viewfinder lamp does not blink re-peatedly after firing + get closer to the subject.

iO t f re lamp f l ickers to indicate that correct ex-posure has been made. l f i t does not f l icker. thef lash-to-subiect d istance is beyond the auto range:get c loser to the subject .

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PHOTOGRAPHY WITH AN ELECTRONICUNIT OTHER THAN THE T32.T2O DAYLIGHT SYNCH RON IZATION

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At tach the Accessory Shoe 4 to the OM-1 .Mount the electronic f lash on the accessorysnoe.l f your e lectronic f lash uni t does not have adirect contact "hot shoe", connect i ts syn-chroniz ing cable to the camera f lash socket .

-9r Set t t re synchro terminal to "X" by al igningthe red dot on the FP and X selector wi ththe "X" indicat ion alongside the f lash socket .

NOTE: Moun t i ng t he e l ec t r on i c f l a sh un i t on t heaccessorv shoe automat ical ly completes the "X"

svnchro c i rcui t . However, there are some f lashuni ts which do not J i re unless the selector is sett o "X " .

@ Set the ASA { i lm speed on the f lash uni t .5 Set the shut ter speed r ing to 1 /60 sec' or s low-

6 Set the f lash uni t to the automat ic or manualset t i ng,

?, Set the desired F stop on the f lash uni t ( in thecase of auto mode), and then set the aperturer ing to th is F stop. In the case of manual mode,F stop can be determined by using the fo l low-i ng f o rmu la :

- f lash quide number' DlvP f lash-to-subiect d istance

The f lash uni t mav be used as a f i l l - in l ight sourceto i l luminate a subiect in shadows caused by thesun .

Manual flash exposure controlRead the F stop corresponding wi th the plan-

ned flash-to-subiect distance shown in the cal-culator d ia l . Set the aperture r ing to th is Fstop.Aim the subject and turn the shut ter speedr ing unt i l the meter needle centers betweenthe over- and under-exposure index marks inthe v ieMinder. l f the shut ter speed is l /6Osec. or s lower, you are ready to take the pic-

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1125 sec. or faster,move c loser to the subiect and repeat the pro '

cedure O and @ to obtain the proper shut terspeed of 1 /6O sec. or s lower.

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2 Automatic flash exposure controlDayl ight synchronizat ion on automat ic mode ispossib le, but l imi ted to a considerable extent bythe ambient l ight and subiect condi t ions. There'fore, manual J lash operat ion is recommended'

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FLASHBULB PHOTOGRAPHY

e Plug the synchroniz ing cable leading f rom thef lash uni t into the camera f lash socket , andthen at tach the f lash uni t to the camera.

@ select the proper synchro set t ing f rom thetable below according to the type of bulb be-ing used, and al ign the red dot on the X andFP f lash selector wi th the "X" or "FP" in-dicat ion alongside the f lash socket .

CAUT ION: W i th t he c l i p -on t ype "FP" c l ass f l a shun i t , t he synch ron i z i ng cab le mus t be used t oconnect the uni t and the camera,0 Select the proper shut ter speed f rom the table

below, and set the shut ter speed r ing accord-i ng l y .

Determ ine the correct F stop for f lash exposureby using the calculator d ia l , exposure chart orguide number formula. Set the aperture r ingto th is F stoo.

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MOTOR DRIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

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By automat ical ly advancing the f i lm and cockingthe shut ter , the motor dr ive al lows the photo-grapher to achieve rapid- f i re shoot ing.The Motor Dr ive package consist ing of the OM-l ,Motor Dr ive 1, and M. 18V Control Gr ip 1 (orM . 15V N i -Cd Con t ro l Pack 1 ) i sex t reme l ycom-pact and maneuverable. The Winder 2 is designedfor the ul t imate compactness to perform singleframe as wel l as sequent ia l shoot ing.

r Attaching the Motor Drive I@ Remove the motor dr ive socket cap f rom the

camera base plate.

@ Insert the motor dr ive guide pin into theguidepin hole on the camera base plate. Turn theclamping screw clockwise unt i l the Motor Dr ive1 is securely attached to the camera base plate.

r At taching the M. 18V Control Gr ip 1LD Remove the M. 18V Battery Holder 1. insert

twelve 1.5V penl ight (AA) s ize bat ter ies intothe bat tery holder, and re- insert the bat tervho lde r i n t o t he Con t ro l G r i o .

2 Al ign the red index l ine, and push the contro lgr ip forward unt i l i t snaps into the f ront ofthe motor dr ive.

IOTF' A f tat- type rechargeable power source,t he M . 15V N i -Cd Con t ro t p i ck 1 , i s a t so ava i t aO te .

I Photography with the Motor Drive Units^ Using the M. 18V Control Gr ip 1( ,D Unlock the shut ter re lease lock lever on the_ Con t ro l G r i p .

12) Turn the mode selector to e i ther , ,SlNGLE,,o r "SEOUENCE" .

NOTE: A t "S INGLE, , se t t i ng , exposu re i s poss ib l eat a l l shut ter speeds f rom 1 sec. to l /1 OOO sec.A t "SEOUENcE" exposu re i s poss ib l e a t a i l shu t -ter speeds except B. and 1 sec,. .3 ' Release the shut ter .

CARE AND STORAGE

General. Dust and moisture are harmful agents af fect ing

your camera. Remove the camera f rom the caseand store i t in a dry, wel l -vent i lated place makingsure the shut ter and sel f - t imer arc l (ee f rom ten-s ion. Do not store the camera near moth bal lsor s imi lar volat i le chemical mater ia ls to avoidthe possib i l i ty of damage to metal sur faces.

. When stor ing the camera for a long per iod oft ime, remove the bat tery. Protect against excessmoisture by using packs of s i l icagel or otherdesiccant in the storage area. Wipe bat tery sur-faces wi th a dry cot ton c loth before re- insert inginto the camera.

o Avoid dropping or h i t t ing the camera.o Never store the camera where temperatures ex-

ceed 50' c 1122" F). When you use the camerain temperatures under -2O"C l -4"F\ , i t maysomet imes fa i l to operate proper ly. To avoidth is. warm the camera before use.

o Af ter use near the ocean, wipe the camera sur-faces c lean wi th a sof t c loth; never leave sal t onthe camera.

o Protect the camera f rom inf i l t rat ion of waterdrops and splashes.

. Avoid excessive t ightening when mount ing ona t r i ood .

. Never expose the camera to d i rect sunl ight .Avoid areas exposed to corrosive chemicals,radios, TV sets, or magnets.

o Have al l repairs performed bY an author izedOLYMPUS Ser ivce Center. You may send i tthrough the $ore where you bought your cam-era, or d i rect ly to an Olympus Service Center.

rCaution in Low-light Exposure MeteringThe meter 's exposure range isEV2-17 (ASA 100,wi th the 50mm F 1 .4 lens) .The l is t below summarizes the lowest measur-able l imi t in deal ing wi th extreme low l ightcondi t ions.Below th is l imi t or wi th the meter swi tch at O F F,when the aperture r ing or shut ter speed r ing isrotated, the needle somet imes swings but themeter is not funct ioning.

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A S A 1 0 0 , w i t h 5 0 m m F 1 . 4 l e n s - 1 / 2 s e c o n d a t

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soME QUESTTONS & ANSWERS@Parts. Do not press the shut ter re lease but ton at ran_

dom.. Do not touch any part that moves at h igh speed

such as the shut ter , instant return mirror , d ia-pnragm, etc.

o Avoid touching the surfaces of the lens. Cleanon l y w i t h an a i r b l owe r , an t i s t a t i c b rush . o rw ipe i t l i gh t l y w i t h a came l ha i r b rush o r l enst i s sue . I n EXTREME cases , use a c l ean . so f tcot ton c loth moistened wi th denatured alco-ho l . NEVER rub t he l ens su r f aces w i t h you rf inger, c loth ing, or other abrasive mater ia l .

. l f dus t o r f i nge rp r i n t s co l l ec t on t he m i r r o r ,focusing screen, or pr ism, take the camera toan au tho r i zed OLYMpUS Se rv i ce Cen te r . l tneeds professional at tent ion.

My camera is loaded with film but the rewindknob does not rotate when I transport thefilm advance lever. Why?The f i lm leader may not be inserted in thef i lm t ake -up spoo l and t he f i lm i s no tadvanc -ing proper ly.The film advance lever cannot be transport-ed. Why?

A: The shut ter may be cocked and ready to f i re.Try pressing the shut ter re lease but ton. l fth is is not the case, your f i lm may be fu l lyexposed. Check the exposure counter. l f voufeel tension on the f i lm advance lever, bONOT FORCE IT .

O: The shutter release button will not move andI can' t take the picture. Why?The f i lm advance lever mav not have beenfu l l y advanced .The rewind crank will not turn when I tryto rewind the film. Why?The rewind re lease lever may nor De set oro-per ly. Make sure the lever is rotated unt iL thered dot is opposi te the "R".

Why isn't the needle in the viewfinder mov-ing?First , make sure the meter swi tch lever is setto the "ON" posi t ion. l f the meter is on, turnthe camera towards a br ight l ight source. l fthe needle st i l l wi l l not move, the bat tervmay not be inserted, may be inserted im-

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proper ly or may be drained. Replace the bat-tery or insert i t Proper lY.The viewfinder is totally dark and I can't seeanything. WhY?Make sure you have removed the lens cap- l fthe cap has been removed, the mirror lock-uplever may be in the up posi t ion. Return themirror to i ts operat ional posi t ion.The self-timer lever stopped halfway andmoves freely. why?The self-timer lever stopped halfway becausethe film advance lever has not been trans-ported fu l ly and hence the shut ter cannotbe released. Turn the start lever counter-clockwise, reset the self-timer lever to thedesired t ime, advance the f i lm fu l ly and turnthe start lever clockwise to activate.Can I take the pictures without the motordrive socket cap in place?No, you must replace the cap whenever themotor dr ive or winder is not at tached to thecamera's baseplate because dust and dirt mayget into the socket causing mal funct ion andl ight may enter and fog the f i lm.When I touch the terminal contact of theAccessory Shoe I feel current. WhY?This is normal when a s ide-mount ing typef lash uni t connected to the camera is beingturned on. At th is point you are not usingthe accessory shoe so it should be detached,

or a cover s l ide should be inserted.

How can I remove dust from inside theviewfinder?After detaching the focusing screen, b lowaway any dust wi th an ai r b lower. (See page23.) Never wipe the surfaces of the screens,pr isms, or mirror wi th c loth or paper.Why can't I turn the ASA film speed dial?The f ilm speed dial release button must bepressed before the dial can be turned. Oncethe dial had been set, release the button andmake sure the dia l has locked into p lace.