Olympus OM-10 Bedienungsanleitung

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To a n OM-10 Owner We appreciate very m uc h t hat you ha ve acquired an OM-10, a c amera designed to allow you to t ake go od pic tur es aut omat ical ly and wi th the greatest ease. The Olympus OM -10 i s a single lens reflex camera of the finest quality i n which the automation of photographic functions has b een m ad e possible b y employing th[...]

TABLE O F CONTENTS Description of Controls . . . 3 Preparations before Taking Pictures . . . . 6 to 1 5 Mounting and Detaching the Lens .......... 7 Inserting the Batteries . . . 9 Checking the Batteries . . . 1 0 Loading the Film ...... 11 Setting th e ASA Film Speed . 15 Th e Way to Automatic Photography .... 1 6 t o 2 5 Setting t he Aperture . .[...]

DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS Rewind Release Lever (P. 23) (P. 10, P.25) Self-Timer/ Battery Check Light Self-Timer/ Battery Check Beeper Preview Button (P. 39) Manual Adapter Socket Shoulder Str ap Eyelet (P. 39) Manual A dapte Guide Knob Standard Len s 3[...]

T h e photo indicates O M-1 0 camera bo dy with the 50mm F 1. 8 standard l e n s . Depth of Field Scale Aperture Ring Focusing Ring Lens Mount Ri ng Exposure Compensation Dial Mode/ASA Fi lm Speed D i a l Mo de Index Shutter Re leas e Button Activator Switch Exposure Counter (P. 14) (P. 37) (P. 17, P. 27) (P. 19) (P. 29) (P. 15) (P. 30) (P. 22) (P.[...]

Tripod Socket Winder Coupling Terminal Winder Coupling Soc ket Guide Pi n Hole Battery C ha mb e r Body Mount Ri n g (P. 33) (P. 33) (P. 3 3) (P. 33) (P.9) Shutter Curtain Fil m Rewind Shaft (P.11) Film Chamber Film Guide Pin s Viewfinder Eyepiece Frame Sprocket Film Take-up S po ol Camera Back Film Pressure Plate Film Cartridge Pressure Spring (P.[...]

PREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING PICTURES The OM-10's circuits are powered b y two 1.5V alkaline-manganese or silver oxide batteries. Without them, t he shutter of this el ectronic single len s reflex camera will no t function. This section is devoted t o explaining the preparations which you must go through before proceeding to take pictures. Pleas[...]

* If yo u have purchased an OM-10 i n conjunction with a lens, the body cap and rear lens cap are not provided. Rem ov e th e front len s c a p . Remove the b o d y c a p and the re ar lens cap.* MOUNTING AN D DETACHING TH E LE N S 7[...]

Detach th e lens. Mount t he lens. 8[...]

INSERTING T HE BATTERIES Remove the cover of t he battery chamber. Insert t wo 1.5V alkaline-manganese batteries L R 4 4 (A76). Replace the cover. (NOTE) Two 1 . 5 V silver oxide batteries SR44 (Eveready EPX-76) or equivalents can be also used. 9[...]

(Attention) If no sound is heard and t he light does not turn on , th e batteries h av e n ot be e n correctly inserted, or their charge is exhausted. In this ca s e th ey mu st be replaced. A beeping sound is heard and t he battery check light turns on . After t he check set ba c k the dial. M o v e the selector di al t o "CHECK". CHECKI[...]

LOADING T H E FI LM Load t h e fi lm . Open the camera back. (Never lo ad or unload the camera i n direct sun- light.) 11[...]

Insert the f i l m leader in one of th e sl ots of t he take-up spool. Th e film l eader must not be excessively drawn out. (The fi l m leader does no t enter completely.) (The fi lm leader is excessively drawn out.) (T he film leader is twisted.) 12[...]

Th e perforations of t he film m u s t engage w i th the sprocket teeth. Ma k e sur e it is we l l tense, and c lo se the back Wind the film once. 13[...]

Take blank shots until the exposure counter shows "1". (Ways of taking blank shots) Thi s instance is not suit- able for taking blank shots since the automatic e x- posure control built in the OM-1 0 prolongs the ex - posure tim e. 14[...]

SETTING T H E AS A FILM SPE ED S et t he AS A film speed. (The A SA film speed dial is set at A SA 100.) 15[...]

TH E WA Y T O AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHY All t he problems o f exposure are electronically taken care b y the OM-10. It is a single lens reflex camera which can b e set for automatic control o f exposure, a nd wh en se t s o taking correctly exposed, beautiful pictures could not b e simpler. 16[...]

Se t the desired aperture. (Aperture guideline) Confirm that the camera is s e t at the "AUTO" position. S et the selector d ial at the "ON" position. NOTE: To make fu ll us e of the aperture ring, re ad page 2 7. SETTING T HE APERTURE 17[...]

The proper shutter speed l ights u p in t he vi ewfinder. 18[...]

TAKING PICTURES AUTOMATICALLY Focus. 19[...]

Ou t of focus. Correct focus. 20[...]

Whe n holding the camera horizontally, make sure to press your elbows against y o u r body. H a ve your elbow pressed against y our bo dy w hen holding t he camera verti- cally, t oo.[...]

TH E OM-10: DESIGNED T O S AV E BATTERY CONSUMPTION this lig ht will g o o ff automatically after 9 0 se c- onds, to prevent unnecessary battery consump- tion. < When the activator switch is touched . .. > With a light touch on t he activator switch, energy w il l begin flowing again, an d the light w h ic h had gone out after 90 seconds will[...]

when you are not going to take any more pictures. ends. Turn the rewind release lever when the film Move the selector dial to the "OFF" position SWITCHING THE CAMERA OFF REWINDING THE FILM 23[...]

film. and unload the resistance. Open the back Keep rewinding the film until you feel no more UNLOADING THE FILM 24[...]

TH E US E O F THE SELF-TIMER Click the selector di a l to t he position "SELF TIMER". Press the shutter release button. A beeping sound is heard an d t he self-timer light blinks. The shutter will be released after about 12 seconds. Return the selector dial to its original position. 25[...]

PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES Th e various functions o f the OM-1 0 an d t h e wi d e variety o f lenses, flash, winder, a n d system accessories which can be us ed with i t allow you to fully master all th e techniques which automati c photography can make possible. W e shall devote the following section to some of these photographic techniques. 26[...]

CONTROLLING T HE EXPOSURE When taking pictures i n a place which is either too d ar k or to o bright, even if yo u follow t he aperture guidelines given on pa g e 17 , there will b e a tendency to result i n whitish photographs (overexposure), or darkened ones (underex- posure), or e v en blurred images. In these circum- stances, make ful l use of [...]

When photograhing f ast moving subjects, there is a marked tendency to obtain a blurred im a ge of the subject. This can be ma de us e of as a te chni- que t o g ive th e impression of movement, by inten- tionally allowing the image to be blurred, while making us e of the shutter speed priority function. Pictures taken wi th this technique of fe r [...]

When shooting against the light, or if th e subject is standing before a window, the face tends to ap - pe a r dark on the i m age. In this case, u se t he ex - posure compensation dial to obtain a correctly exposed photograph. Lift the compensation dial and change t he fi lm speed s et o n t he dial (within ±2). By t his means, i t is possible to[...]

LONG EXPOSURES Indoors w hen it is dark, or when photographing at night, us e th e "BULB" setting an d t a ke the pictures by resorting t o lo ng exposures. Of course, blu r can easily occur in long exposures s o it is re- commended to use a tripod and a cable release. Se t the mo d e selector lever to B, and press the shutter release but[...]

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY Electronic Flash T 32 Electronic Flash T20 Th e T 32 and T20 electronic flash units specifi- cally designed fo r OM cameras provide artificial illumination w hen yo u t ake pictures at night or indoors. < Characteristics of flash photography using the T32•T20 > Mount t he Electronic Flash T3 2 (or T20) on the accessory sho[...]

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USING T HE W INDER 2 Fast moving subjects, such as in sports, car racing, an d the like, make you wish to take pictures a t a faster pace. The t ime spent winding th e film ma y me a n t hat a great chance is lost. I n these cases, an accurate, reliable power winder fo r automatic film winding can w ell be the perfect answer, such as t he Olympus W[...]

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F R O M GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY T O TH E U S E O F INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES The m a in characteristic o f th e si ng le lens reflex camera is the possibility of using a plurality of different lenses on the sa me body. From photo- graphy with a standard lens to the feeling obtain- ed with a telephoto l en s b y blurring the back- ground or, on the other h[...]

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MAKING USE O F THE DEPTH OF FIELD When y o u have a subject in focus, there is a range i n the for e a nd the background which is clearly defined in t he picture. This range is call ed depth of field. Th e larger the F number becomes, the wider this clearly defined range becomes, a nd th e background becomes sharper. On the con- trary, th e smaller[...]

< Ho w to check the depth of fiel d > The photograph is focused at a distance of about 4m (13 ft). In this case, i f the aperture is s et at F 4 , the range which appears clearly d ef in ed w ill b e approximately from 3 m (10 ft ) to about 4.5m (15ft). If an F16 is used, t he range wi ll be ap p roxi- mately between about 2m (6. 6 ft ) and 1[...]

MANUAL EXPOSURE CONTROL When the optional M anual Adapter is attached to th e OM-10, it is possible to revert to manual ex - posure co ntr ol . When photographing f as t moving subjects, when there is a possibility o f camera shake, or when you want to capture th e subject i n its natura l tones n o ma tte r what the illumina- tion behind may be, t[...]

Shutter-speed priority at 1/1000 sec. < When shutter-speed priority is advisable > Set the necessary shutter speed in th e Manual Adapter. Turn the aperture ring while looking through the viewfinder until the light on the shutter speed scale turns on at t he sh utt er speed wh ich wa s set in th e Manual Adapter. Then, press the shutter relea[...]

TABLE O F INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES M C stands for m ulticoating. Picture imag e may be cut off slightly when OM-10 is used with the 600mm a nd 1000mm lenses. Automatic correction design against close distance aberrations. Make i t a poi nt to us e the Zuiko MC Macro 135mm F4 .5 with the h ood provided. TYPE FISHEYE SUPER WIDE ANGLE ANGLE STANDARD ZOO[...]

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CARE AND STORAGE O F T HE C AMERA General Dust and moisture are primary harmful agents affecting your camera. When you do n ot u s e th e camera, remove it from th e c a s e a n d store i n a dry, ventilated place, making sure that the shutter is set f re e f ro m tension and the selector lever at th e O F F position. When st ori ng th e camera for[...]

on ly wit h an ai r brush, antistatic brush, or w ipe it lightly with a camel hair bru sh or lens tissue. I n EXTREME cares, use a clean, soft cotton cloth moistened wi t h denatured alcohol. N EV- E R rub the len s surfaces with your finger, cloth- ing or other abrasive material. I f dus t o r fingerprints collect on the mirror, focusing screen, o[...]

QUESTIONS AN D ANSWERS Q : I ca n neither release t he shutter even by press- ing th e shutter release button, nor advance the film. Why? A : Because no batteries are loaded. Lo ad fresh batteries. Q : Wh y i s the field of vi e w dark a n d the image obscure? A : Because the batteries are exhausted. Replace them. Q : Wh y can't I move the fil[...]

last f or about a ha l f year, an d the silver oxide batteries fo r about one year. When the temperature is extremely lo w. Q : I pressed the shutter release bu tton with the selector dial at the "OFF" position. Wi l l the photograph be properly exposed? A : Ev e n at t he "OFF" position, the c am era's circuits wi ll be ac[...]

MAIN SPECIFICATIONS Camera type: 35mm single lens reflex camera wit h electronic control au t omatic exposure and focal plane shutter. Im a g e format: 24 x 36mm. Le ns mount: Olympus OM Mount, bayonet type. Shutter: Electronically controlled focal plane shutter. Flash synchronization: X contact. Direct contact only. Automatic exposure control: Ape[...]

in g is possible with the Olympus O M System Winder 2 . Self-timer: Electronic self-timer with about 12 second delay. Accessory shoe: Built-in type, with direct contact. Dimensions and weights: B o d y only: 135(W) x 84(H) x 50(D) m m (5.3" x 3.3" x 2") 430gr. (15.2 oz ) Wit h F 1 . 8 l e ns : 135(W) x 84( H) x 81(D)mm (5.3" x 3[...]

Lon g Exposure (From pa g e 30) For l ong exposure photography within 2 sec. (with AS A 1 0 0 film) however, yo u ca n ta ke pictures on AU TO mode. Flash Photography (From p a g e 31) (CAUTION) I f any electronic flash other than t he T3 2 and T20 is used, set the mode selector lever to t he "MANUAL ADAPTER" position. (I f t he m od e se[...]

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