Olympus OM-2 - Manual

Olympus OM-2

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS; Guide Pin Hole
  • Page 5 – Rewind Release Lever; Accessory Shoe 4; Lens
  • Page 6 – TABLE OF CONTENTS; Battery Check and Mirror Lock-Up; Exposure Compensation for Manual; Infrared Photography/Camera Back
  • Page 7 – On OM System; Photography Couldn't Be Simpler and
  • Page 8 – MOUNTING THE LENS; INSERTING THE BATTERIES; Lens Removal; To detach the lens, press
  • Page 9 – BATTERY CHECK AND MIRROR LOCK-UP; battery check lamp indicates bat-; through the viewfinder, and the film cannot be
  • Page 10 – LOADING THE FILM; and open the camera back.
  • Page 11 – OPERATING THE FILM ADVANCE; LEVER; EXPOSURE COUNTER; single stroke or in multiple short strokes.; Exposure Counter
  • Page 12 – SETTING THE ASA FILM SPEED DIAL; The ASA film speed scale on the dial is mark-; THE MEMO; HOLDER; memo slip or the
  • Page 13 – APERTURE RING AND MANUAL SHUTTER SPEED RING; Aperture Ring; Manual Shutter Speed Ring
  • Page 14 – SETTING THE SELECTOR LEVER; VIEWFINDER
  • Page 15 – FOCUSING; the central spot will disappear when critical focus-; Rangefinder
  • Page 16 – AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL; The Aperture-Preferred System; matic operation, particularly; posure is increased. If the needle in the viewfinder; Telephoto and Zoom lenses to; Red Zone
  • Page 17 – If the viewfinder needle enters the blue; The Shutter Speed-Preferred System
  • Page 18 – MANUAL EXPOSURE CONTROL; the meter needle are visi-
  • Page 19 – If an exposure or a shutter speed is improperly; fully opened; Light Measuring Range of the Exposure Meter; the lowest measurable limits in dealing with ex-
  • Page 20 – HOLDING THE CAMERA; Holding the Camera Horizontally; Holding the Camera Vertically
  • Page 21 – UNLOADING THE CAMERA; MAKING MULTIPLE EXPOSURES
  • Page 22 – SETTING THE SELF-TIMER; Stopping the Self-timer; the start lever counter-clockwise. If you turn the
  • Page 23 – EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
  • Page 24 – EXPOSURE COMPENSATION FOR AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT; When the main subject is much darker
  • Page 25 – EXPOSURE COMPENSATION FOR MANUAL MEASUREMENT; Dark subject in bright backlighting; Bright subject in dark background
  • Page 26 – DEPTH OF FIELD; Depth of field is the area of acceptable sharpness; from your subject this depth of field can be in-; to-subject distance is 3m, the depth of field at; As you press the preview button, looking through; Circle of least confusion 1 /30mm
  • Page 27 – The double series of numbers engraved on the; and F16. Once you have focused on your subject,; all objects within the distance range indicated; sides of the reference dot, you will find that the; When you wish to see which objects fall within; F stop enabling you to see the depth of field in
  • Page 28 – the subject distance on the distance scales. Then,; able with the Recordata Back 2, 3 and 250 Film
  • Page 29 – INTERCHANGEABLE FOCUSING SCREENS; provide you with the ultimate in focusing versa-; d) To install the screen, fit it into the frame and
  • Page 30 – FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE T32(or T20) ELECTRONIC FLASH; Electronic Flash T20; tremely easy, yet highly accurate flash exposures.
  • Page 32 – FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE T32 (or T20) ELECTRONIC FLASH; Light Blue; If the lamp flickers: correct flash exposure; tance is beyond the TTL AUTO working; range. Open up the lens stop or move in; In case exposure must be achieved by flash illumi-
  • Page 33 – COULDN'T BE SIMPLER AND MORE ACCURATE; (TTL Centralized Control; angle; unit and camera; eliminating camera shake. Correct exposure can
  • Page 34 – BOUNCE FLASH; The T32 flash surface can be tilted upward through; an angle of 90°, providing easy bounce TTL Auto; Point the flash surface at the ceiling so that; the subject is illuminated by soft reflected
  • Page 36 – combination
  • Page 37 – FLASHBULB PHOTOGRAPHY
  • Page 38 – MOTOR DRIVE PHOTOGRAPHY; Motor Drive 1; Shutter Release; M. 18V Control Grip 1; Camera Coupling
  • Page 39 – Attaching the Motor Drive 1; Remove the motor drive socket cap from the; Attaching the M. 18V Control Grip 1; Remove the M.18V Battery Holder 1, insert; Align the red index line, and push the control
  • Page 40 – MOTOR DRIVE PHOTOGRAPHY; Photography with the Motor Drive Units; Unlock the shutter release lock lever on the
  • Page 41 – WINDER 2 OPERATION; Remote Control Jack; Guide Pin; Winder 2
  • Page 42 – Attaching the Winder 2; Remove the M. 6V Battery Holder 1 from in-; Taking the pictures
  • Page 43 – CARE AND STORAGE; General
  • Page 44 – Parts
  • Page 45 – Q: Why won't the rewind crank turn when I try
  • Page 48 – MEASURING
  • Page 49 – AE SLRs; Advantageous Points of Through-The-Lens Direct; information to the shutter control mechanism.
  • Page 51 – OM SYSTEM; fied, an OM-2 is born as a true system camera that
  • Page 52 – ZUIKO INTERCHANGEABLE LENS GROUP; es available. The Zuiko Interchangeable Lens
  • Page 54 – TABLE OF INTERCHANGEABLE LENSES
  • Page 56 – INTERCHANGEABLE LENS GROUP UNITS; Lens Hoods; Camera Body Cap
  • Page 58 – FINDER GROUP
  • Page 59 – FINDER GROUP UNITS; Varimagni Finder; Eyecup 1; Focusing Screen 1; Dioptric Correction Lens 1
  • Page 60 – FINDER GROUP UNITS
  • Page 62 – FLASH PHOTO GROUP; ly compact and features a maximum ASA 100
  • Page 64 – FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEM CHART
  • Page 65 – FLASH PHOTO GROUP UNITS; Electronic Flash T32; Electronic Flash T20; the OM System macro lenses, this; far closer than possible with; Ring Cross Filter POL
  • Page 66 – FLASH PHOTO GROUP UNITS
  • Page 68 – Power Bounce Grip 2
  • Page 69 – ND Filter Set T32; Color Filter Set T32; Electronic Flash AC Adapters; Electronic Flash AC; Adapter 2
  • Page 70 – FLASH PHOTO GROUP UNITS; Compartment Case S
  • Page 72 – MOTOR DRIVE GROUP
  • Page 74 – CHART OF MOTOR DRIVE GROUP
  • Page 75 – MOTOR DRIVE GROUP UNITS
  • Page 76 – MOTOR DRIVE GROUP UNITS; Magazine; Compartment Case L; Partitioned Insert
  • Page 77 – MACROPHOTOGRAPHY GROUP; range of convenient high performance accessories
  • Page 78 – CHART OF MACROPHOTOGRAPHY GROUP
  • Page 79 – MACROPHOTOGRAPHY GROUP UNITS; Auto Extension Tubes 7, 14; Close-up Lens 80mm Macro
  • Page 82 – Macrophoto Stand VST-1; Macrophoto Stand B Adapter; Double Cable Release; Copy Stand; Handy Copy Stand
  • Page 83 – Lieberkuhn Reflector PM-; Centering Mirror PM-ELCS
  • Page 84 – Incident Illuminator Mirror; Filters
  • Page 85 – PHOTOTECHNICAL GROUP
  • Page 88 – CHART OF PHOTOTECHNICAL GROUP
  • Page 89 – PHOTOTECHNICAL GROUP UNITS; Recordata Back 3; required, by simply setting the; Double Cable Release
  • Page 90 – PHOTOMICROGRAPHY GROUP
  • Page 92 – CHART OF PHOTOMICROGRAPHY GROUP
  • Page 93 – PHOTOMICROGRAPHY GROUP UNITS; Adapter L
  • Page 94 – Automatic Exposure Body; Manual Photomicrographic; X Magnifier
  • Page 95 – CHART OF PHOTOGRAPHIC RANGES
  • Page 96 – tions can be rearranged in the
  • Page 97 – Compartment Case S; Compartment Case M; Compartment Case L
  • Page 98 – CHART OF CASE GROUP; Compartment Case M Compartment Case L; Partitioned Insert
  • Page 99 – MAIN SPECIFICATIONS; Automatic exposure control:
  • Page 100 – OLYMPUS easy loading.
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Summary

Page 3 - DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS; Guide Pin Hole

DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS (P. 27) (P. 9) Rewind Shaft Film Chamber Film Guide Pins (2) Shutter Curtain Motor Guide Pin Hole Battery Chamber Motor Drive Socket Cap Tripod Socket Camera Back Camera Back Pressure Plate (P. 37) Motor Coupling Terminal Refer to pages in parentheses for detailed explanation...

Page 5 - Rewind Release Lever; Accessory Shoe 4; Lens

Rewind Release Lever Accessory Shoe 4 Shoulder Strap Eyelet Self-Timer Depth-of-Field Preview Button Lens (P.20, P.44) (P.21, P.44) (P. 25, P. 2 6 . ) 4

Page 6 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; Battery Check and Mirror Lock-Up; Exposure Compensation for Manual; Infrared Photography/Camera Back

TABLE OF CONTENTS On OM-2 To an OM-2 Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Description of Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Mounting the Lens/Inserting the Batteries . 7 Battery Check and Mirror Lock-Up . . . . . 8 Loading the Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Operating the Film Advance Lever/ ...

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