The Film Retriever

This is a review of the Olympus OM-2n – a camera that I bought locally from a shop that was closing down. It cost me £30 which is usually within the maximum amount of money I am willing to spend on second hand gear but still I consider it to be a bargain of a price for such a wonderful camera. Before you start reading this review, read my review of the Olympus OM-1n that I have here . For me, the OM-2n is just like an OM-1n with aperture priority exposure mode. If you did like the OM-1, you will like the OM-2n too. Everything that makes the OM-1n a classic camera, is here with the OM-2n too: Excellent build quality, small size, big and bright viewfinder, silent and smooth operations and beautiful lenses – everything there to please you. But there are some differences too. The OM-2n is an electronic camera, no batteries means no camera. Also the light meter on the OM-2n is very sophisticated, in auto-mode and for the shutter speeds between 1sec to 1/45, it reads The met...

Compact and well made Another camera that wasn't on my plans to buy but it was for £20 and I thought that I should go ahead and buy it anyway. It is a well sought after camera for the Nikonians and I thought I could shoot a few films and see how I feel about it. The F80 came out on the beginning of the digital era, so it probably it did not receive the attention it really deserved although it has become more popular as a model in the second hand market. As with all Nikons of that era, it too suffers from the sticky back syndrome although my sample is not that bad really. First impressions are really good. Compact and lightweight, fits nicely in my hands. Viewfinder is a bit small and not as crisp as the F90x. The user interface on this camera is excellent. Dials and switches to change into different functions, no more those push and rotate interface of the previous models, well done for having it so well thought out. Another plus with this camera is that you will not...