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The OM-l has set new camera industry standards for SLR
funcionality, 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-
pro-
tremes of climactlc conditions, and the battering by
fessional photographerc on hazardous assignments',
'Olympus
Part of tire totil OM System, the OM-l enables
you to ""ptut" life as ]t happens, from-photomicrography
io 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 tfrat
gto*t * y6ut nieds eipand' To get the optimum--results
iro- 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 CONTROLS
Film Take-Up
Spool Pin
Viewfinder
EyepieceFrame Back
Rewind Shaft F i l m P r e s s u r eP l a t e
Film
Chamber
(P9)
(P.29)
Motor
Guide
Pin Hole
Battery
Chambertp
Motor
Socket
Tripod Socket Motor CouplingTerminal
S h u t t e r S p e e dR i n g h of FieldScale
L e n s R e l e a s eB u t t o n Aperture Ring
FPand X Flash F o c u s i n gR i n g
Synch Selector
F l a s hS y n c h r o n i z a t i o nS o c k e t LensMount Ring
R e w i n d K n o b / C a m e r ao l 1 2 Body Mount Ring
Back Release
Rewind Crank F i l m S p e e dD i a l
' "'o
F i l m S p e e dD i a l
rp r6 , R e l e a s eB u t t o n
- -- *ShutterRelease
Button/Cable
ReleaseSocket
./-
OLYMPUS
Self-Timer o@
Deoth-of-Field }Plar
Preview Button
r
TABLEOF CONTENTS
,/A
v
/
e
ee
e Alkaline batteries (LR44, A76, etc.)
may not be used.
THE FILM
LOADING
o
ffi -mi
YES
X
NO
ru
o Pull up on the rewind knob to open the cam-
era back.
@ I n s e r t a f i l m c a r t r i d g ei n t h e f i l m c h a m b e r .
@ Push the rewind knob back into its original
position. X
NO
@ D r a w o u t t h e f i l m l e a d e ra n d i n s e r t i t i n t o o n e
of the slots in the film take-up spool. Make
s u r e t h e f i l m i s a l i g n e db e t w e e n t h e f i l m g u i d e
oins.
THE FILMADVANCE
OPERATING LEVEREE
R e f e r t o p a g e2 9 f o r M o t o r D r i v e P h o t o g r a p h y .
T HE E XP O S U RCOU
E NTER THEASA FILMSPEEDDIAL
S E T T IN G
E a c h t i m e t h e f i l m i s a d v a n c e db y t h e f i l m a d - P r e s s t h e f i l ms p e e dd i a l r e l e a s eb u t t o n a n d t u r n
vance lever. the exposure counter automatically t h e f i l m 5 p e e dd i a l u n t i l t h e A S A r a t i n g f o r t h e
addsone frame to the total. The counter is index- film being used is opposite the black line en-
"S" (start) to 36 and g r a v e do n t h e o u t e r r i n g o f t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e
ed in even numbers from
"E" (end). butto n.
W h e n e v e rt h e c a m e r ab a c k i s o p e n e d .t h e e x p o s u r e l2 R e l e a s et h e b u t t o n m a k i n g s u r e t h a t t h e d i a l
"S". clicks securelyinto place and does not move.
c o u n t e ra u t o m a t i c a l l vr e t u r n st o
E"''n"'E 11
r-
T H EA P E R T U RR
EI N G THESHUTTER RING EE
SPEED
Microprism
R a n g e f i n d eSr p o t
rt;
FOCUSING
( O v e r - e x p o s rue)
- E x p o s u r eM e t e r N e e d l e
{ C o r r e c te x p o s u r e )
(U n d e r - e x p o s u
re)
E x p o s u r eM e t e r I n d e x
--
HOLDING
THECAMERA EE
T h e s e l f - t i m e r p r o v i d e sa m e t h o d o f t a k i n g d e l a y - I Stoppingthe Self-Timer
ed action picturesallowing you to get into your T o s t o p t h e s e l f - t i m e rd u r i n g i t s o p e r a t i o n , t u r n
o w n p h o t o g r a p h s .T o s e t t h e s e l f- t i m e r : t h e s t a r t l e v e r c o u n t e r - c l o c k w i s e .T o r e a c t i v a t e
Q Rotbte the self-timer levercounter-clockwise t h e t i m e r , t u r n t h e s t a r t l e v e rt o t h e v e r t i c a l p o s i -
u n t i l i t s t o p s( a p p r o x i m a t e l y1 8 0 " ) . M a k e s u r e t h e tron.
f i l m h a s b e e n a d v a n c e dp r o p e r l y . N O T E : V o u m a v s e t t h e s e l f, t i m e r l e v e r e i t h e r
O Turn the start leverclockwise to the vertical before or after advancing the film, Even after set-
p o s i t i o n t o a c t i v a t e t h e s e l f - t i m e r l e v e r .T h e s h u t - t i n g t h e l e v e r , y o u c a n r e l e a s et h e s h u t t e r b v p r e s s
in9 the shutter release button.
t e r w i l l t h e n b e r e l e a s e di n
a p p r o x i m a t e l y1 2 s e c o n d s . CAUTION: lf the f ilm has not been advanced f ut-
You can adiust the delay ly, the timer lever will stop halfway and the shut,
t i m e b e t w e e n4 a n d 1 2 s e c - ter will not f ire.
o n d s b y a d j u s t i n gt h e l e v e r
asshown above.
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EXPOSURE
COMPENSATION
A After compensation
Before )
compensaron '-
t A
After compensation
f FF correct exposure
F
The exposure can be compensated by adjustinsj @ Strong front lighting and deep shadows
t h e F s t o p o r s h u t t e r s p e e d .T h e e x p o s u r e n e e d l e To compensate, use the same procedure as out-
i n d i c a t e so v e r - e x p o s u r ea t t h e ( + ) s i d e , o r u n d e r - l i n e d f o r b a c k l i g h t i n g .Y o u c a n a l s o a p p r o x i m a t e
e x p o s u r ea t t h e ( - l s i d e . t h e p r o p e r e x p o s u r eb y h o l d i n g y o u r p o s i t i o n a n d
@ Backlighting and Sidolighting c l o s i n g t h e l e n sd o w n o n e f u l l F s t o p f r o m t h e i n -
T o c o m p e n s a t e ,m o v e i n t o w a r d s t h e s u b j e c tu n t i l dicated meter reading.
most of the subject image appears in the view-
f i n d e r a n d t a k e y o u r m e t e r r e a d i n g .A f t e r s e t t i n g
the exposure, return to your original shooting
p o s i t i o n t o t a k e t h e p i c t u r e . l f t h i s p r o c e d u r ec a n -
not be followed, you can obtain approximately
t h e s a m e r e s u l t s b y s i m p l y o p e n i n g y o u r l e n so n e
f u l l F s t o p o v e r t h e i n d i c a t e dm e t e r r e a d i n g .
DEP T HO FF I E L D
l e n s ( e . 9 .f r o m F 1 6 t o F 2 . 8 ) t h e d e p t h o f f i e l d
becomesshallower. By stopping your lensdown
(e.9. from F2.8 to F16) or getting farther away
f r o m y o u r s u b . i e c t h i s z o n e o f a c c e p t a b l es h a r p -
n e s sc a n b e i n c r e a s e d .
Another factor in determining depth of field is
t h e f o c a l l e n g t h o f y o u r l e n s .A s a r u l e t h e s h o r t e r
t h e f o c a l l e n g t h , t h e g r e a t e rt h e z o n e o f a c c e p t a b l e
snaroness.
The table showsthat when the camera-to-subject
distance is 3m, the depth of f ield at F16 ranges
from 1.93m to 6.93m.
D e p t h o f F i e l dT a b l e ( F 1 . 8 & F 1 . 4 5 0 m m L e n s e s )
F16,1/15sec C i r c l e o f l e a s tc o n f u s i o n 1 / 3 0 m m
camera{o-subJect urstance {m) Frgures wrlh x are engraved
on the drstance scale
srs xo r:lx o:lx 0 tlx I l* r 5l* 2 | t xr I x s Txio Ix-
t.l ) 4 s 1 0 5 0| 099 94
-0 451 -0 501
-m 7 r- t . 0 ? osl -(
t 8 iri
-0 45j 0 50
I
:- l0s! sl o- .0s o
Tm
7t-t.0 a -
.sj 2 0
zi-lc os
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F 2 , 1 / 1 O 0 Os e c 2 sI0 1 7Tt -ot . s
0
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55 - 2 |
o5llro sr
3 ?01 --
2 . 8 )- 0d .54 50,- 0
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7rl-r.0
:al lonl T 0.96 r8l 74- 2035
- 0 4 6 1- 0 s r l 7 2-1r . 0 . 5 1- 2 2 f,i4l
--
t!!
5.6 -0..61
0!9 0.94 1 |.71 9 6 - lr 4 . 5 5
D e p t h o f f i e l d i s t h e a r e ao f a c c e p t a b l es h a r p n e s s o . s r l 7 3-1r . 0 .q! - 2 2 ll.3lL--
in front of and behind the subject in focus. This I )41 048
-0 -0
0- t. 9 2 2 69 m:Tro zr
' 8 .r o l - -
.51 521 74 0 .1! : ? !
depth is determinedby the F stop andthe distance )43 048 fo so 1 r60 - fiar
-0.4r -0 53
from the subject in focus to the film plane. As -^:- : ?-O
93 2 5 1 42 513
y o u g e t c l o s e r t o y o u r s u b j e c t o r a sy o u o p e n y o u r 6 :7l 9Tr J T ;'
6 91,t 3 8
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D E P T H O F F I E L D S C A L E ^-"
AHD
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PHOTOGRAPHY
EE
15 30 60 u5 2505001000
Depth of Field Scale T h e O M S y s t e m l e n s e sa r e p r o v i d e d w i t h a n i n f r a -
T h e d o u b l e s e r i e s o f n u m b e r s e n g r a v e do n t h e r e d i n d e x m a r k e n g r a v e di n r e d o n t h e d e p t h o f
d e p t h o f f i e l d s c a l e r e p r e s e n t sF s t o p s : F 4 . F g f i e l d s c a l et o t h e r i g h t o f t h e r e f e r e n c ed o t .
a n d F 1 6 . O n c e y o u h a v e f o c u s e do n y o u r s u b j e c t , When shooting with infrared f ilm,focusnormallv
a l l o b j e c t s w i t h i n t h e d i s t a n c er a n g e i n d i c a t e d o n o n y o u r s u b j e c tw i t h o u t t h e r e d f i l t e r o n a n d r e a d
t h e d i s t a n c es c a l ew i l l h a v e a c c e p t a b l es h a r p n e s s . t h e s u b j e c t d i s t a n c e o n t h e d i s t a n c es c a l e .T h e n .
For example, in the abovepicture the camera-to- t u r n t h e f o c u s i n gr i n g t o t h e r i g h t u n t i l t h e d i s -
subject distance is 3m (lOft) and the lensis set at t a n c e r e a d i n gi s o p p o s i t e t h e i n f r a r e d i n d e x m a r k .
F16: you will find that the depthof field isfrom Shoot with the red f ilter on. In the aboveoicture
1.9m (6ftl to 7m (23ft). t h e r e d i n d e x i s s e ta t i n f i n i t v
Preview Button
W h e n y o u w i s h t o s e ew h i c h o b j e c t sf a l l w i t h i n t h e
a c c e p t a b l ez o n eo f s h a r p n e s s( d e p t h o f f i e l d ) , p r e s s
the previewbutton on your lens.
SCREENS
EABLEFOCUSING
INTERCHANG
T o m i n i m i z e c a m e r a v i b r a t i o n i n c l o s e - u p sr, e -
p r o d u c t i o nw o r k , m a c r o p h o t o g r a p h ya n d p h o t o - T h e c a m e r ab a c k o f t h e O M - 1 i s f u l l y i n t e r c h a n g e -
a b l e w i t h t h e R e c o r d a t aB a c k a n d 2 5 0 F i l m B a ; k
m t c r o g r a p h y ,y o u c a n l o c k t h e i n s t a n t r e t u r n
1 . T o r e m o v e t h e c a m e r ab a c k , p u s h O o * n o n t t e
mrrror in the up position to eliminatemirror
r e l e a s ep i n a s s h o w n . D o n o t r e m o v et h e b a c k u n _
s h o ck .
r e s sn e c e s s a r v .
T o l o c k u p t h e m i r r o r , c o m p o s ea n d f o c u s o n
y o u r s u t l j e c ta n d t h e n t u r n t h e m i r r o r
lock_up
l e v e r c o u n ^ t e r - c l o c k w i s eu n t i l i t s t o p s ( u p p r o " i
m a t e l y 9 0 ' ) . A f t e r s h o o t i n g ,a l w a y s r e t u r n
the
l o c k - u pl e v e rt o i t s o r i g i n a lp o s i t ; o n .
C A U T I O N : D o n o t c a r r y t h e c a m e r ai n d i r e c t
sunilgnt wtth the mirror locked up.
This can result
In damage to the shutter curtains.
NOTE:. You can lock up lhe mirror
bef ore or af ter
aoVancrnq the film.
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WITHTHET32.T2OAUTOMATIC
FLASHPHOTOGRAPHY
FLASH
ELECTRONIC
CalculatorPanel
w
(rearside) O
E l e c t r o n i c F l a s hT 3 2 T32
M 120
O S e t t h e A S A f i l m s p e e do n t h e c a l c u l a t o rp a n e l .
@ M o u n t t h e T 3 2 ( o r T 2 O l o n t h e A c c e s s o r yS h o e
4.
@ S e t t h e s h u t t e rs p e e dr i n g t o 1/ 6 0 s e c .o r s l o w e r
( t h e s h u t t e r s p e e di n d i c a t e d i n b l u e o n t h e s h u t t e r
s p e e dr i n g ) .
lf the LED viewfinder lamp does not blink re-
peatedly after firing + get closer to the subject.
r t S e t t h e d e s i r e df / s t o p o n t h e f l a s h
unit. Setthe iO tfre lamp flickers to indicatethat correct ex-
a p e r t u r er i n g t o t h i s f / s t o p . posure has been made. lf it does not flicker. the
With T32: F4, F5.6 or F8 on automatic flash f l a s h - t o - s u b i e cdt i s t a n c ei s b e y o n d t h e a u t o r a n g e :
operation (ASA 10O). g e t c l o s e rt o t h e s u b j e c t .
With T20: F4 or F8 (ASA 10O).
- 5 1S w i t c h o n t h e T 3 2 ( o r T 2 0 ) . W h e n a r e d l a m o
lights in the viewfinder
you are ready to fire.
FLASHPHOTOGRAPHY WITH AN ELECTRONIC
FLASHU N I T O T H E RT H A NT H E T 3 2 . T 2 O
DAYLIGHTSYNCHRONIZATION
O A t t a c h t h e A c c e s s o r y S h o e 4 t o t h e O M - 1. T h e f l a s h u n i t m a v b e u s e da s a f i l l - i n l i g h t s o u r c e
a.-\ M o u n t t h e e l e c t r o n i c f l a s h o n t h e a c c e s s o r y t o i l l u m i n a t e a s u b i e c t i n s h a d o w sc a u s e db y t h e
snoe. sun.
lf your electronic flash unit does not havea
"hot shoe", connect its syn- 1 Manual flash exposure control
direct contact
chronizing cable to the camera flash socket.
o R e a d t h e F s t o p c o r r e s p o n d i n gw i t h t h e p l a n -
ned flash-to-subiect distance shown in the cal-
"X" by aligning
-9r Set ttre synchro terminal to culator dial. Set the aperture ring to this F
the red dot on the FP and X selector with stop.
" X " i n d i c a t i o n a l o n g s i d et h e f l a s h s o c k e t .
the 6
Aim the subject and turn the shutter speed
N O T E : M o u n t i n g t h e e l e c t r o n i cf l a s h u n i t o n" X the
" ring until the meter needle centers between
a c c e s s o r vs h o e a u t o m a t i c a l l y c o m p l e t e s t h e the over- and under-exposure index marks in
svnchro circuit. However, there are some f l a sh the vieMinder. lf the shutter speed is l/6O
u n i t s w h i c h d o n o t J i r e u n l e s st h e s e l e c t o r i s s e t sec.or slower, you are ready to take the pic-
to "X".
ture.
@ S e t t h e A S A { i l m s p e e do n t h e f l a s h u n i t . o 'l
lf the shutter speed is 1125 sec. or faster,
5 S e t t h e s h u t t e r s p e e dr i n g t o 1 / 6 0 s e c ' o r s l o w -
m o v e c l o s e r t o t h e s u b i e c t a n d r e p e a tt h e p r o '
cedure O and @ to obtain the proper shutter
6 Set the flash unit to the automatic or manual
s p e e do f 1 / 6 O s e c .o r s l o w e r .
s e t t in g ,
?, Set the desiredF stop on the flash unit (in the 2 Automatic flash exposure control
c a s eo f a u t o m o d e ) , a n d t h e n s e t t h e a p e r t u r e Daylight synchronizationon automatic mode is
r i n g t o t h i s F s t o p . I n t h e c a s eo f m a n u a l m o d e , p o s s i b l e ,b u t l i m i t e d t o a c o n s i d e r a b l ee x t e n t b y
F s t o p c a n b e d e t e r m i n e d b y u s i n gt h e f o l l o w - the ambient light and subiectconditions.There'
ingformula: f o r e , m a n u a l J l a s ho p e r a t i o n i s r e c o m m e n d e d '
- f l a s hq u i d e n u m b e r
' DlvP
f l a s h - t o - s u b i e cdt i s t a n c e
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PHOTOGRAPHY
FLASHBULB
e P l u g t h e s y n c h r o n i z i n gc a b l e l e a d i n gf r o m t h e @ D e t e r mi n e t h e c o r r e c t F s t o p f o r f l a s h e x p o s u r e
flash unit into the camera flash socket, and b y u s i n g t h e c a l c u l a t o rd i a l , e x p o s u r ec h a r t o r
then attach the flash unit to the camera. guide number formula. Set the aperturering
@ select the proper synchro setting from the to this F stoo.
t a b l e b e l o w a c c o r d i n gt o t h e t y p e o f b u l b b e -
ing used,and align the red dot on the X and
FP flash selectorwith the "X" or "FP" in-
d i c a t i o n a l o n g s i d et h e f l a s h s o c k e t .
C A U T I O N : W i t h t h e c l i p - o nt y p e " F P " c l a s sf l a s h
u n i t , t h e s y n c h r o n i z i n gc a b l e m u s t b e u s e d t o
connectthe unit and the camera,
0 S e l e c t t h e p r o p e r s h u t t e r s p e e df r o m t h e t a b l e
below, and set the shutter speedring accord-
ingly.
r T h e t a b l e i n d i c a t e sp r o p e r s y n c h r o n i z a t i o ns p e e d sf o r m o s t f l a s he q u i p m e n t .
Shut ter Speed
Terminal Flash Lamp
1000 500 250 i 125 eo i go I rs I 8 q 1 z l r
F P F P ( ) () l x X }( X )<
ElectronrcFla5h .) ( ) o C) () C) ()
X M F x O o o o ()
rvr --i rt c) o o o c)
O = R e c o m m e n d e d ; x = N o t r e c o m m e n d e dd u e t o b u l b q u a l i t y .
MOTORDRIVEPHOTOGRAPHY