Vipul Bhatia |
Hardware Blues Hi! I'm a rank amateur when it comes to photography, using the point-and-shoot variety till now, but then I've decided to jump in with a bang. And there's the problem. I purchased an used set of camera & lenses on the net. The only problem is that it is without any documentation. I got them for a bargain because the guy who had inherited them could never figure out how to use them. And now I'm in the same boat. The camera is Olympus OM-10. I've figured out almost everything about it, but a few things. Now comes the fun part. And finally the piece of equiptment that has me totally foxed is the Flash. Its a Vivitar 4600 System flash with an DM/O mount (I think its called a mount. Its the part on the bottom which mounts on the shoe of the camera. Even though it has a pamphlet along with it I could not figure out how to use it. Another thing is that all these lenses are in a pretty neglected condition, with dust on and inside them. What cleaning material should I use on the lenses? I do plan to get them serviced, as soon as I can find a authorised dealer / competant repairman. Can you recommend any sites where I can find out about all the hardware that I have got? I know that I am asking a lot of questions, but even after reading all that I could find, I'm still not able to figure out these things. Please help. Thanks to all of you in advance. Love
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Jon Close |
User manuals for Olympus cameras can be downloaded for free from their www.olympusamerica.com site, specifically the OM-10 manual is at http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/Oly_OM10.pdf 24 f/2,8 is a 24mm lens (which gives a wide angle view) with maximum aperture of f/2.8. Camera lens aperture is given as a ratio of focal length to diameter. This can be expressed as f/2.8 or 1:2.8. I don't know what "BBAR" means, but "MC" is most likely "multi-coating", meaning the lens elements are coated to reduce reflections/flare. Adaptall 2 is Tamron's system for adapting the same basic lens to different camera makers' lens mounts. 70-210 refers to a variable focal length lens (zoom lens) of 70mm to 210mm (short to medium telephoto). 1:3.5 - 1:4/210 means the maximum aperture varies from f/3.5 (1:3.5) at 70mm to f/4 (1:4) at 210mm. Similarly, 35-70 f/3.5-4.5 is a 35mm (medium wide angle) to 70 mm (short telephoto) zoom lens with maximum aperture of f/3.5 to f/4.5. The flash code DM/O means Dedicated for Minolta or Olympus. It communicates with the camera to use the built-in through-the-lens (TTL) flash meter of the OM-10 to control flash exposure.
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Jon Close |
Oops, my mistake. The OM-10 does not have TTL flash capability.
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