Olympus OM1 Archives

19 February, 2025

Adventures with my 50-year-old OM-1 and some new issues with scanning

By Art Meripol

This was going to be about my old original Olympus OM-1 but it really just reflects a journey that might feel familiar to many within the world of film photography today… ...

4 December, 2024

Hydra on 35mm

By Logan Mortimer

I learned about Hydra during my university years. I was in a ‘Leonard Cohen phase’ and learned that he lived on the Greek island during an early phase of his life. Fast forward ...

28 June, 2024

5 Frames with an Olympus OM-1N

By acbueno

I love shooting with cameras in the 35mm format, and the Olympus OM1 is undoubtedly my favorite. Its compact size and ergonomic design appeal to me immensely, providing a seamle...

11 January, 2024

Ride Options in Vienna

By Julian Tanase

Visiting Vienna is like returning to some place you never visited. I know it does sound weird, but it is so nonetheless, because every time I come here I see a different face of...

27 September, 2023

Monastery of Varzaresti, Moldova – resistance through faith and tradition

By Julian Tanase

Established as a principality in the mid-14th century, the small medieval state of Moldova is best known for its fierce resistance against the Mongols and Turks, up until the 17...

10 September, 2023

Olympus OM – 42 years, Full Circle Back to Where I Started

By Steve Phillips

Back in January 1981, I was in my final year at university, and after a Christmas holiday spent doing an incredibly boring job, I had more than the usual student grant money in ...

24 August, 2023

Legoland Denmark – lines, dots and angles

By Julian Tanase

I don’t remember seeing so many details in any of my photographs taken in the last 20+ yrs. Actually, I do not remember my eyes watering at the myriad of lines, angles, dots and...

16 July, 2023

Local Heritage Recycled, Reused, Repurposed

By Julian Tanase

I recently visited a small town in Eastern Europe, in the Republic of Moldova. A small country, somewhere on a sliver of land between the Prut and the Dniester rivers, a country...

Alexandre Kreisman on Human Photography – My Definition and my Work
Dear Jeffery, I will! Re the being close to a person, tonight I'm sitting by myself in a restaurant and…
Dave Powell on Ansco Titan – A Stylish 6×6 120 Folder
You are most welcome Jeffery! I imagine the Titan might be lighter than the Mamiya... but aren't so sure about…
Alexandre Kreisman on Human Photography – My Definition and my Work
Dear Keith, The only advice I may give you (that will rock your world) is to see THE picture from…

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