Olympus Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/cameras/olympus/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:36:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.macfilos.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/macfilos-removebg-preview-1-150x146.png Olympus Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/cameras/olympus/ 32 32 183858286 OM System Old and New: Through Italy with an Olympus OM-4 and an OM-5 https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/03/om-system-old-and-new-through-italy-with-an-olympus-om-4-and-an-om-5/ https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/03/om-system-old-and-new-through-italy-with-an-olympus-om-4-and-an-om-5/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=82186 OM System is today the maker of the OM-5 DSLM camera. But the OM System was also the platform of the Olympus analogue SLR cameras. We tried the recent OM-5 and the vintage OM-4 Ti side by side during a trip to Italy.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/03/om-system-old-and-new-through-italy-with-an-olympus-om-4-and-an-om-5/feed/ 8 82186 Searching for my Cameraman https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/10/cameraman/ https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/10/cameraman/#comments Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:00:27 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=81141 You have to wonder why it's important for me to go searching for my "Cameraman". By the age of eight, I’d accrued more passport stamps and booster shots than the average war correspondent...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/10/cameraman/feed/ 28 81141 Classic Digital Cameras: Is the revival a passing phase? https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/12/classic-digital-cameras-is-the-revival-a-passing-phase/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/12/classic-digital-cameras-is-the-revival-a-passing-phase/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=74091 Does the “classic digital” camera exist, or is the term an oxymoron? Many believe that a classic is, by definition, a film camera. But evidence now points to the opposite, and supports the case for the classic digital compact. After nearly three decades of digital photography, interest in older digitals —mostly compacts — is burgeoning. […]

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/12/classic-digital-cameras-is-the-revival-a-passing-phase/feed/ 44 74091 Macfilos Top Ten: The most-read articles of the last quarter https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/01/macfilos-top-ten-the-most-read-articles-of-the-last-quarter/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/01/macfilos-top-ten-the-most-read-articles-of-the-last-quarter/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72887 It's time for a quarterly recap of the most viewed Macfilos articles. No surprise which camera brand dominated the list this time around. Although the site is not devoted exclusively to Leica-related gear, it's clear that's what our readers are most interested in.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/07/01/macfilos-top-ten-the-most-read-articles-of-the-last-quarter/feed/ 0 72887 Jason’s Newsround: Sigma happiness, the nifty fifty and proving the doom-mongers wrong https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/18/sigma-happiness-the-nifty-fifty-and-proving-the-doom-mongers-wrong/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/18/sigma-happiness-the-nifty-fifty-and-proving-the-doom-mongers-wrong/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:00:03 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=70744 News review from Macfilos.com

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/18/sigma-happiness-the-nifty-fifty-and-proving-the-doom-mongers-wrong/feed/ 17 70744 Jason’s Newsround: Forget heavenly happenings, what’s the best camera here on planet Earth? https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/12/jasons-newsround-what-is-the-best-camera-here-on-planet-earth/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/12/jasons-newsround-what-is-the-best-camera-here-on-planet-earth/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:00:34 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=69356 News review from Macfilos.com

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/04/12/jasons-newsround-what-is-the-best-camera-here-on-planet-earth/feed/ 11 69356 Seam Strap: Leather and camera straps with Peak Design connectors https://www.macfilos.com/2024/01/24/seam-strap-leather-camera-straps-and-wrist-straps-with-peak-design-connectors/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/01/24/seam-strap-leather-camera-straps-and-wrist-straps-with-peak-design-connectors/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:00:05 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=67617 Peak Design's partner program allows the innovative Anchor Mount connectors to be used by third-party leather camera strap manufacturers, including by this German company…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/01/24/seam-strap-leather-camera-straps-and-wrist-straps-with-peak-design-connectors/feed/ 5 67617 All GAS and Gaiters: A reflection on a distressing condition affecting some photographers https://www.macfilos.com/2023/12/15/all-gas-and-gaiters-a-reflection-on-a-distressing-condition-affecting-some-photographers/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/12/15/all-gas-and-gaiters-a-reflection-on-a-distressing-condition-affecting-some-photographers/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:00:25 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=65971 It's an affliction that most of us suffer from, one time or another, and it's difficult to treat effectively. Jon takes us through the tale of his own lifelong GAS, Gear Acquisition Syndrome, and discusses the remedies (if any)…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/12/15/all-gas-and-gaiters-a-reflection-on-a-distressing-condition-affecting-some-photographers/feed/ 24 65971 The Ten Most-Read Articles of the Quarter: Macfilos goes viral https://www.macfilos.com/2023/10/02/the-ten-most-read-articles-of-the-quarter-macfilos-goes-viral/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/10/02/the-ten-most-read-articles-of-the-quarter-macfilos-goes-viral/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=64260 The top ten most-read Macfilos articles of the last quarter cover all aspects of photography, with an emphasis on all things Leica. The topics covered include gear reviews, vintage cameras, travel photography, and the fun of learning to use a rangefinder.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2023/10/02/the-ten-most-read-articles-of-the-quarter-macfilos-goes-viral/feed/ 4 64260 Olympus 35 RC: A tiny but true rangefinder camera for beginners and experts https://www.macfilos.com/2023/07/12/the-olympus-35-rc-dont-underrate-this-small-real-rangefinder-camera/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/07/12/the-olympus-35-rc-dont-underrate-this-small-real-rangefinder-camera/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=61498 The Olympus RC 35 is a rangefinder camera from 1970. This review with many sample images shows where this timeless classic delivers and where not. And what prospective buyers should know.

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