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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="1" data-rte-spaces-after="1"> The OM10 and OM10 Quartz </h2> <div data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="floatleft plainlinks" data-rte-attribs=" class=floatleft plainlinks" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cimg%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220006%5C%22%20src%3D%5C%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fstatic.flickr.com%5C%2F28%5C%2F45019585_5367361642_m.jpg%5C%22%20alt%3D%5C%2245019585_5367361642_m.jpg%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.flickr.com%5C%2Fphotos%5C%2Fmartintaylor%5C%2F45019585%5C%2Fin%5C%2Fpool-camerapedia%5C%2F%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.flickr.com%5C%2Fphotos%5C%2Fmartintaylor%5C%2F45019585%5C%2Fin%5C%2Fpool-camerapedia%5C%2F%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fstatic.flickr.com%5C%2F28%5C%2F45019585_5367361642_m.jpg%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/martintaylor/45019585/in/pool-camerapedia/"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image-whitelisted%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fstatic.flickr.com%5C%2F28%5C%2F45019585_5367361642_m.jpg%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" src="http://static.flickr.com/28/45019585_5367361642_m.jpg" alt="45019585_5367361642_m.jpg" /></a></div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The <b>OM10</b> was the first consumer OM series body. Launched in 1979. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">it accepted the full line of OM lenses and most of the OM accessories for a lower price. The lower price was reflected in the construction of this camera and the features available, however, it was still a very competent performer and it reflected the elegant lines established by the compact OM-1 and 2 designs. Early production runs of the OM10 have known malfunction issues with electronics, metering, and shutter magnets.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bsource%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22source%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​<sup data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22source%20needed%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Camerapedia.org%3ACiting%20sources%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" href="/wiki/Camerapedia:Citing_sources" title="Camerapedia:Citing sources">source needed</a></sup>​</span> Olympus later changed the shutter to a 'Type II' design to correct the latter problem.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bsource%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22source%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​<sup data-rte-washtml="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22source%20needed%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Camerapedia.org%3ACiting%20sources%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" href="/wiki/Camerapedia:Citing_sources" title="Camerapedia:Citing sources">source needed</a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In its standard configuration the OM10 offered <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22aperture%20priority%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22aperture%20priority%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Baperture%20priority%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" href="/wiki/Aperture_priority" title="Aperture priority">aperture priority</a> automatic exposure, simple and accurate enough for a consumer camera in most lighting situations. It also offered exposure compensation for more complicated lighting situations and for more advanced users. Selection dial upon the top allowed for selection of Aperture Priority, B and Manual adapter, The small plug-in manual adaptor was available as an accessory to enable manual control of shutter speed, if no Manual Adapter was plugged in and the camera switch set to Manual Adapter then the camera shutter speed was set to fixed 1/60 for flash work. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">While not well known to consumers, the focusing screen for the OM10 is indeed interchangeable, though not as easily as the OM-1. It shares the same focusing screen as the OM-1, but the extra protruding tab needs to be cut off as the OM10 doesn't have a placeholder for it. </p> <div data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="floatright plainlinks" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;" data-rte-attribs=" class=floatright plainlinks style=text-align: center;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cimg%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220008%5C%22%20src%3D%5C%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fstatic.flickr.com%5C%2F29%5C%2F45019559_86c19dd122_m.jpg%5C%22%20alt%3D%5C%2245019559_86c19dd122_m.jpg%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.flickr.com%5C%2Fphotos%5C%2Fmartintaylor%5C%2F45019559%5C%2Fin%5C%2Fpool-camerapedia%5C%2F%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.flickr.com%5C%2Fphotos%5C%2Fmartintaylor%5C%2F45019559%5C%2Fin%5C%2Fpool-camerapedia%5C%2F%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fstatic.flickr.com%5C%2F29%5C%2F45019559_86c19dd122_m.jpg%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/martintaylor/45019559/in/pool-camerapedia/"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image-whitelisted%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fstatic.flickr.com%5C%2F29%5C%2F45019559_86c19dd122_m.jpg%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" src="http://static.flickr.com/29/45019559_86c19dd122_m.jpg" alt="45019559_86c19dd122_m.jpg" /></a> </p> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Other%20images%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.flickr.com%5C%2Fsearch%5C%2Fgroups%5C%2F%3Fw%3D46195334%2540N00%26q%3Dom10%26m%3Dpool%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.flickr.com%5C%2Fsearch%5C%2Fgroups%5C%2F%3Fw%3D46195334%2540N00%26q%3Dom10%26m%3Dpool%20Other%20images%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?w=46195334%40N00&q=om10&m=pool">Other images</a></div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The OM10 can accept all the lenses of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22OM%20system%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Olympus%20OM%20system%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOlympus%20OM%20system%7COM%20system%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" href="/wiki/Olympus_OM_system" title="Olympus OM system">OM system</a>. </p> <div data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="floatleft plainlinks" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;" data-rte-attribs=" class=floatleft plainlinks style=text-align: center;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cimg%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220011%5C%22%20src%3D%5C%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ffarm1.static.flickr.com%5C%2F200%5C%2F478197284_b973882632_m.jpg%5C%22%20alt%3D%5C%22478197284_b973882632_m.jpg%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.flickr.com%5C%2Fphotos%5C%2Ftimmythesuk%5C%2F478197284%5C%2Fin%5C%2Fpool-camerapedia%5C%2F%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.flickr.com%5C%2Fphotos%5C%2Ftimmythesuk%5C%2F478197284%5C%2Fin%5C%2Fpool-camerapedia%5C%2F%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ffarm1.static.flickr.com%5C%2F200%5C%2F478197284_b973882632_m.jpg%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/timmythesuk/478197284/in/pool-camerapedia/"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image-whitelisted%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ffarm1.static.flickr.com%5C%2F200%5C%2F478197284_b973882632_m.jpg%22%7D" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/200/478197284_b973882632_m.jpg" alt="478197284_b973882632_m.jpg" /></a> </p> <i>OM10 Quartz</i></div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The finder screen is fixed, as well as the back. It can accept the winder but not the motor drive. It existed in chrome and in black finish. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1980 the <b>OM10 Quartz</b> was released with a fixed databack (equivalent of a Recordata Back 3) to print the time or date on your pictures. The OM10 Quartz was only released in black finish. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The OM10 was sold in large quantities before production ceased in 1987 and many working examples are still being used today. Largely overlooked in favor of its more professional 'single digit' siblings, you can easily pick up a working example for little money. Try to find one that includes the manual adaptor though, as this accessory alone can fetch good money at online auctions. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="211208-484545575effcd62c0331" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bbr%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22br%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​<br data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="clear:both" style="clear:both" data-rte-attribs=" style=clear:both " />​</span> </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key camerapedia:rte-parser-cache:1744 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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