Godzilla Olympus
Nov 20, 2021 23:54:04 #
While watching an old GZ movie I noticed an Olympus camera and went down a Wiki rabbit hole. I'm a bit embarrassed to say I didn't know Olympus was a Japanese company.
Can anyone identify the camera/lens at 3:14?
https://youtu.be/uLP7WTL9sw8?t=193
Can anyone identify the camera/lens at 3:14?
https://youtu.be/uLP7WTL9sw8?t=193
Nov 21, 2021 00:12:56 #
Nov 21, 2021 00:19:19 #
I'll make a WAG and call it an Olympus OM-1, A higher resolution version of that image would show the lens' nomenclature
Nov 21, 2021 01:42:05 #
twowindsbear wrote:
I'll make a WAG and call it an Olympus OM-1, A higher resolution version of that image would show the lens' nomenclature
It’s a 50/1.8.
Nov 21, 2021 08:59:52 #
Would be nice to be able to see the video....
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I'm in Canada - and I'm sure I'm not the only UHH reader in Canada!
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Nov 21, 2021 09:17:54 #
It's an OM-1.
First glance it's not OM-3 or OM-4 as those have non removable hot shoe besides the titanium version they are black. The camera in the movies has the hot shoe removed.
It's an OM-1 and not OM-2 because the shutter speed dial is chrome, the OM-2 has black shutter speed dial.
First glance it's not OM-3 or OM-4 as those have non removable hot shoe besides the titanium version they are black. The camera in the movies has the hot shoe removed.
It's an OM-1 and not OM-2 because the shutter speed dial is chrome, the OM-2 has black shutter speed dial.
Nov 21, 2021 11:37:25 #
Nov 21, 2021 13:19:31 #
Nov 21, 2021 13:38:47 #
Morning Star wrote:
Would be nice to be able to see the video....
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The uploader has not made this video available in your country."
I'm in Canada - and I'm sure I'm not the only UHH reader in Canada!
"Video unavailable
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True. You could always ask the other two if they ever encounter that ;-)
Nov 21, 2021 13:41:13 #
Corporate espionage in 70s Japan must have been like Rotterdam in the 30s 😬 All the cameras look the same. Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Olympus, Ricoh, Minolta. I can't tell them apart at 10 feet away.
Nov 21, 2021 14:07:46 #
Morning Star wrote:
Would be nice to be able to see the video....
"Video unavailable
The uploader has not made this video available in your country."
I'm in Canada - and I'm sure I'm not the only UHH reader in Canada!
"Video unavailable
The uploader has not made this video available in your country."
I'm in Canada - and I'm sure I'm not the only UHH reader in Canada!
I just moved back to the States from Alberta so I feel your pain. The movie is Godzilla v. MechaGodzilla from 1977.
Nov 21, 2021 14:09:07 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
Yep.... that's an OM-1. The vertical, silver self-timer lever is distinct on it. The OM-2 and later models didn't have one like that. There were a couple variants of the OM-1 over the years it was produced. It's hard to tell in the photo if there is a film winder on the bottom of that camera. Adding a winder or motor drive required modifications on the earlier manufactured OM-1, while later there was an OM-1MD that was fully prepared to accept a motor drive. That variant had an "MD" badge on the front, but it would be hidden by the photographer's fingers in the above photo.
https://camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Olympus_OM-1/2/3/4
Olympus was actually one of the last major manufacturers to offer a 35mm film SLR (1972), but they "rocked the world" with their OM-1 and subsequent models, offering very full featured SLRs and superb lenses that were considerably smaller and lighter than everyone else's. Almost all the major manufacturers eventually followed Oly's lead with at least some smaller SLRs models and lenses.
https://camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Olympus_OM-1/2/3/4
Olympus was actually one of the last major manufacturers to offer a 35mm film SLR (1972), but they "rocked the world" with their OM-1 and subsequent models, offering very full featured SLRs and superb lenses that were considerably smaller and lighter than everyone else's. Almost all the major manufacturers eventually followed Oly's lead with at least some smaller SLRs models and lenses.
Nov 21, 2021 14:24:57 #
Nov 21, 2021 15:40:07 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Alphabravo2020 wrote:
While watching an old GZ movie I noticed an Olympus camera and went down a Wiki rabbit hole. I'm a bit embarrassed to say I didn't know Olympus was a Japanese company.
Can anyone identify the camera/lens at 3:14?
https://youtu.be/uLP7WTL9sw8?t=193
Can anyone identify the camera/lens at 3:14?
https://youtu.be/uLP7WTL9sw8?t=193
It is either an OM-1 or OM-1n. I still have my OM-1 n from 1975 and it still works fine. And, yes, the hot shoe is detachable.
Nov 21, 2021 23:14:03 #
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