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Farside
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 Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: Surprise Olympus AF-1 |
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Farside wrote:
A year ago a seller threw in an Olympus AF-1 in a bundle of stuff. I was only interested in the lenses and the camera seemed to be broken (wasn't winding on), so I wasn't interested in that and left it aside.
Yesterday I found it again and had a closer look. Turned out the film wind-on fault I thought it had wasn't a fault at all, the film simply wasn't put on the take-up spool at all.
I loaded a fresh film and let it run itself to number one, shot a frame or two and it seems to be working ok.
On looking up the AF-1, I find it's weatherproof - which is useful, as I'd been wanting a weatherproof compact. 
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Attila wrote:
Looks nice ! And I think it will deliver great result! Please share with us!
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LucisPictor
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:14 am Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
These little Olympus cams (AF or not) are really nice!
They mostly sport good lenses. I like my AF-1 Twin a lot. It has a nice double focal length feature:
f3.5/35 and f6.3/70.
BTW, I've got two other really good AF compact cams.
Nikon L35 AF (with a fantastic 2.8/35 lens)
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Canon AF35 M II (with a very good 2.8/38 lens)
These two little snapshot cams produce very nice results and they set me back about 2 EUR each or something!!
An extremely cheap collecting field and still usable!
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Farside
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| Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:37 am Post subject: |
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Farside wrote:
Nice ones.
I shall carry this one around in the car with no fear of crappy weather, now
I wish I'd known about it sooner - I could certainly have made use of it on a couple of occasions when I didn't want to get my gear wet.
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IANUS
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IANUS wrote:
The Olympus AF-1 is very robust and a good shooter. I got one for my little daughter for her 3rd birthday and she had a lot of fun with it.
@Carsten
The AF-1 Twin looks nice. Is it meant to switch between the two focal lengths. |
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LucisPictor
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LucisPictor wrote:
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@Carsten
The AF-1 Twin looks nice. Is it meant to switch between the two focal lengths. |
Yes.
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Jesito
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Jesito wrote:
Hi Dave,
I got one of those not long ago, and it has been sitting in the drawer since then, mainly because there were others to try with higher priority (Olympus XA and XA2) and my spare time is getting more and more scarce...
But now that you have recalled me it's existance, I'm going to give it a try...
Thanks!
Jes.
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Farside
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| Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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Farside wrote:
| Jesito wrote: |
Hi Dave,
I got one of those not long ago, and it has been sitting in the drawer since then, mainly because there were others to try with higher priority (Olympus XA and XA2) and my spare time is getting more and more scarce...
But now that you have recalled me it's existance, I'm going to give it a try...
Thanks!
Jes. |
It's quite a nice little brick-like camera; not an ounce of pretension about it. Dead simple point and shoot and I hope the lens is at least half-decent.
It's hard to keep up with all the cameras I should be putting film through and it starts getting expensive again if I use them too regularly. This AF-1 will see some use, but I really should put a first roll through it quickly simply to see if it works properly.
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Jesito
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
BTW, have you got a user manual... to share? 
I cannot recall how does it work  I had trouble even putting the film in, as soon as I touched the sprocket wheel the film started to run inside.... I quickly shut the door, so I expect not to have lost too much film...
Thanks in advance,
Jes.
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Farside
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| Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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Farside wrote:
| Jesito wrote: |
BTW, have you got a user manual... to share?
I cannot recall how does it work I had trouble even putting the film in, as soon as I touched the sprocket wheel the film started to run inside.... I quickly shut the door, so I expect not to have lost too much film...
Thanks in advance,
Jes. |
Sorry, Jes. I don't have any manual for it. I just entered the film end as normal, fitted the cassette into its recess and as soon as I shut the back, it wound on to the first ready frame.
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dof
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dof wrote:
I can attest that the Nikon L35AF is a fine little shooter. The 35mm f/2.8 lens
is a 5-element Sonnar design and gives very good results. There is also
a filter ring on the camera and the AF seems quite accurate. |
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Laurence wrote:
NICE little camera, I love the style of the design. Hey, now you can simply get right down in the wet grass and take ground-level images without hurting the camera!
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Katastrofo wrote:
I just got this camera yesterday, the Olympus Stylus, bought from a guy
from Pentax Forums for $25 including shipping:
Got a roll of Kodak Gold 200 in it right now. Camera is small and compact
compared to my two Ricohs, feels like a Ferrari! lol |
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Jesito
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| Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:36 am Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
| Katastrofo wrote: |
I just got this camera yesterday, the Olympus Stylus, bought from a guy
from Pentax Forums for $25 including shipping:
Got a roll of Kodak Gold 200 in it right now. Camera is small and compact
compared to my two Ricohs, feels like a Ferrari! lol |
Wow, it does look like a stylish XA....
Congrats Bill!. Let's see the first samples soon
Kind regards,
Jes.
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DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
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mUg
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mUg wrote:
| Jesito wrote: |
| Katastrofo wrote: |
I just got this camera yesterday, the Olympus Stylus, bought from a guy
from Pentax Forums for $25 including shipping:
Got a roll of Kodak Gold 200 in it right now. Camera is small and compact
compared to my two Ricohs, feels like a Ferrari! lol |
Wow, it does look like a stylish XA....
Jes. |
Noes! lol  joking...recently i've been tempted by an offer of an italian guy, he was selling his one for 20 euros, but i rejected the offer, since i already have two Xas and also loosing manual controls like focus wouldn't be pleasing for me (even though even its comfort tempted me).
Btw, which batteries does the Olympus AF in the first post use? (Just wondering) |
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Jesito
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
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Btw, which batteries does the Olympus AF in the first post use? (Just wondering) |
Please, take a look here: http://forum.mflenses.com/going-environmental-friendly-on-the-olympus-af1-and-others-t15480,highlight,af1.html
Jes.
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Zooms Sigma 70-300, Tamron 35-135 and 70-210 short, 70-210 long, 28-70 CF Macro, 35-70, 35-80, Vivitar 70-210 KA, Tamron 70-250.
Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S, Ricoh, Contax, Konica TC-X , Minolta 5000, 7000i, 3Sxi, EOS 500 and CX
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3 & C4, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret (many), Welta Welti-I, Kodak Signette 35, Zorki-4, Bessa-R & L, Minolta Weathermatic, olympus XA2
Compact Film Konica C35V, Voigtlander Vitorets, Canon Prima Super 105, Olympus XA2 and XA3
Compact Digital Olympus C-5050, Aiptek Slim 3000, Canon Powershot A540, Nikon 5200, SIGMA DP1s, Polaroid X530, IXUS55, Kodak 6490, Powershot G9 and G10
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nemesis101
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:13 pm Post subject: SNAP! |
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nemesis101 wrote:
Maybe we need an AF point & shoot Olympus Stylus sub-group?
Heresy! lol
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tkbslc
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tkbslc wrote:
Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I just picked one of these up for $3 at the thrift store. Its called the Infinity here in the US. Suprised to find out it is weatherproof! For $3, though, who really cares if it gets damaged in the rain?
They also had a dual length Ricoh tf-500 for $3 that still had a good battery in it. It has a 35mmf2.8 and when you push a button, it pops out to become a 70-5.6. No zoom in between. Picked that one up too.
I then went to the grocery on the way home and they had the 223 batteries on clearance. It was meant to be, I guess.
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