gear // chasescat

// cameras

Olympus OM-2n 35mm SLR

First Film camera! Meter is extremely good, shutter is accurate, and 50mm lens is super sharp :3. The auto mode is not functional sadly. The mirror locks up and doesn't go back down in auto.

Kodak Junior No. 1a 116 Medium Format

100 year old bellows camera. It is intended to be used with 116 film which basically doesn't exist anymore. I 3D printed 110 to 120 converters. It shoots absurdly panoramic photos with decent clarity. However this means that you have to count turns (6 full turns at start of roll and 3.5 turns between frames).

Kodak Vigilant Six-20 620 Medium Format

70 year old bellows camera. Intended to be used with 620 film, which leaves me with 3 options: The Film Photography Project sells 120 film spooled in 620, I could spool 120 myself in a darkbag, or convert to 35mm to make cool panoramic sprocket photos.

Olympus OM-PC 35mm SLR

Got it on a good deal on a FB Marketplace. The camera works well, however the mirror can lock up pretty badly if left on the ready to shoot state for too long. Might be an electromagnet problem.

// other gear

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M. Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 f/1.8 - f/16 — Came with my OM-2n very nice and sharp lens

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M. Zuiko Auto-Zoom 70-150mm f/4 f/4 - f/22 — Second Lens I have bought, even though zoom lenses are slower, I wanted to experiment with focal lengths that I might like. Still fun to use.

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E. Zuiko Auto-T 200mm f/4 f/4 - f/32 — Found at an antique store for 20 bucks, pretty fun to use. Also came with a cool red filter. Might be fun to try with B/W film.

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M. Zuiko 28mm f/3.5 f/3.5 - f/16 — Got in a FB marketplace deal, looks to be in good condition and it shoots well.

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Vivitar 75-205mm Macro Focusing Zoom f/3.8 f/3.8 - f/22 — Same FB marketplace deal, nice push-pull zoom lens. I have been wanting a macro lens so it is exciting!

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Olympus T20 Flash Big Flash that I wanna play with to try photoshoots with :O

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Olympus Auto Advance Motor Got it with the OM-PC

// wishlist

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Nikon F3 Such a cool and clean camera. The viewfinder stuff seems so interesting and being able to use it in the dark seems so nice.

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Pentax 6x7 I want a proper medium format camera SLRs are also so cool. A TLR might be cool too but they also seem so so expensive.

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Olympus Mju I also dont have a good point and shoot, something like that would be cool.

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M. Zuiko Auto 35mm f/2 I want a cool low focal length lens and I'm becoming a weird Zuikoholic

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M. Zuiko 50mm f/3.5 Macro I also want to try more close-ups too :O

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