Some camera reviews are easier than others for me. Give me an overlooked quirky model and I can readily reveal the fun aspects of shooting one of these unique models supplemented with what little bits of interesting information that I can discover about the model and its maker. It's a fun process that makes for a fun to write review that I always feel proud to share.
But give me a well-known and well-loved model with oodles already written about it, and I will be crippled by a severe case of writer's block. After all, what more can I add to a conversation that has already been so extensively covered from more or less every conceivable angle. And that is just where I am in trying to pen a fitting review of the Olympus OM-2N.
A special thanks to my Minolta 5D for producing such a wonderful vanity shot of the OM-2
The Olympus OM-2 is perhaps the most well known camera for which I have in my stable and I've yet to write a post. On its debut in the 1970's (arguably the prime period of manual focus SLRs), the OM-2 was very well received for its compact size and easy to use feature set. Forty years later, the OM-2 is still a darling of a camera for many of today's film shooters, and has any number of positive write-ups online. Two of my film shooting buddies, Mike and James both have favorable reviews posted of the OM-2 that can relay more about the camera's history and attributes than I can ever hope to convey here.
