Olympus OM10

Olympus OM-10 (Body Only)

Popular entry-level 35mm SLR from 1979 - a great, affordable entry into the classic Olympus OM system.

Key specs:

• Aperture-priority auto-exposure
• Olympus OM mount
• LED viewfinder readout
• Shutter speeds to 1/1000s
• Uses 2x LR44/SR44 batteries

Condition: Working body that fired fine across testing, with one frame showing some shutter capping (a dark band where the curtains didn't travel perfectly evenly). It came right on the following shots, so it appears occasional rather than constant - just something to be aware of.

The OM-10 was one of Olympus' most successful consumer SLRs - compact, good-looking, and easy to use. Set your aperture and the camera handles the shutter speed automatically, with a clear LED scale in the viewfinder showing the selected speed. The OM bodies are famously smaller and lighter than their Nikon and Canon rivals of the era, making them a pleasure to carry and shoot.