Fully Manual 35Mm Film Camera

I'm an old-school 35mm film kind of guy, but eventually graduated to digital about 10 years ago. I've found the miniature point & shoots are capable of producing great results for every day shots and when travelling, but, of course, typically lack the ability to be creative. When the Micro Four Third cameras gained more popularity with semi-professionals and serious amatuers, I loved the idea of acquiring a compact camera with manual controls, a relatively large sensor, capable of using interchangeable lenses. Initially, I planned on buying a Panasonic GF-1, but when it was discontined (what a huge blunder that was), I looked more seriously at the Olympus line-up. With the added refinements and new features the E-PL2 offers over the E-PL1, it was a no-brainer. I've had it just a week and am still reading the manual every night -- trying to get a grip on the incredible capabilities of this camera. I'm heading to Honolulu in 3 weeks and can't wait to use it there. The engineers at Olympus have done a magnificent job in terms of style, design, control layout, and overall build quality. Buying the E-PL2 was one of the smartes purchases I've ever made.

For a manual image advance 35mm film strip or mounted slide scanner it produces great high quality scans. The Silverfast software can produce a usable scan from under exposed or overexposed as well as faded original images

This is a manual lens but as someone who grew up on 35mm film cameras that's not a problem. The unit arrived in pristine condition and I was able to take it for a test drive immediately. Used on a crop sensor Sony A*** made it approximately equivalent to an 18mm FF lens, plenty wide for multiple uses. I'm not a professional but have found the lens to provide a very clean photo with decent, if not perfect, bokeh while keeping the overall photo very clean and crisp, especially towards the center and utilizing the center range of stops.

This is the perfect camera for those who want a high end P&S, but are yet hesitant to go into SLRs.It has a wide varity of features, from fully automatic, to fully manual. I had been owning this for 10 days or so, and had a woderful experience. You need to go thru the manual (which is provded as pdf or available at canon's website), and thats it !!I had been shooting photos with aperture priority, manual focus and shutter priority..and the photos come out excellent. At low light conditions, the automatic mode isnt great..but I did want something which is more than automatic...and when I use manual settings...its perfect in low light as well. Also get the 58mm adapter from lensmate, and you can add polarizers and filters.Overall...I am very very satisfied with the product. Only glitch is that, after I purchased, the price fell some more, so could have waited to get the cheapest ever.... Thanks B&H !!

One the best manual 35mm lens

For a simple and fully manual adapter this is really great. Remember no electronic connection to camera.

Great battery and I'am using it with an Arriflex 35BL2 35mm film camera.

I use this with my mirrorless camera and the Essential Film Holder. I scan tons of 35mm film and this light works perfectly.

I use this with a Sony camera to scan 35mm film. It's flawless. I combine with the Essential Film Holder and it works very well.

I use for outdoor adventure shooting and it is great. Having the ability to make the camera fully manual is invaluable when the light and setting constantly change. It takes a little while to get it figured out on how to adjust and shoot properly, but that is only because this camera can do it all. Defiantly read the instructions to get the most out the camera, it seem like there is a lot going on, and there is, but it is easy to take great manual photo with some practice.