M-SYSTEM Manuals

The M-SYSTEM manuals that came along with the M-1 camera. (What I am now missing is a boxed M-1 and the holy grail).

Not rare but definitely not common to see the Lens Group Manual.

The M-1 Instruction Manual is still available in the market and it shouldn't be too difficult to come across one.

Yet, it's difficult to come across one of these manuals in such a minty condition. Usually those lens group manuals are worn out, the one I just got is still pretty minty. All the pages are straight and flat. (I paid a ridiculous amount for it.)

The reason I got it is that I would like to know more about the lineup of the M-SYSTEM lenses.

M-1 (Red line rewind plus "M-SYSTE" misengraved 55mm F1.2 and the manuals)

After reading (just the photos as I don't comprehend Japanese), it's confirmed that there should have been a complete lineup of M-SYSTEM lenses ranging from 8mm fisheye to 1000mm+ super tele.

Due to the complaint of Leica, everything became history and I guess most of the lenses that were produced (as least those that are shown in the manual) were destroyed or kept secretly in museums or by super collectors.

Indeed, most of the lenses that are available in the OM series has an M-SYSTEM version and those photos are shown in the manual.

What a piece of information.

I seriously wonder where those lenses are. Would there be someone who worked in Olympus back in the days still keeping these pre-OM systems lenses or even some of the prototypes?

If anyone knows anything about it, please feel free to let me know.

Cheers,

Wilfred