Olympus OM-1
The Olympus OM-1 is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced in 1972, designed under Yoshihisa Maitani as the debut body of the Olympus OM system. It was positioned as a notably compact and lightweight full-frame SLR at a time when professional bodies from rival makers were larger and heavier.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the OM-1 have ranged from about £44 to £190, with a median around £80 across the sales on file. As of today in 2026, most clean, working bodies sell for double-digit sums at saleroom level, and the value is strongly condition-led: examples with a seized shutter, corroded battery compartment or foam rot tend to sit at the bottom of that range, while tidy, tested bodies with a working meter are what push the price toward the upper end.
Variants
| Variant | Years | Edition | Sales | Price Range |
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| (black) | — | — | 0 | — |
| n | — | — | 4 | £35 – £60 |
| NASA | — | — | 1 | £3,600 – £3,600 |
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Feb 2026 | £125 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 227) Title: An Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
black, body VG, shutter working, light scratch to bottom plate, with case, not battery tested, with f/1.8 50mm lens, barrel VG, optics VG. |
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| Feb 2026 | £225 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 231) Title: An Olympus OM-1 Camera Outfit
Description:
silver, body VG-E, shutter works, with a Zuiko f/1.4 50mm lens, barrel VG, optics VG, Zuiko f/3.5 28mm lens, optics VG, Zuiko f/4 75-150mm lens, |
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| Sep 2025 | £75 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 244) Title: An Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, body G-VG, shutter working, viewfinder bright with no separation, earlier version, pre-MD badge, together with an Olympus F. Zuiko Auto-S (Qty: 1) |
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| Aug 2025 | £188 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 104) Title: An Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, body G, viewfinder has light fungus, shutter working, meter responding, with a Zuiko f/2 50mm Auto-Macro lens, barrel G, optics G with light |
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| Aug 2025 | £62 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 119) Title: An Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 629113, body G except bottom plate engraved with owner's name, shutter and advance nworking, with f/1.8 50mm lens, barrel VG, |
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| Jul 2025 | £25 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 128) Title: An Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, body G, serial number 1377509, shutter works, meter not responding, with a Zuiko f/1.8 50mm lens, barrel G, optics F with light fungus. |
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| Jul 2025 | £60 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 188) Title: An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera
Description:
An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera, shutter working, meter responsive, self timer working, body G, with F Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 lens, Vivitar 35mm f/1.9 lens, |
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| Jun 2025 | £100 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 226) Title: An Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 189166, body VG, shutter works, meter responds, with a Zuiko f/1.8 50mm lens, optics G. |
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| Jun 2025 | £44 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 227) Title: An Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 853792, body G, with VSOE badge, shutter works, meter not responding, with a Zuiko f/3.5 28mm lens, optics G. |
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| Mar 2025 | £119 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 215) Title: An Olympus OM-1 VSOE SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 1079471, body VG, shutter works, meter responds to light, with a Zuiko f/1.8 50mm lens, barrel VG, optics VG, with cap and case. |
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| Mar 2025 | £50 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 213) Title: An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 1456920, body G, small rub mark to top right, shutter works, meter responds to light, with a Zuiko f/1.8 50mm lens, barrel VG, |
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| Mar 2025 | £81 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 214) Title: An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 1407829, body VG, shutter works, meter responds to light, with a Zuiko f/1.8 50mm lens, barrel VG, optics VG, with cap and case. |
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| Mar 2025 | £106 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 187) Title: An Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 1269032, body F-G, brassing to top and bottom plate, shutter works, needle respons to light, with Zuiko f/1.8 50mm lens, barrel |
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| Jan 2025 | £50 | Special Auction Services | n | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 188) Title: An Olympus OM-1n SLR Camera
Description:
An Olympus OM-1n SLR Camera, shutter working, meter responsive, self timer working, body G, some paint wear to edges, with G Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 lens, |
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| Jan 2025 | £60 | Special Auction Services | n | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 187) Title: An Olympus OM-1n SLR Camera
Description:
An Olympus OM-1n SLR Camera, shutter working, meter responsive, self timer working, body G, with F Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 lens, barrel G, elements G |
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| Oct 2024 | £62 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 109) Title: An Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 1060023, body G, shutter works, unable to test metering, with a Zuiko Auto-S f/1.8 50mm lens, barrel G, optics F with light |
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| Aug 2024 | £138 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 109) Title: An Olympus OM-1 Camera Outfit
Description:
comprising the OM-1, silver, serial number 921240, body G, shutter works, viewfinder display works, meter works, with Zuiko f/1.4 50mm lens, barrel |
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| Jun 2024 | £80 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 159) Title: An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera
Description:
An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera, black, shutter working, meter unresponsive, self timer working, some foam debris in finder, body G, light wear, with G |
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| Aug 2023 | £80 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 405) Title: An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera
Description:
An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera, shutter working, meter responsive, self timer working, body G, light wear, with F Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 lens, barrel G, |
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| Aug 2023 | £70 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 157) Title: An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera
Description:
An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera, shutter working, meter responsive, self timer working, body G, missing drive cover, with Zuiko MC Auto-W 35mm f/2.8 lens, |
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| May 2021 | £55 | Harper Field Auctions | n | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 1782) Title: Olympus OM1n SLR camera with 50mm 1:1.8 lens
Description:
Olympus OM1n SLR camera with 50mm 1:1.8 lens |
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| Jan 2021 | £149 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras, Scientific & Collectables (Lot 252) Title: An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera
Description:
black, serial no. 270247, with Zuiko MC Auto-S f/1.4 50mm lens, black nose, serial no. 913677, body, G-VG, shutter working, lens, VG-E, some very (Qty: 1) |
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| Jan 2021 | £136 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras, Scientific & Collectables (Lot 256) Title: An Olympus OM-1n SLR Camera
Description:
chrome, serial no. 1804201, with F.Zuiko Auto-S f/1.8 50mm lens, body, G, shutter working, lens, VG, some light internal dust |
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| Jan 2021 | £124 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras, Scientific & Collectables (Lot 254) Title: An Olympus OM-1 SLR Camera
Description:
chrome, serial no. 1054812, with F.Zuiko Auto-S f/1.8 50mm lens, body, F-G, shutter working, lens, G-VG, some light internal dust (Qty: 1) |
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| Feb 2020 | £35 | Harper Field Auctions | n | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 722) Title: Olympus OM-1 N SLR camera with Olympus 50mm 1:1.4, Zeiss f=2.8 1:2.8 and Makinon 1:4.5 f=80-200mm
Description:
Olympus OM-1 N SLR camera with Olympus 50mm 1:1.4, Zeiss f=2.8 1:2.8 and Makinon 1:4.5 f=80-200mm |
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| Aug 2019 | £15 | Harper Field Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 81) Title: Olympus OM-1 SLR camera with Makinon 1:3.5-4.5 f=28-80mm zoom lens, various accessories and boxes
Description:
Olympus OM-1 SLR camera with Makinon 1:3.5-4.5 f=28-80mm zoom lens, various accessories and boxes |
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| Nov 2016 | EUR 3,600 | Leitz Auction | NASA | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 29 (Lot AI_29_33517) Title: Olympus OM-1 'NASA'
Description:
One of only five factory modified prototype OM-1 bodies, three of these were supplied to the Goddard Space Flight Centre for the Shuttle Missions. The all-black camera with special, non-outgassing paints and lubricants. The leatherette is not installed and comes separately. The camera is unused and has no focusing screen, as it was to be used in the mirror-locked mode. With a letter of authenticity from the former owner and Olympus sales manager Mr. Terry L.Walpole. Estimate: EUR 6,000 - EUR 8,000 |
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| Nov 2001 | £82 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: MAGIC LANTERNS, OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 376) Title: Olympus OM-1 no. 2087389
Description:
Olympus OM-1 no. 2087389 Estimate: £25 - £100 |
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