Whoever at Olympus that made the decision to sell the camera division obviously never had one of these. Olympus OM-3Ti with Zuiko 35-80/2.8 Zoom. (Photographed with a non-Olympus branded full-frame digital camera and the OM Zuiko 300/4.5 lens with Zuiko 1.4X teleconverter - cropped).
The Golden Child. The OM-3Ti was the final pro-grade camera Olympus made for the OM line. The 35-80/2.8 zoom lens was one of the final lenses too. This kit was quite pricy when new - especially for a manual camera with mechanical shutter. The lens is also exceptionally sharp and has amazing bokeh characteristics.
This photograph was taken with the Olympus E-1 with 14-42 lens.
An Olympus OM System "Fireside Chat". From the left, an OM-4T (An OM-4T is the USA version of the OM-4Ti) with Zuiko 28mm F2 lens and Motordrive 2. An OM-3Ti with Zuiko 100mm F2 lens. And an OM-4T with 50mm F1.4 lens and Motordrive 2.
Photograph was lit with a single Olympus T45 flash with Flashbender. Camera used is the Olympus E-3 with OM Zuiko 35-80 F2.8 zoom at 85mm and F2.8.
We are not supposed to get emotionally attached to a piece of equipment. "Cameras are tools" we are told. Personally, I think that's nonsense. To a craftsman, a tool is a very personal thing. Each one is selected for very precise reasons. If you are just making money with cameras, yes, they are just tools. If you are a craftsman, there is a joy in what you are doing and making money is secondary. The reward for what you do isn't money, it's the personal satisfaction of doing something that brings you personal joy.
Creston Train Station / City Hall. Creston, IA. Photograph taken with an Olympus OM-3Ti, Zuiko 28mm F2 lens and Ilford HP5+ film. Processed DD-X. Scanned with the Nikon Coolscan V-ED. Processed in Lightroom CC. This image is about a 50% crop of the full 35mm frame.
North of Creston, Iowa, there is an old abandoned farm house surrounded by bales. This photograph was taken with the Olympus OM-3Ti with the OM Zuiko 28/2.0 lens on Kodak PlusX film. This image was scanned from the negative in a Nikon Coolscan V-ED scanner and processed in Lightroom.
