OM SYSTEM is announcing two specialty versions of popular products, the OM SYSTEM OM-3 ASTRO Mirrorless Camera, a Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera optimized for astrophotography, and the TG-7 INDUSTRY Digital Camera, which comes sold exclusively in a NY-TGV Super Adapter Kit for use with binocular stereoscopic microscopes.
Featuring the same 20MP BSI stacked sensor and high-performance TruePicX processor combo as the original OM-3, the silver-bodied OM-3 ASTRO has an infrared cut filter placed in front of the sensor. This filter is tuned for near-100% transmission of the Hα (Hydrogen-alpha) light emitted by nebulae, allowing users to capture these celestial cloud formations in vivid detail.
The company’s forays into computational photography are also optimized for astrophotography in the OM-3 ASTRO, with three new color profile modes designed for clearer reproduction of star colors and faint nebulae. The Handheld High Res Shot mode also benefits astrophotography when combined with a tripod, as is use with an equatorial mount. Starry Sky AF, Live Composite, and Night View can all be used for astrophotography as well.
For use with OM-3 ASTRO are two new body mount filters, the BMF-LPC01 Light Pollution Suppression Filter and the BMF-SE01 Soft Filter. Attached directly to the camera body for lens-changing ease and use with bulbous, wide-angle lenses, the BMF-LPC01 cuts light from terrestrial, artificial sources while the BMF-SE01 blurs and highlights point-light sources, maximizing their pictorial impact.
The TG-7 INDUSTRY is a kit-exclusive variant of the black Tough TG-7 digital camera widely popular on adventure and job sites alike. Sold alongside the NY-TGV Super Adapter for standard microscope eyepieces, the full kit allows users to take 12MP resolution images in examination, research, and testing applications with a binocular stereoscopic microscope.
The camera facilitates the use of large monitors for observation of microscope images, along with remote capture with the optional RM-WR2 Wireless Remote Control. The INDUSTRY also features two new custom settings on the mode dial, a Focus Stacking Mode for compositing images taken at multiple focus points, and a Microscope Adapter mode for use attached to a stereoscopic microscope.
OM SYSTEM is also releasing an optional accessory for the kit, the U-OC Ultra C Mount, allowing users to use the TG-7 INDUSTRY with Evident microscopes by providing coaxial and parfocal adjustment.
For more information about the new OM SYSTEM cameras and accessories, including additional features, specs, and highlights, be sure to check out the detailed product pages of each.
