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London: umbrellas, rain and reflections with the OM System OM-3 camera

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Regular readers of this blog will know that after a year of prevarication, I recently went out and bought the OM System OM-3 camera.

I’m still getting to grips with the thing, but the fact that it enjoys an  IP53-rated weather-sealing rating, means that it holds no fear for London rain, being  designed to handle direct rain spray.

So out I went into the grey, February London drizzle and here’s what I saw:

Covent Garden.

A curious, two person flat umbrella!

Across the Hungerford Bridge (or Golden Jubilee bridge, if you must).

South Bank.

Along the Strand.

Charing Cross Road.

And a final photo back in Brixton. The rain didn’t let up all day.

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3 Comments on “London: umbrellas, rain and reflections with the OM System OM-3 camera”

  2. Yeah but – photos like these can be done just as well with a camera that is one third the cost.

    I like Olympus MFT – but not the overpriced and incongruously specced OM-3 model.

    Cheers 🙂

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    1. I picked up my OM-3 for around a £1,000 and while it’s true that I might have been able to take similar photos on cheaper cameras, that’s not really the point.

      The OM-3 is the first camera I’ve owned in years that gives off a real joy. I’m taking far more photos since I bought the thing and it’s putting a smile on my face.

      And that makes it worth every penny. 🙂

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