This vintage-looking camera has been updated for shooting the stars

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OM System has updated its vintage-styled OM-3 camera with an Astro version, featuring hardware improvements for better astrophotography, especially for red nebulae, and a higher price tag.

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The OM-3 Astro camera superimposed over a starry landscape photo. — The new version of the OM-3 looks nearly identical to last year’s except for a red Astro badge on the front. | Image: OM System

Just over a year after OM System launched its vintage-styled OM-3 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, the company has announced a new version with a handful of upgrades catering to astrophotography. The new OM-3 Astro will be available starting in March 2026 for $2,499.99, which is $500 more expensive than the standard model. Both can be used to photograph the night sky, but the Astro introduces hardware improvements to enhance the colors of red nebulae - a popular subject for astrophotographers.

The most notable upgrade to the OM-3 Astro is a new infrared cut filter positioned in front of the camera's 20.37-megapixel stacked back-illumina …

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