{"id":851,"date":"2026-02-11T09:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.e-group.uk.net\/pages\/?p=851"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:04:05","slug":"astrophotographers-om-3-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.e-group.uk.net\/pages\/astrophotographers-om-3-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Astrophotographers OM-3 launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>OM System have released a special version of the popular <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.e-group.uk.net\/pages\/retro-returns-with-the-om-system-om-3\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/magazine.e-group.uk.net\/pages\/retro-returns-with-the-om-system-om-3\/\">retro-style OM-3<\/a>, the OM-3 Astro, adapted for astrophotographers. 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