I assume that if you are looking at this item, it’s because you know what you are looking at!

This is the finest, professional grade, all in one CCD camera that Olympus ever made. Its photo output is at least the equal of the best 35mm film camera, with fantastic colour rendering from the CCD sensor.

It has a wide 28-140mm equivalent zoom lens of the very highest grade with ED and aspherical glass. The pictures are distortion free, with no colour fringing or other bothersome artifacts.

The ergonomics are great, and in keeping with its professional intentions, every function is adjustable either with buttons and jog wheel, or via the menu system.

It has a full electronic live view viewfinder as well as rear display screen.

It is a beast of a machine- very solidly built, so don’t buy this to go hiking!

All functions are working as they should, and I have included a few photos so that you can see what it is capable of in different lighting conditions.

Cosmetic condition is excellent bar a tiny amount of wear to the paint on the bottom of the lens mount where the camera is held with the left hand.

Supplied with its bespoke carry case, a 4MB compact flash card, the PS-BLM-1 battery and a charger so that you can use the camera straight away.

If you have had a Leica Digilux 2 die on you (as I have), then this makes a great alternative. It has a similar 2/3 inch sized sensor to the Digilux 2 and produces pictures with the exact same feel. Plus it has higher resolution, lower noise and a wider zoom range.

I’m selling as I have an over-large collection of CCD sensor Olympus cameras and something has to go!