Olympus OM30 with early AF capability, compact OM body functioning best as manual-focus aperture-priority SLR.
The Olympus OM30 (OM-F in North America) is a consumer OM-system SLR from 1983 that offered early autofocus capability using a dedicated 35-70mm AF lens. The OM30 was Olympus's response to the growing demand for autofocus, providing AF operation within the manual-focus OM mount system.
The camera provides aperture-priority and manual exposure with the OM system's compact form factor. The autofocus capability works only with the dedicated Zuiko AF 35-70mm lens, limiting the AF usefulness, but all manual OM lenses function normally for manual focus shooting.
Build quality is mid-range OM with compact dimensions. The camera serves dual duty as an autofocus body with the dedicated lens and a conventional manual focus OM body with the full Zuiko lens range. The OM system's compact advantage is maintained.
The OM30 offers an unusual slice of OM history on the used market as Olympus's first autofocus attempt. The limited AF lens makes autofocus operation impractical today, but the camera functions well as a compact aperture-priority OM body with all manual Zuiko lenses.