So Olympus now have a 15mm f8 lens, which seems to have an ultrapancake profile. Why not just poke a pinhole in a lens cap? Having said that, I do own a 12.5mm f12 lens from Panasonic -- but that offers 3D images.
Specs:
Available at:
http://www.adorama.com/IOMBLC158.html
Reviews:
Lens is different anyway, so separate topic is proper approach here.
And now there is a 9mm version. VK, shall I make a separate topic? I don't think this will need it, as there's not much difference apart from focal length.
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/olympus-9mm-f-8-fisheye-body-cap-lens-review-24325
Olympus' tactic of playing down the optical performance of this lens need not be necessary. Even though this lens only costs £90 and is little more than a body cap with some glass in it, it is still capable of delivering decent quality images. Those who fancy experimenting with the fisheye look but don't relish the thought of forking out proper fisheye money, this lens is ideal.
Overall, this lens is fun to use, thanks to its compact size and fuss-free operation.
What the 15mm does offer is the ability to turn a Micro Four Thirds body into a tiny package that's ready shoot at the flick of a lever, and capture images which are good enough for social sharing, or as a basis for further manipulation, such as with in-camera filters.
At the end of the day we enjoyed shooting with it, with the simplicity it brings to the process and its natural synergy with Olympus's Art Filters in particular. Micro Four Thirds users looking to bring something different to their photography must give it a try.
I've got the Olympus 15mm f8 cap, and will soon try it on my BMCC MFT, just for fun. Stay tuned.
** Update: OK, here it is. I took a few shots this morning with the Olympus 15mm f8 on my BMCC MFT. There seems to be a few optical issues, especially towards the left of frame near the lights.
If you are regularly changing the lens on your camera, and would like to be able to pick the camera up and shoot straight away, then the Olympus 15mm f/8 body cap lens makes an excellent addition to your Micro Four Thirds camera. For quick results, and a relatively low price, the body cap lens delivers reasonable results, and with an Olympus camera, delivers bright saturated colours, which will look great when shared on the web.
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/olympus-15mm-f-8-0-body-cap-lens-review-21536
Available now, and price lowered to $49
Softmap Japan is stating delivery to your home on the October 12th release date. Of course this is if you live in Japan.
LoL. It's labeled as m43 body cap. So where's a lens cap for the body cap lens?
It would be nice to have GF1 + the pinhole lens for black and white photo. It ain't Leica M-Monochrom, but it sounds fun.
Does it come with a lens cap? Maybe it should come with a camera that has a fixed shutter speed.
BH preorder price at $49. But I'm waiting for $39 ebay price :)
Surprisingly, the crêpe does produce an image (see below), even though they could make their 17mm f/1.8 alike the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 pancake, which is default lens/+cap on my GF1 (or even smaller Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 pancake).
Real separate price seems to be $59, thinking about getting one as cap for each camera :-)
I wonder if this proves to be successful, if they would release a whole set of cheap body cap style lenses, but slightly faster.
I always embrace everything fixed. Fixed focal length, fixed at f8. Sometimes is great to not be able to change anything, you have more time to think about what you're filming or photographing. And it is fun.
I think, you're on to something. Especially those wide angles are really hard to get without spending a bucketload. I rather have cheap lenses but a complete set, than constantly thinking that I'm short on focal lengths -- there are always lenses out of my reach moneywise. And simple lens design can be quite good, especially because they're not zooms. Small aperture helps too.
Yep, and all made from plastic. With same 72mm front with threads and also integrated magnets and good ND, UV and POL magnet filters supplied with a kit.
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