15mm f8 Olympus lens topic

ahbleza

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:

Price - about $59

Available at:

http://www.adorama.com/IOMBLC158.html

Reviews:

itimjim

Cheap and fun. Why not?

eatstoomuchjam

I have a pinwide from the people at Wanderlust. It's a lot harder to shoot at f/96-f/128 or so than it is to shoot at f/8.

In terms of "why," probably because the smallest lens made for m4/3 right now (Panasonic 14/2.8) looks to be about 3/4 the thickness of the smaller bodies (GF2, etc) which makes the cameras a lot less pocket-friendly than they'd be with the 15 on the front. It'll also probably be wicked cheap which will make a camera/lens kit attractive in terms of price. The only other lens as thin are the MS Optical Perars, but they're made for Leica M mount so on m4/3, one must take adapter thickness into account as well.

I'll probably buy one as a pocket/walking around lens if they aren't coke bottles.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@ahbleza

Something smart got this idea.

It'll be ultra cheap and very good lens supplied at almost no cost to form the kit.

DrDave

It's a Crêpe! Bet there is an ultra small body to go with it.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Thing that I want to see is the set of cheap T4 primes. No electronics. Simple focus ring. 8mm, 12mm, 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 45mm, 100mm.

John_Farragut

@Vitaliy_Kiselev Yeah that would be nice for daylight stuff or well lit indoors. Maybe sell them bundled. I wish.

inqb8tr

I like it.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

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.

John_Farragut

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.

inqb8tr

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.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://www.photographyblog.com/news/olympus_15mm_f_8_body_cap_hands-on_photos/

John_Farragut

I wonder if this proves to be successful, if they would release a whole set of cheap body cap style lenses, but slightly faster.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Real separate price seems to be $59, thinking about getting one as cap for each camera :-)

igorek7

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).

stoney

BH preorder price at $49. But I'm waiting for $39 ebay price :)

DrDave

Does it come with a lens cap? Maybe it should come with a camera that has a fixed shutter speed.

stoney

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.

mee

Softmap Japan is stating delivery to your home on the October 12th release date. Of course this is if you live in Japan.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Review

http://www.pekkapotka.com/journal/2012/10/8/olympus-15mm-f8-walking-the-dog-and-having-fun.html

Vitaliy_Kiselev

http://blog.mingthein.com/2012/10/15/olympus-15-8-body-cap-lens/

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Available now, and price lowered to $49

http://www.adorama.com/IOMBLC158.html

AmandaNL

Review

http://slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1566/cat/14

Vitaliy_Kiselev

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

ahbleza

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.

ahbleza

I have a few more shots, but they're not edited together yet. :-)

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