Olympus 15mm f8 Bodycap Lens Image Thread

[Jman]

Do you have any 100% crops? Like, say the corvette's wheel?

[The Minimalist]

Originally Posted by Jman

Do you have any 100% crops? Like, say the corvette's wheel?

I did do a comparison shot with the Olympus 15mm bodycap lens and the Panasonic 14-45mm zoom. Probably an unfair comparison as the Panasonic zoom has been regarded as the best kit zoom ever supplied. B&H sell these lenses for Olympus 15mm -$49.00 and the Panasonic 14-45mm - $255.95.
Here are the shots of the Corvette itself and the front wheel as requested.
These were converted straight into jpegs in LR4 with no processing done.

Olympus on the left and Panasonic on the right.
The Olympus 15mm lens was on a Panasonic GF3 and the Panasonic 14-45mm zoom was on a Panasonic GF1, so the settings may have been different.

[Dangermouse1968]

Darren, thank you very much for that. I was considering this lens but I think you just saved me £69.95 :-)

David

[djonesii]

Interesting how one photo can be interpreted two different ways ...

For some of what I shoot, the F8 and be there axiom is much more important than absolute image quality. Not every case, and clearly not in the studio.

The Corvette zoom shows that for the type of shooting I plan on using the body cap for, it will be just fine IQ wise. Most of those images are web resolution anyway.

If the RX100 firmware were just a bit more tuned to street shooting, and it was not such a PITA to reset the camera every time I wanted to do that, the body cap lens might not have been pre-ordered. Still I like the OVF, on the OMD, the no focus and go shooting paradigm that the body cap should give will be fun.

Go figure, two photographers have different needs and M-4/3 will accommodate both.

Dave

[The Minimalist]

Some more shots from yesterday. The weather was dull and gloomy, so I had the ISO up to 400. Also my first time on Adobe LR.

[m43dex]

Originally Posted by Dangermouse1968

Darren, thank you very much for that. I was considering this lens but I think you just saved me £69.95 :-)

David

I never considered this toy... But another thanks for confirming what I believed from the very start.

[iGonzoid]

I really am tempted... I already have the P 14 f2.5, but the images posted have a great spontaniety — point and shoot when appropriate. Thanks.

[The Minimalist]

[byron2112]

really nice shots... the color ones have a kinda cinematic look too them.

[alessandro]

15mm "low side" with flash (gx1)


gritty low light


100% crop (center, low light)