Olympus 15mm f/8 Body Cap Lens Available for Pre-Order

[RevBob]

I just read on a website that the guys at the Photokina Olympus booth were referring to the 15 as "The Cookie". I was also amused to see this faster but far more expensive triplet lens:
MS-Optical Perar Super Triplet 28mm F/4 lens | Leica News & Rumors

Interesting. The only one I could find as price for was listed at $799. Whoa!

 

[applemint]

I think it's safe to assume this is now the smallest micro 4/3 lens. What is the smallest body?

What would be the smallest micro 4/3 setup now?

Depends - the E-PM1 is shorter than the GF3 and GF5 but also wider, it's thinner than the GF5 but the GF3 is slightly thinner than the E-PM1:

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 dimensions: 107.7x67.1x32.5 mm (camera body only, excluding protrusion)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 dimensions: 107.7x66.6x36.8 mm (camera body only, excluding protrusion)

Olympus PEN Mini E-PM1 dimensions: 109.5x63.7x34 mm (camera body only, excluding protrusion)

Olympus PEN E-PM2 dimensions: 109.8x64.2x33.8 mm (camera body only, excluding protrusion)
(Width: Height: Depth)

Overall I would say the GF3 (just) due to the smaller width - but it depends which dimension is most important to you. Not a lot in it. :smile:

 

[f64]

I pre-ordered the 15mm lens from OlympusUSA. They sent me a $10 discount code for my birthday a few weeks ago, and I was wondering what to do with it! So, for $39.99 (+tax/shipping), what the heck.

Anyway, I am looking forward to putting the lens on my EP-3 and turning it into a Kodak Pocket Instamatic
(By coincidence, the 110 film format of the Instamatic is nearly the same size as the :43: sensor!)

 

[tdekany]

I pre-ordered the 15mm lens from OlympusUSA. They sent me a $10 discount code for my birthday a few weeks ago, and I was wondering what to do with it! So, for $39.99 (+tax/shipping), what the heck.

Anyway, I am looking forward to putting the lens on my EP-3 and turning it into a Kodak Pocket Instamatic
(By coincidence, the 110 film format of the Instamatic is nearly the same size as the :43: sensor!)

I just looked at the site and can't find the lens listed anywhere?

Have a link?

 

[f64]

I just looked at the site and can't find the lens listed anywhere?

Have a link?

Here is the Olympus link:

BODY CAP LENS 15mm | Olympus

Also, B&H lowered their pre-order price to $49.

 

[lenshoarder]

Here is the Olympus link:

BODY CAP LENS 15mm | Olympus

Also, B&H lowered their pre-order price to $49.

Sweet. I might have to go in. It's perfect for a little project I have in mind. I shoot a lot in 3D now. The best camera so far is my fuji. On specs it's a great little P&S shooter. It supports full PASM modes. The problem is that the picture quality is crap. It's just not a very good camera. I wish they would rev it with better sensors. A RX100 stereo camera would rock.

I've tried the GF2 + 3D lens. Not much better. So... I do have 2 GF2s. Pop in a couple of these body cap lenses and mount them side by side and viola. A 3D camera with decent image quality. Make the mount foldable and it would even be reasonable travel cam.

It does baffle me that all these companies put it up for preorder at higher than the MSRP. I'm thinking they are just fronting for the same distributor and Olympus originally priced it at $60 but has since repriced it down.

Are there any reviews of this lens. Like the IQ. Most "reviews" I've seen have just been about how small it is.

 

[MajorMagee]

I had a chance to play with one for a few minutes today at the Dodd Camera tent sale. It was actually much better than I expected.

 

[petronius]

I received mine today from Amazon Germany.
Look and feel are good at first sight. The bayonet needs some force to fit to my G1, but I think that the plastic mount will get a little more loose in the next months.
The distance lever is moving easily, but not wobbly.
I hope to take some pics tomorrow.

 

[mister_roboto]

I just looked at the site and can't find the lens listed anywhere?

Have a link?

Heh- it's under accessories, cap and what not. Olympus doesn't consider it a "lens" it's an "accessory"

 

[Ulfric M Douglas]

Subscribing to this Petronius ;

I hope to take some pics tomorrow.

 

[petronius]

The first photos from the 15mm/8:
Body Cap Lens

 

[peternorman]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/an_aussie_in_guernsey/8047807019/in/photostream
I got the lens cap today. Took a few quick photos. It's gonna be a great lens to use. Photos on link.