Showcase Olympus 15mm f/8 Bodycap Lens

[Fmrvette]

Rare trip outdoors before spring...

Forced to go outside (against my better nature) to do a chore I snapped a couple o' pics of the dawg:

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I set the EM-5 at 6x6 ratio, black 'n white.

Voila!!! Turned a thousand dollar modern digital camera into a Hawkeye Brownie .

.JPG files right out of camera, no post processing.

This thing is the most fun I've had out of fifty bucks since I bought my last tank of gas .

Regards,

Jim

 

[Panut]

Okay, the 15mm lens cap lens is getting addicting. This lens is a lot of fun to shoot with. It isn't noticeable and it makes your camera incredibly discrete. This lens makes a great street shooter lens. Here's a couple from today:

E-M5 & 15 f/8:

The last one with the car caused a spontaneous WOW from my mouth. Great shot.

 

[muzee]

Two from me:

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[edwardconde]

A couple using the Grainy Art filter.

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[Jonathan F/2]

A couple using the Grainy Art filter.

Disneyland looks busy!

 

[Fmrvette]

...from me...

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Wow! This lens does color too????



Nice shot of the tractor.

Regards,

Jim

 

[Lili]

Wow! This lens does color too????



Nice shot of the tractor.

Regards,

Jim

+1 to that!

 

[muzee]

Close focus - same tractor:

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[Fmrvette]

Close focus - same tractor:...

One of the lug bolts is loose... .

Amazing what that $50 lens can do...wonder what Olympus could generate for a C-note?


Regards,

Jim

 

[Lili]

It can do well in low or bleak light as well
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[Zariell]

Not technically perfect but it makes me laugh my butt off

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E-M5 f/8@1/100 ISO 200, Olympus 15mm f/8, Bounce Flash

 

[Lili]

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13 second on a windy, snowy night
straight out of camera, no post processing
note some branches are blurred due to 17mph wind and long exposure

 

[Fmrvette]

...note some branches are blurred due to 17mph wind and long exposure

Maybe, but the numbers/letters on the telephone pole are pretty sharp when looking at the full sized photo!

Regards,

Jim

 

[Lili]

Maybe, but the numbers/letters on the telephone pole are pretty sharp when looking at the full sized photo!

Regards,

Jim

thank you, I really like this little lens!

 

[994]

I got one for Christmas! But I need to get outside with it. Not enough light to take good pics indoors. Maybe tomorrow. Hope to post something soon.

 

[Lili]

I got one for Christmas! But I need to get outside with it. Not enough light to take good pics indoors. Maybe tomorrow. Hope to post something soon.

with care there can be
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[drd1135]

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On the E-PL5. At least I know the firmware update works.

 

[The Minimalist]

Walking along the Beach today 27th Dec 2012

I do enjoy using this lens.

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[napilopez]

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On the E-PL5. At least I know the firmware update works.

I saw this pic and for a second was like HOW DID HE GET SO MUCH BOKEH FROM A 15mm F8!

Then I was like, oh, it's a picture in a picture, hahah.

 

[drd1135]

When I was maybe 12-13, my uncle let me use an old 35 mm camera that he never used. I don't remember the brand, but it had a collapsable lens and some control of the aperture, but no shutter speed control, meter, or focus. I suspect many folks here had a simple film camera like that when they were younger. The 15 forces you back to that old hyperfocal world. Like Holgas or anything they use for lomography, it simplifies the technical aspects of shooting and forces you attention back on the subject. Nothing I couldn't do with the 14, but I just don't. As always, this is JMHO.