Olympus 9mm f/8.0 Body Cap Lens - Is It Any Good?

Olympus gets the credit for creating new breed of lens, "Body Cap Lens" with an introduction of m.Zuiko 15mm f/8.0 lens back in 2013.  It's an understatement to refer to these lenses as "pancake" lens since they are less than half inch thick (12.8mm).

It truly makes the camera appear as if there is no lens mounted on; as if just a body cap is mounted.  The image produced by this 9mm fisheye lens is surprisingly good, especially when you hear that it costs less than $100.  If you want to have some fun with fisheye lens there is no better option than this.

Product Features:

• Mount Standard Micro Four Thirds System Standard
• Focal Length [35mm Equivalent Focal Length] 9mm [18mm]
• Lens Construction 5 elements in 4 Groups, 2 Aspherical lenses
• Dust, Splash Proof, Freezeproof No
• Angle of View 140 Degree
• AF System None, Manual Focus Only
• Zoom Mechanism None
• Closest Focusing Distance 7.87"
• Maximum Image Magnification 0.046x
• [35mm Equivalent Max. Image Magnification] [0.092x]
• Minimum Field Size NA
• Number of Blades 1
• Maximum Aperture F8.0
• Minimum Aperture F8.0
• Filter Size NA
• Dimensions Diameter 2.2" x .5"
• Weight 1.05oz.

See sample images:
mu-43.com | popco.net | Robin Wong

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