Product ReviewsOlympus Fisheye Body Lens Cap 9mm F8 Black for Micro 4/3 Camera New

Surprising $100 Gem of a Lens

Olympus 9mm f/8 BCL (Body Cap Lens) Review:

Lens construction is 5 elements in 4 groups, and with a fixed, perfectly circular f/8 aperture disc, it creates attractive defocussed backgrounds when used to capture very close subjects. Plastic lens body.

Very good working into bright light. Some vignetting adds to its classic lens type, rendering habit.

For Olympus cameras with in body image stabilization, be sure to manually set the IS focal length to 9mm for best results.

Both hand held and tripod based high resolution modes are confirmed to work very well with this lens, as tested on an Olympus E-M1X. This means very good output, even at ISO's up to 6400, made possible by the Olympus's HH-HR 16 shot in cam interpolation process.

Three position focus lever also has 4th position to close a protective shutter when lens is out of use. Lever is easily bumped out of position and should be checked often, however.

Of possible interest to some, this lens works quite well with common 10mm and 16mm macro extension tubes, providing excellent magnification and good center sharpness.

Also an interesting consideration for vlogging in good light, it's exceptionally light weight and wide field could be decisive assets for some users.

Highly recommended and an easy five stars, at just $80 used, or $110 new.

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Disappointed

No better quality than the less expensive 15mm which performed well enough. The extra expense does not give one better performance I'd say it is inferior. On 5 different Oly's all the same outcome. Still, I won't resell it. I still, like it. Just disappointed , and cant see others saying this is better than the 15mm Version which to me is far more useful for a quick all purpose shot.Read full review...

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Most compact lens ever

I love how thin is the lens. Coupled with my BMPCC, they almost fit in my pocket. And it's a great solution for the big crop factor of my camera. You can fix a little bit of the distortion in post. It's not that sharp and it has a fixed aperture but I really love it for a daily use.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: yutyoshi

nice to have

+compact
+wide angel
+useful for landscape, indoor, outdoor
+great cost effective
+great pics

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Olympus 9mm Body Cap fisheye

Many reviews describe this as a sort of "toy" lens. It has a 140deg diagonal view and can be pushed around to a more or less super-wide rectangular drawing and is very sharp.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: ekpd6679

Something better then an action camera wide angle view

I only wish it had an F/2.8 aperture

Fun lens

Great quality fun to use.

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Olympus cap lens

Cheap and fun.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: nyankichi2009

Christmas present

It was a Christmas present for my girlfriend. She was very glad for this fisheye lens.

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Fun lens

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: blitztalon