Olympus PT-EP01 Underwater Case for PEN E-PL1 Digital Camera (Rated for a Depth of 40m)

by Olympus

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• ASIN: B003IMQL9G
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

The PT-EP01 underwater case has been especially customized for one camera of the PEN family, the E-PL1. It is the world's first waterproof housing for a Micro Four Thirds camera. The extreme light weight PT-EP01 (only approximately 1100g, just half as much as the PT-E06) is waterproof up to a water pressure equivalent to a depth of 40 meters. As a genuine advantage to the underwater photographer, you can make use of the Live View function on the one hand, but it is also possible to attach the electronic Viewfinder to the E-PL1 and use it underwater. Additionally the PT-EP01 has a small, but very important feature at the backside cover. The back is semitransparent and has a further monitoring window just below the LCD window, which allows you to detect any water leakage before having serious material damage. The PT-EP01 has a fix lens port and supports the use of the M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 and the M.Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm 1:4.0-5.6. Besides the possible flash connection the PT-EP01 offers the use of a macro lens adapter (PMLA-EP01) to attach the macro lens (PTMC-01) for special macro photography. The high quality underwater photography is additionally strengthened through the underwater macro and underwater wide shooting modes of the E-PL1. Features

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent housing, August 10, 2010

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Yngve Sjølset "Yngve Sjølset" (Frei, Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus PT-EP01 Underwater Case for PEN E-PL1 Digital Camera (Rated for a Depth of 40m) (Personal Computers)

The camera housing is perfect for my needs, I was looking for a package that was light, yet with possibilities of having near professional level options.

Both the E-PL1 camera and the PT-EP01 fit the bill perfectly. Shooting in RAW with no extra light made it possible to correct for the lack of colour on 20m, although a flash is recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is very good, January 10, 2011

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Vincent Wong (HKSAR, CHINA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Olympus PT-EP01 Underwater Case for PEN E-PL1 Digital Camera (Rated for a Depth of 40m) (Personal Computers)

Yesterday was 01-10-11, I was diving in HK with drysuit and this camera housing, its' size is a lot smaller than DSLR but the pictures are as good as a DSLR. And I don't have to take too much care to it, so I can focus on my Drysuit system.