Olympus 8mm f/3.5 Zuiko Fisheye Lens for Olympus Digital SLR Cameras

by Olympus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 5 inches ; 1.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EMXB82
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• Item model number: 261010
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

The Zuiko Digital ultra-wide fisheye lens helps you master light more effectively, even while providing an extreme 180-degree angle of view. Built from the ground up for digital photography, it channels more light to the image sensor for outstanding edge-to-edge results.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, April 1, 2009

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Guy T. Phillips (The Great State of Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus 8mm f/3.5 Zuiko Fisheye Lens for Olympus Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I had already upgraded all of my Olympus Zuiko lenses to the second-tier (above the ones that the camera came with, and below the ones that cost gazillions), but I hadn't gotten around to buying a fish-eye.

I upgraded the others because of their brightness and clarity, but I didn't see a lot of value in a fisheye just yet.

I WISH I HAD DONE THIS SOONER. This lens is bright, clear, and opens up another perspective in my photo opportunities! I recently returned from Big Bend National Park, and this lens came in very handy, capturing the grandness of the Santa Elena Canyon like none of my other lenses could!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Ultra-Wide Angle Lens, February 15, 2009

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J. Wahaus (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus 8mm f/3.5 Zuiko Fisheye Lens for Olympus Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

Very high quality build. Sharp images. It doesn't get any wider than this. If you like wide angle you will love this lens.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Angle of View almost like the Human Eye, August 15, 2008

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Rolf Bertram "RolfBertramDotCom" (Anna Maria Island, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This lens is good if you are close-up, in the middle of a croud, and you want as much as possible of a wide angle to catch the whole scene. Obviously there will be distortions of straight lines into curved lines, since the camera sensor is flat, and not spheric like the human eye. That kind of distortion is a matter of taste. If you keep at least the horizon straight by keeping it in the middle, the other distortions can be quite artistic. I used this lens in the Philippines for 5500 photos, and published the best in a few books. Technically, the lens delivers in-focus sharpness from very closeup to infinity at f11. I usually use the 11-22mm Zuiko, but for this travel photography in crouded places, this lens was the best!

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