Name: Body Cap Lens 15mm f/8
Brand: Olympus
SKU: 36601
Rating: 3.7 (12 reviews)

3.8

based on all reviews

the iPhone has a much better lens
solid and well-built
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

no autofocus
This lens is utter crap
slightly pared down from its original design following an

Elements: 3
Focus method: Unit
Autofocus: no
Max format size: Four Thirds
Focal length: , 15 mm
Image stabilisation: no
Lens type: Normal

Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm f/8 - Pros & Cons

the iPhone has a much better lens
solid and well-built
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
simple
cheap and provides interesting photos
was light
fast
portable and unobtrusive
Color is saturated
brilliant and actually quite pleasing
optical design is simple with three glass lens elements

no autofocus
This lens is utter crap
slightly pared down from its original design following an
Olympus 15mm /8 body cap lens does not provide autofocus
tiny focus lever was harder than using it
Chromatic aberration is a bit more severe on the Panasonic
the whole shot appears blurred
BCL-15 is expensive for what it does
No electronic contacts are provided so details of the focal length and aperture settings
considerable discrepancy in resolution between the centre and edges of the frame
above image enlarged to 100% to show coloured fringing
that incredible softness and poor detail of a Lomo camera
manual focus lever will completely overcome th AF speed limitations
no electronic communication with the lens
no electronic communication of any sort between camera and lens
There is no focusing mechanism in the Olympus body-cap lens
The Lens Cap does not feature an AF motor either
slow max
the focus lever feels somewhat fragile
lens gets exposed by turning the focus lever into working mode

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Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm f/8 - Full Specifications

Lens type	Normal
Lens mount	Micro Four Thirds

Aperture max	8
Aperture min	8
Aperture ring	no
Number of diaphragm blades	1

Elements	3
Groups	3

Weight	0.78 oz
Diameter	2.2 in
Length	0.35 in

Max Format size	Four Thirds
Focal length	< 15
Maximum magnification	0.06 x
Image stabilisation	no

Focus method	Unit
Autofocus	no
Full-time Manual focusing	no
Closest focusing distance	0.3
Distance scale	no
Depth of field (DoF) scale	no

Colour of product	Black Red Silver White

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Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm f/8 Olympus - Editorial Reviews (5)

3.8

Based on 5 reviews

Olympus Body Cap Lens 15mm f/8 Quick review: The Olympus 15/8 Body Cap Lens

Ming Thein | Photographer

Published: 15.10.2012

Quick review: The Olympus 15/8 Body Cap Lens

At left: body cap. At right: Lens. Not much difference. Lens mounted on the E-LM5. Disclaimer: if you came here looking for optical perfection, you should probably stop reading now. On the other ha…