Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Haruo Ogawa) is pleased to announce the development of the M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm f1.8 Fisheye PRO (35mm equivalent focal length: 16mm), a high-performance fisheye lens conforming to the Micro Four Thirds System standard, scheduled to go on sale in summer 2015.
This is the world’s first*1 dustproof and splashproof fisheye lens with a bright f1.8 aperture value. It is categorized in the M.Zuiko PRO series, a professional lens with high optical performance and reliable dustproof and splashproof construction, constantly providing high image quality under any conditions.
The dedicated underwater lens port is also under development. It will expand the shooting scenes of nature photography from underwater to the night sky.
Pricing and Launch Date
| Category | Product Name | MSRP | Planned Launch Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interchangeable lens | M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm f1.8 Fisheye PRO (black) |
TBD | Summer, 2015 |
| ※1 | As of February 5, 2015 |
|---|
Preorders (if you preorder through those links you will support 43rumors…thanks!):
E-M5II in Black or Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. In Europe at Jessops, WexUK, Namencolor.
14-150mm II lens at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
FL-LM3 Flash at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus ECG-2 External Metal Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus HLD-6P Battery Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8g at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-P16 eyecup at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8G and HLD-6P kit at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Full leather case at Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
19 Responses
Oly’s current styling is very attractive imo, won’t be buying it thou, if it was rectilinear I’d be a foaming mess.
I agree, the styling of the Olympus pro lenses are the best out there, by any company except for maybe voigtlander and leica lenses.
its fine that Oly is pushing M43 further and bringing new & new lenses
same like Pana !
I might be the only one but I’m interested in this lens. The other fisheye lenses on the market are too slow for my tastes for indoor use.
Hopefully, it’s below a 1000 bucks.
I would also like a standard wideangle prime. f1.8 would be nice. 🙂
There are other interested parties—they are just not as loud as the detractors. 😉
I wonder if Oly ZD included a filter turret with this lens. The super curvaceous front element precludes normal filter use. I would love a turret with four filters: a circular polarizer, a strong UV filter, and two strengths of ND filters at the very least.
An f/1.8 WA prime? Are you aware that Oly ZD has patents for 12/1.0 and 14/1.0 WA lenses?
I agree with Benji. I would LOVE a 7-9mm rectilinear prime. So sad they all stop at 12mm. I use my 7-14 Panasonic at 7-10 all the time, but I am not a fan of the internal reflections with my E-M5.
I’m waiting for a 9mm prime. My Oly 9-18 doesn’t take good enough pictures to get much use. A compact 9mm prime plus my panny 20mm would cover my needs well.
Wideangle is getting too much love from oly instead of supertele. Theres already the oly 12 mm, pana 7-14, oly 7-14/f4 (4/3), oly 8 f3.5 (4/3), and now these two new lenses by the summer. Meanwhile theres nothing serious over 150 mm in the whole system! In the 4/3 nothing over 200 under five grand.
I am so pleased to see that this will be real. I photograph at skate parks about 98% of my time and having a much larger maximum aperture fisheye (than the f/2.8 on other systems or f/3.5 on Four-Thirds or micro Four-Thirds) will allow for such shots much later in the day.
Splashproof and at F/1.8 this is quite unique. Probably expensive too but…
… Good job Olympus!
Love my Samyang f/3.5 fisheye, and as long as this is not priced into the stratosphere, it will make for a very nice upgrade
why does this lens get announced now and is available within 6 months, whereas the 300mmf4 got announced 1 year ago with presenting mockups in the meantime and still there is no shipping date available yet? Is Olympus still keen to bring this lens to market? Other lenses have a much shorter period from announcement to market, the 300mmf4 has a particular Long lead time. I am desperately waiting for this lens.
I can’t agree with you enough! I’m sure it’s coming though, the uwas were just hurried to the market because of the e-m5 II’s 40 MP feature, whereas it’s af system isn’t that great.
Oly ZD is probably fine-tuning the 300/4. I suspect when it is finally released, it will be the sharpest lens in the entire M.Zuiko lineup just as the 300/2.8 was the sharpest lens in the 4:3 lens arsenal.
On the announcement, there is also a new underwater casing. This lens as it written all over : I am made for scuba divers.
Damn this thing is gonna be expensive lol
I really wish it was a rectilinear lens instead, even if it has to be slower, e.g. f/2.8.
Why can’t Olympus make some normal UWA primes first, any UWA prime, even if just one? There is nothing under 12mm. Zilch, Nada, Rien, what’s the problem? This M43 is known for its lens line up, I thought?
I did as well, but Pro line needs a fisheye. But Olympus really need to make a wide aperture rectilinear 8mm or 9mm objective in 25mm f/1.8 quality or 12mm f/2.
No weather proof needed for those,
Hi, do you have some news about the M.Zuiko 7/14mm F2.8 annouced 1 year ago ?
I will love to have one one theses