You might not be interested in getting those converters but it’s good to know that Olympus manged to solve all logistic problems due the recent Japan earthquake disaster. The new converters worldwide shipment was scheduled for March 18 but i had to be delayed. In a recent press release (Click here) Olympus announced that worldwide shipment will now start on April 28. Reminder, those converters can be used on the new 14-42mm II lens which is also the new kit lens of the [shoplink 18844]Olympus E-PL2[/shoplink].
You can already preorder the converters in many stores:
Olympus Fisheye Converter at [shopcountry 21289].
Olympus Wide Lens Converter at [shopcountry 21292].
Olympus Macro Converter at [shopcountry 21293].
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some of the converters already available on ebay for many days, check it out
I saw the acutions. But they say they will ship in 15 or 20 days only.
The macro converter can also be used on the 40-150 and 14-150.
any information on the upcoming ultrawide slr-magic lens? when will it be released?
I would be curious to know what others think about the adviseability and the effects of the added weight and strain on these small lenses from these adapters? Wasn’t this why over the last 20 years most compact cameras deleted them from potentially being used? Will they effect the AF speed on any lenses? They seem to be a cheaper lower quality way to obtain wider angle, close up or fisheye effect?
The lenses they are designed to be attached to are all internally focusing, so the additional weight on the front element (which doesn’t move on focus) doesn’t affect the AF motor at all.
They are cheaper indeed, but adapters typically have less sharpness and more distortion than dedicated lenses.
They should be producing lenses, not converters.
The wide angle converter is pretty good. I’m comparing it against the 9-18mm right now and both are good, the 9-18 is still a bit better, but the wide angle is surprisingly good.
14-42mm MK II for sale: http://cgi.ebay.com/Olympus-ZUIKO-Digital-ED-14-42mm-f3-5-5-6-II-Micro-Lens_W0QQitemZ280654364895QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3323QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ht_2781wt_1075
If only they spent as much time and effort on lenses instead of these tacky converters there might be more confidence in the proposition.
Yeah, my favorites are the 50mm f2.0, 25mm f1.4 and 20mm 1.7 lenses – too bad only one is for MFT. Hopefully Olympus will satisfy us soon, with 50mm f2.0 and 12mm f2.0 MFT lens.