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Olympus BCL-1580 15mm f/8.0 MF Lens
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Price:
US $99.59
Approximately£75.18
+ $24.00 postage
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Condition:
It works properly. No problem in shooting. ■ Serial Number.
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About this product
Product Information
Olympus 15mm f/8.0 Body Cap Lens Is it a Body Cap or a Lens. Its Both! The Olympus 15mm f/8.0 BCL-1580 Body Cap Lens serves as a body cap when carrying the camera around without its interchangeable lens and transforms to become a pan-focus snapshot lens to capture images. The lens is so thin -- just 9mm thick -- that it can easily be mistaken for a camera-mount body cap. With three glass lens elements in three groups it can be used as a wide-angle lens equivalent with a single focal length of 30mm (35mm camera equivalent). In addition to daily use as a pan-focus lens featuring a wide angle fixed f/8 aperture and deep depth of field it is compatible with manual focusing using a lever and capable of close-up shooting as close as 30cm. A lens-protection barrier is provided so the lens can be mounted permanently on the camera and even put in a pocket together with the camera. Key Features: Serves as both a body cap and lens Micro Four Thirds mount Three glass lens elements in three groups Wide angle fixed f/8 aperture Lens equivalent with a focal length of 30mm (35mm equivalent)Product Identifiers
BrandOlympus
MPNV325010BW000
UPC0050332185852, 0050332184114
ModelBCL-1580
eBay Product ID (ePID)133919248
Product Key Features
MountMicro Four Thirds
Focal Length15mm, Fixed/Prime
Maximum Aperturef/8, F/8.f/1.8
TypeWide Angle
Focus TypeFixed/Prime, Manual
Dimensions
Weight0.78 Oz
Additional Product Features
ApertureF/8.0, f/8
Compatible BrandOlympus
Additional Tech CharacteristicsMf
Focal Length (mm)15mm
Camera TypeMirrorless
Camera TechnologyDigital
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Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 22 Oct, 2015Most favourable review
fun, toy camera lens
Those looking for speed and exemplary image quality in this lens are deluding themselves - and are missing the point entirely! The purpose of this lens is to replicate the inexpensive camera experience from decades long gone. Despite the lens elements being made of glass, this is a toy lens, and its use requires the adoption of a particular kind of photographic philosophy - love of simplicity and spontaneity, the low tech, and vintage/analogue images. I mount this to my Oly EP1 and point and shoot it like an old Kodak Instamatic - usually with the image mode set to Monochrome, Orange Filter, and the contrast bumped up to +1. The image is contrasty and sharp in the center. The edges of the image are softer and do have some vignetting. In B&W, this little gem makes some very dramatic images. The lens is very easy to use. It has a constant aperture of f8, so set your camera to aperture priority. It is manual focus with three focal points: Infinity, hyperfocal distance (set it there and shoot pretty much everything!) and focus to 0.3 meters/1 foot. If you are looking to inject more fun and spontaneous creativity into your photographic experience, then lens is a blast and you will greatly enjoy it! If you are a gear head who believes in the utmost in image quality and technical standards, then feel free to move on. This lens wasn't made for you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Oct, 2017Most critical review
You get what you pay for.
While it is compact and light weight, It's f/8.0 fixed aperture pretty much restricts it's use to outdoors and daylight unless you tripod it. I found the images to be soft focused but with good color. If you lost your lens it could serve as a really light weight, compact back up lens and/or body cap.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Dec, 2021
Not good at all.
Why would anyone spend a ton of money on an expensive camera and then turn it into $2.50 disposable camera by buying this body cap lens? You would have to have rocks in that pumpkin you call head to take pictures with the body cap lens. If you want pocket camera use your cell phone, you will get much, much better results.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 11 Jan, 2016
Compact and ready for use...
This lens isn't the widest ever but makes the camera ready and quick to use. Not bad for a "walk around" lens outdoors in bright light.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 28 Feb, 2017
Not Much More Than a Body Cap
The images from this lens are marginally acceptable and not any better than a cheap point & shoot camera...Your money would be best spent elsewhere.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 29 Sep, 2024
Small, light and not horrible.
Build quality is good. Sharper than 14-42 F3.5-5.6 II R MSC. I am not a fan of zoom by wire, but that's the price one has to pay for compactness. All in all it's a good kit lens. It's not the best lens, but it's good enough for its size, weight and price.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Apr, 2016
Fun
With this on my Pen, the camera slides easily in any pocket. It is reasonably sharp, but nowhere near the standard optics. But it may often come in handy. A tad expensive in my view.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Apr, 2016
A GREAT LITTLE LENS after you set your micro 43 for manual lenses
I had to go to youtube to learn how to set PEAKING on the Olympus E-M10. This setting lets you see how sharp the focus in when shooting in the manual mode. watch?v=qROSbB-MBLgVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Nov, 2020
Cheap lens cap cover
It serves as a good lend cap cover the lens itself is useless does not function with auto focus. Was a waste of my moneyVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 08 Jun, 2016
Artistic lens
Limited in that you need to be shooting with lots of light, but when the conditions are right, the images it produced were quite niceVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
