For Mo: Some more examples with the Olympus 15mm f8

[Jesito]

As promised, some flower shots ... and some general others:

#1 Olives



#2 Turkish carnation



#3 Geranium, (watch the detail on the foreground leaves, burnt whites on the flowers)



#4 Magnoliae



#5 Necko (a dog called "cat" in japanese...)



#6 Trailer



#7 My sister's in law ceramics workshop



#8 Bursera Graveolens (Palosanto)



#9 "Madroño" (Strawberry tree)



#10 Back yard



Regards.
Jes.

[mo]

How do you think it handled these shots?

I think for the price it works very well...it seems sharp enough when I click on your images.How close is its shortest focusing distance? I do like #3 and #5 that is my sense of humour calling a dog a "cat" in another language.. It looked like a windy day?

[hifisapi]

I see some visible vignetting unless that was done intentionally in post....

[kds315*]

A slow and "all sharp" lens - certainly good for quick snaps and walk around like with a digicam but for serious composed photographic work I would doubt a bit its usefulness.

[Jesito]

[poilu]

for 59€ I would also buy it, but I have to get a m4:3 first

[iangreenhalgh1]

It's an interesting idea, but it doesn't look very sharp to me, sadly. Perhaps in better light it will impress more?

[edz]

Thanks for the photos. For me the Panasonic 14mm f2.5 looks like a better buy (for ~2x times the price), but it's nice to see Olympus try something different.

[Jesito]

Under strong sunny light results are slightly better. I won't recommend it as the only wide to have, but for casual shooting, it turns my GF1 body into a compact cam. Setting it to the hyperfocal stop and wildly shooting is the way to use it.

Regards.
Jes.