ePhotozine reveals that they are testing the new PEN’s. 15mm is an “accessory”.
Image via ePhotozine
Olympus likes to tease us 
The nice guys over at ePhotozine revealed a cryptic message saying “we’ve been testing these new Olympus PENs for the last couple of weeks and thought you’d want to see them. So here’s a sneak peak at the colours available. There is also a green PEN available, but we were unable to show it, due to it being chewed by someone in the office. Feedback from those who have used the PENs has been extremely positive, with some office members saying it’s the best PEN they’ve ever used. They said they particularly liked the colours compared to other pens they’ve used.”
Now back to some real homemade rumor:
We have been told that the 15mm f/8.0 is officially marked as “accessory” and not as part of the Zuiko lens line. It’s a body cap lens that has three modes, covered, up to 30cmm focus and up to infinity focus..
Brod1er
9 months ago |A lot of pent-up humour here.
Ross
9 months ago |Nicely PENned!
Robbie
9 months ago |Pretty cool
Verna
9 months ago |good to hear that! I’m very thrilled.
I will buy E-PL5 for sure!
Any news to XZ-2? I’m more interested on XZ-2
JF
9 months ago |is the 15 mm weather sealed ? LOL
QQT
9 months ago |I reckon it will be so cheap that you CAN treat it as weather-sealed, if you know what I mean. Also, it’s only got 3 elements and no focus motor that make it a lot less complicated (less prone to break). Like a toy lens or a Holga lens, it will probably be back to factory new state with a few days of drying after being soaked in the rain. Hehe.
I’ll probably buy this “accessory” for shooting in the rain, especially when I haven’t got any weather-sealed gear.
peevee
9 months ago |“Homemade rumor”, huh?
But if one of the modes is really “covered”, it is at least a little useful – as a cap.
bokeh
9 months ago |Loreo.com
narong
9 months ago |Maybe instead of body cap, this is the cap and if you didn’t buy a lens you can still use it. Comes free with the body only purchase.
QQT
9 months ago |If Olympus is a company that bundles lens hoods to their premium lenses, they’ll probably give out this “lens cap” for free even when you buy body-only. But sadly, Olympus isn’t such a company…
Cedric Leveille
9 months ago |Haha!! +1
Kornflejk
9 months ago |Have we got any rumour about new Sigma lens(es) for m4/3? I thought there is something coming. I would welcome something close to this one: 17.5/2,4 (2,8)
P.S.: Lenses make the system.
Anonymous
9 months ago |Personaly I don’t see Sigma making any lens specificaly for u4/3, they will design a lens for Nex and adapt it as with 19 & 30 ED’s. While these are very decent lenses they are not native to u4/3 and they are compromised on size as will any new designs using that strategy model.
uberzone
9 months ago |I kinda want this now. Lets hope they don’t use their lens hood pricing model on this accessory. Poised to be the most expensive body cap sold for any system ever.
QQT
9 months ago |Yeah, let’s hope Oly can get onto the Guinness book of world records with this.
Chris K
9 months ago |If the 15 is what it appears (a very simple, tiny lens that you can treat as a body cap), it actually wouldn’t be too tough to weather seal it. One rubber gasket embedded in its mount and you’re good.
I’m pretty interested in what this little thing might be. I have a feeling I’m about to spend some money irrationally.
Zetton
9 months ago |“The End”
I guessed it.
it must be a free give-away of … something like … PEN-PL4 pre-order campaign.
Dius
9 months ago |Seriously, this body cap lens thing is kind of groundbreaking. I love how they put in 2 focus zones and a built in lens cover. Can’t wait to get my hands on one
TheEye
9 months ago |Just wait for the über-retro pinhole body cap (if you can’t modify an existing cap yourself.)
Sören
9 months ago |Well, this 15mm f/8 is not that stupid.
I kind of like the idea, as long as Oly doesn’t go
crazy with the prize.
Mr. Reeee
9 months ago |Yep, a nice little street lens for zone focus. Too bad there’s not enough room on the thing for a distance scale.
Dummy00001
9 months ago |> There is also a green PEN available, but we were unable to show it, due to it being chewed by someone in the office.
LOL. Jokes on us.
Bob B.
9 months ago |“15mm is an accessory pendant to be worn around the neck”…sorry it only comes in black, no silver.
Ranger 9
9 months ago |Okay, FINALLY the 15mm f/8 makes some sense! It’s a perfect emergency backup for all those occasions when you say, “Drat, I remembered to bring my camera, but I forgot to bring a lens!” Happens all the time, doesn’t it…?
Another Guy Named Bob
9 months ago |No, I never forget my lenses.. but I don’t always have them on the camera (in my bag). This body cap is a great solution when I want to shoot something fast..
ED
9 months ago |So will the PEN come in such colors, or were they just extrapolating on their joke? ( funny )
SZRimaging
9 months ago |It may be a half joke. The E-PM1 came in various colors, so it wouldn’t surprise me that these are the colors for the next generation.
If so, I’ll take the blue.
ChristianG
9 months ago |The body cap idea: beyond brilliant.
These two new pens are burying the gf5 and gx1.
mpgxsvcd
9 months ago |Making it a body cap lens is a great idea. Making it cost as much as a lens instead of making it free like a body cap is a bad idea.
ChristianG
9 months ago |Hmm, the way I read it was that it was an accessory that could be part of the kit..?
metalaryeh
9 months ago |If it’s free with camera purchase it’s a great idea. Honestly, once I have a camera, there is always a lens on it. I have no need for body caps.
AtlDave
9 months ago |Did any of the previous rumors mention if the 15mm had glass elements?
If it is all plastic (including the optics) it should cost just a few dollars more than regular cap to manufacture. Never been a fan of Holography myself but this lens would be good for anyone wanting to try for the same look using digital.
om-4
9 months ago |The body crap lens comes free with the $90 limited Lenshood you can buy that goes with it, hehe.
The Real Stig
9 months ago |With this bodylens, you can pocket carry a HQ camera and take it places you could only mange a Phone camera before. It allows scaling down the m4/3 concept another notch in one easy, cheap stroke.
I think it is rather clever.
TheEye
9 months ago |My Ricoh GR-1 is tiny, uses “FF” 35 mm film and has an excellent 28 mm f/2.8 lens. Of course, it’s not a cheap camera.
Bart
9 months ago |Having such a compact camera with a 135 format sensor and a nice fast wide-angle lens would be really nice, but of course it doesn’t exist.
Makes you wonder why exactly it doesn’t exist.
Also makes you wonder how long it is going to take before someone creates a collapsing 17/2.8 prime or such for m4/3.