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scubaguy655

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Hey Oly experts. I have a couple of questions.

Is there any advantage to having the following lenses (sp?) for underwater?.....and if so, will they fit the PT015 housing?

My camera - OLY C5050 - PT015 Housing - Inon D180 Strobe

0.7X wide conversion lens
1.7X tele conversion lens
super fisheye lense 0.25X

Thanks in advance
 
The only real advantage I see in any of the above are the wide and possibly fisheye lenses. The tele-converter would basically be useless as lengthening the focal length of your lens would not be of great benefit. You probably lose a stop or two, and a longer focal length means that you're further away from your subject when filling the frame as opposed to a shorter focal length. If you're further away, the quality of light is lower as the light travels through more water (and is more filtered). As well, with more water between the subject and the camera, there can be more particulate matter present.

Now as far as the wide angle lenses, yes, absolutely. In general, this allow you to get closer to your subject and reduce the amount of water between the camera and the subject. This = good. But what you have to check out is that the lenses work with your housing and camera. There can be vignetting that can occur, and with wide angle lenses sometimes there can be softness around the edge of the image. You need to make sure that if any of this is present, it is acceptable to you, so make sure you get the proper lens. I have the same system as you, and I use an INON UWL-100 type II, which works fine. There's a little vignetting, and some softness around the edges of the images, but I zoom in just a touch and all is good.
 
0.7X wide conversion lens does a great job. Specialy in clear water.
It can be added or removed underwater if you like to do macro.

Bernard
 
I have wide lens sea&sea L58070, 0.56X and its very nice wide lens.But if you have more wider I think the result more nicer...May I know what brand that you mention?

I saw warren photo's,its very good photos!

nia
 
I am not sure what brand the lens was niaewn. I passed on the opportunity to purchase them (probably shouldn't have tho) and now they are gone.

Thanks for the info though.
 

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