some pics from Calabria (Italy) with Oly E-520 and 50mm Macro

[cardog]

Beautiful pics!
Any way to use that lens with the E-Pl2?

 

[scipionems]

Thank you Cardog.
I think that you can use on the E-PL2 the adaptor Olympus MMF-2, but probably you loose the autofocus.
I don't know if the underwater housing have enough space to accept this adaptor.
What kind of housing and port do you use ?
Scipionems

 

[cardog]

Thank you Cardog.
I think that you can use on the E-PL2 the adaptor Olympus MMF-2, but probably you loose the autofocus.
I don't know if the underwater housing have enough space to accept this adaptor.
What kind of housing and port do you use ?
Scipionems

I use the Oly housing with the stock port...

 

[scipionems]

Hi Cardog,
I have seen this for the PT-EP01 http://www.athena-opt.com/PT-EP01_eng.html
but I don't know if the 50mm macro is compatible with it (probably not).

 

[terson]

Beautiful pics!
Any way to use that lens with the E-Pl2?

Hi Ron,
I have looked into this extensively and you can, with the aid of the listed adapters, use the 50mm macro lens with the EPL-2 and Olympus housing.
You will find that when you use the MMF-2 camera to lens adapter that autofocus becomes alarmingly slow and inconsistent. I purchased the adapter and 35mm macro lens and it is useless, the only way to safely use it would be to lock it off at 1:1 and move the camera in and out underwater!
The housing adapter is approx. $270usd at the moment and then you still have to buy the port.
I have chosen to wait for the Olympus 60mm macro and Zen port when released next month?
Bruce

 

[cardog]

Hi Ron,
I have looked into this extensively and you can, with the aid of the listed adapters, use the 50mm macro lens with the EPL-2 and Olympus housing.
You will find that when you use the MMF-2 camera to lens adapter that autofocus becomes alarmingly slow and inconsistent. I purchased the adapter and 35mm macro lens and it is useless, the only way to safely use it would be to lock it off at 1:1 and move the camera in and out underwater!
The housing adapter is approx. $270usd at the moment and then you still have to buy the port.
I have chosen to wait for the Olympus 60mm macro and Zen port when released next month?
Bruce

Thanks, Bruce. I thought that it was too good to be true. I'll be waiting for the Oly lens myself.....

 

[terson]

Thanks, Bruce. I thought that it was too good to be true. I'll be waiting for the Oly lens myself.....

The 50mm macro is truly a beautiful lens though, it gets remarkable reviews.
BUT, there is always a but, it is only 1:2 and only gets to 1:1 on the 4/3 sensors because of the 'so-called' multiplication factor of the micro 4/3.
Other macro lenses that start out at 1:1 end up at 2:1 on the micro 4/3 system. . . really cool for macro or super macro.
Hopefully the new Olympus 60mm macro will be a 1:1 lens?
Bruce

 

[Sail Rock Diver]

i use the 50mm on the epl 1 and the autofocus is super slow.




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im not a pro and some times its just luck that i get the object in focus with the 50mm becouse i dont like to hold on or lie on the bottom to take a pic.