Zen Pen Port to OMD Adaptor - Anyone tried?

[TheTrickster]

I've been advised by ReefPhoto / Zen (same company) that using the 8mm dome from the PEN series with their new adaptor on the OMD (and I presume the new M1) housing causes slight vignetting - has anyone tried it / see the results?

I've got an option on a cheap OMD - so looking at all the options (by utilising all the stuff I already have)

Rich

 

[PHIL RUDIN]

The attached link is the adapter that allows you to use the ZEN Underwater ports with the Olympus OM-D housings. You can see that the 8mm fisheye port is not shown as being supported because of the slight vignetting issue. An option for the Nauticam OM-D housings works quite well with an adaptor and ZEN 100mm Subal typeIII or Sea&Sea ports, this is the configuration that I use. So for best results you need to go Nauticam or crop for the Olympus housing. No images for the Olympus solution.

Zen Underwater PA-EP08-EP Port Adapter for Pen Domes [zen.pa.ep08.ep] - $100.00 : Reef Photo & Video!, The Underwater Photo Pros

The attached photos are with the 8mm fisheye using the Nauticam housing with the ZEN 100mm optical glass port, both taken within an inch or two of the foreground subject.

Phil Rudin

 

[TheTrickster]

Thanks Phil, I have decided against the OMD, even at that price.