It's all about the width, with Olympus's ‘world-first' Micro Four Thirds fisheye lens. Get the verdict in our Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm 1:1.8 Fisheye PRO lens review. Olympus 8mm fisheye lens review and images by Matthew Richards Price: £800/$1,000 Let's not get too carried away, this lens...

If you've heard about "cropping" you know it means you can photograph more than what you intend to keep. That alone should guide you on the value of a super wide-angle lens. Don't like fisheye distortion Crop it out! At least you'll have gotten your photo.

I got the Samyang 7.5 mm fisheye a few months ago and found I very much liked what it could do, if not how difficult it was to handle. The performance of the Olympus 8 mm has been as big an improvement as the price would suggest, in the few weeks I have had it.

I was hard-pressed to switch from my old Olympus 4/3-system fisheye to this little lens -- I'd done work I loved with the big fisheye, and was resigned to using it with an adapter on my micro-4/3 body. But once I got a taste of using this little gem, there was no going back.

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At one point or another, budding photographers get the idea that adding a fish-eye lens to their kit is the logical next step. Shooting ultra-wide images certainly set photos apart, but it also offers challenges in composition. The Olympus M.Zuiko ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO ($999.99) is priced a bit high too high for shooters who may be considering dipping their toes into the proverbial water, but it's an excellent choice for photographers in search of a premium fish-eye lens with a wide aperture, weather-sealed design, and the ability to focus very close. If you don't want to spend as much, consider the Panasonic Lumix G Fisheye 8mm F3.5 or the Lensbaby Circular Fisheye, both of which are available for Micro Four Thirds camera systems. DesignThe 8mm F1.8 is on the large side for a Micro Four Thirds prime. It measures 3.2 by 2.4 inches (HD) and weighs 11.1 ounces. That's bigger than the Panasonic 8mm, which is just 2 by 2.4 inches and 5.8 ounces. Its bulbous front element precludes ...

The Olympus M.Zuiko ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO is a great choice for fish-eye fans, but it's expensive for a specialized lens.

Ultra-wide field of view; Focuses very close; Wide aperture; Sealed against dust and moisture; Solid build quality

Large; No filter support; Pricey

Undoubtedly it is difficult to produce an f/1.8 fisheye instrument – after all the optical construction of the Olympus M Zuiko Digital 8 mm f/1.8 ED PRO Fisheye consists of 17 elements, including 8 special ones. Olympus decided to try that and the results seem to reward that risk.

solid casing and high quality workmanship ,, unique parameters,, sensational image quality in the frame centre,, imperceptible longitudinal chromatic aberration,, lack of problems with the lateral chromatic aberration,, slight coma,, very fast, silent and accurate autofocus.

vignetting could have been a bit lower

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye Pro is a rather niche addition to Olympus' growing family of professional lenses, offering excellent build quality, performance and image quality, but costing a lot more than smaller, lighter alternatives from Panasonic and Samyang.

If you're looking for a fisheye lens that offers a very wide aperture in the Micro Four-Thirds mount, at the time of writing, this is the lens to get; it's a very specialized lens, offering a dramatically different point of view.

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