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New York, Kuala Lumpur

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This scene kind of reminds me of 5th Avenue in Manhattan. The Body Cap Lens and OM-D combo reminds me of the Kodak Instamatic camera I had as a kid. No exposure or focus settings to worry about. Just concentrate on composition.

The Body Cap Lens’ 15mm (30mm in old money) viewpoint suits urban landscape and street photography quite well. With a wrist strap on the OM-D and the lens set to its hyperfocal distance of between 5 feet and infinity, I roamed Jalan Bukit Bintang like a happy tourist.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f8, 1/60 sec with the Body Cap Lens.

New York, Kuala Lumpur

A Pavilion Christmas

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Pavilion KL Shopping Mall always have the best festive décor in town. Their Christmas decorations are not only elaborate but very classy. Sweeping mistletoe curtain, giant chandelier, lighted stagecoach and a train moving around Christmas trees with carollers taking center stage. Simply magical.

It is also a good place to test the Body Cap Lens indoors. Now; some of you may think that the modest lens is inadequate in low light, what with its f8 fixed aperture. Combine the OM-D’s good high ISO rendition with its 5-axis image stabilization and I was able to get good handheld shots. More to come.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 1000, f8, 1/30 sec with the Body Cap Lens.

A Pavilion Christmas with the Olympus Body Cap Lens

Body Cap Lens

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Turn your OM-D into a really compact camera with the new Olympus Body Cap Lens (BCL-1580). It is so named because it is as thin as a body cap and yet is a fully functional lens. Imagine a compact camera with the controls of a fighter jet.

At around USD 50 it is the cheapest and lightest lens in the m4/3 growing arsenal but is it useable or practical at a fixed f8 aperture? Off the bat, I like the sliding lens cap and the hyperfocal distance preset for manual focus.

I will be testing it with real world subjects over the weekend and hope to post some pics and comments.

Body Cap Lens