Olympus WCON-08D, 0.8x Wide Auxiliary Conversion Lens for C-8080 and SP-500UZ Wide Zoom Digital Camera.

SKU: IOMWCON08D

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2007-02-04T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Just about perfect

This is one outstanding Olympus lens that yields 28mm * 0.8 = 22.4 mm, with corner to corner sharpness and very little flare (except when shooting into the sun). Contrast is very good, but the lens will exhibit distortion towards the edges): keep it away from linear patterns. Easy to install on the CLA-8 adapter (sold separately) - however make sure you secure it well by twisting the adapter ring all the way (or else you'll drop a very heavy piece of glass). The CLA-8 adapter can actually stay mounted on the camera at all times (protecting the extended barrel of the built-in lens). The front element of this lens bulges outward, so keep the lens cap on when not shooting. The Olympus c8080 + WCON-08D is now a perfect landscape camera.

Alex V.

About Olympus WCON-08D, 0.8x Wide Auxiliary Conversion Lens for C-8080 and SP-500UZ Wide Zoom Digital Camera.

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Just about perfect

By Alex V.

This is one outstanding Olympus lens that yields 28mm * 0.8 = 22.4 mm, with corner to corner sharpness and very little flare (except when shooting into the sun). Contrast is very good, but the lens will exhibit distortion towards the edges): keep it away from linear patterns. Easy to install on the CLA-8 adapter (sold separately) - however make sure you secure it well by twisting the adapter ring all the way (or else you'll drop a very heavy piece of glass). The CLA-8 adapter can actually sta...

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The WC0N-0.8D Wide Conversion lens decreases the magnification of your subject by 0.8x (35mm conversion of 22.5mm) when your C-8080 Wide Zoom is set to the wide-angle position. This will help you include more in the picture when shooting skylines, group shots, or houses, just to name a few types of shooting situations.

Please note: requires the use of the CLA-8 Lens Adapter