Is it a body cap or is it a lens? Amazingly, it’s both! Owners of Olympus digital PEN cameras looking for accessories with which to expand their kit have new reason to celebrate with the launch of the ultra affordable, super slim 15mm 1:8.0 Body Cap lens, offering the 35mm equivalent focal length of 30mm. This accessory is all about instant snapshots and shooting on the fly with your Olympus camera. The innovative option is an ultra slim cap plus flexible fixed focus fixed aperture lens in one, making it an ideal accessory for the likes of the latest PEN Lite and Pen Mini cameras. The PEN models famously combine portable body dimensions with ease of use, and exactly the same could be said of the 15mm 1:8.0 Body Cap lens.

• Protect your camera components from dust and scratches
• The Olympus 15mm 1:8.0 Body Cap lens is designed to be fitted to your Olympus compact system camera when it is in transit. It adds a mere 9mm to the depth of the camera body, which will still allow it to be slipped into a jacket pocket or small bag. You can do so with the confidence that the camera’s sensitive components – such as the imaging sensor – will be safe from dust, scratches and greasy smears.
• Shoot spur of the moment snapshots – without removing the cap
• Ever missed that shot of a lifetime because you couldn’t get a lens fitted fast enough? Well not any more. Pull your Olympus camera with body cap fitted from your pocket or bag and you’re ready to start taking photos straight away, from a distance of one metre to infinity. There is no need to focus and no need to attach a full sized lens. A closing mechanism also allows the lens
• to function as just a body cap when you want it to.
• Close up lever gets you nearer, faster
• Weighing a very portable 22g, while the Olympus 15mm 1:8.0 Body Cap lens is perfect for shooting from the hip and taking fun photos on the fly, should you need to get up close and personal you can. Flick a lever to extend the focus range to just 30cm (0.3m) from your subject for dynamic close ups, instantly.
• Affordable excellence
• What’s more, both protecting and enabling your camera comes at an affordable. It’s an ideal accessory for your PEN camera that won’t break the bank, and whether you want fascinating close ups, scintillating wide shots, or just want to protect your camera’s delicate bits – with a lens configuration consisting of three elements in three groups, this one fun-packed yet
• practical device will do it all.