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PT-050 wet lens tests

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Olympus PT-050 wet lens tests with the XZ-1

olympus xz-1 wet lens tests with the PT-050 housing

Macro mode, closest focus distance you can use the internal flash or external strobe. Please ignore the bluriness, this was a quick test to guage distance only, normally these images are quite sharp 🙂

 

 

olympus xz-1 wet lens tests with the PT-050 housing

Macro mode, closest focus distance you can use the internal flash or external strobe with the Dyron dual-element 67mm macro lens

 

 

wide-angle photo with no wet lens

 

 

olympus xz-1 wet lens tests with the PT-050 housing

Using the Dyron fisheye lens, zoomed in slightly. Using other wide-angle lenses produced too much distortion

 

 

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Scott Gietler

Scott Gietler

Scott Gietler is the owner of Bluewater Photo, Bluewater Travel, and the Underwater Photography Guide. Bluewater Photo, based in Culver City, CA is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious underwater camera stores, serving many thousands of customers each year, where nothing is more important than customer service. The Underwater Photography Guide is the world’s first website to feature free tutorials on underwater photography, and has become the most trafficked resource on underwater photography worldwide. Bluewater Travel is a full-service dive travel wholesaler sending groups and individuals on the world’s best dive vacations. 

Scott is also an avid diver, underwater photographer, and budding marine biologist, having created the online guide to the underwater flora and fauna of Southern California. He is the past vice-president of the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, has volunteered extensively at the Santa Monica aquarium, and is the creator of the Ocean Art underwater photo competition, one of the largest underwater international photo competitions ever held in terms of value of prizes. He lives in California with his wife, newborn girl and scuba-diving, photo taking 4 year old son.

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