The new Olympus MZ ED 7-14 f/2.8 PRO and MZ ED 8mm FE PRO lenses are very popular. They are sharp, fast, well-made and open up new abilities to shoot underwater in low light (see our reviews here and here). There are a number of ways to house these new lenses depending on how you shoot, or what dome ports and parts you might already own.In general, larger glass dome ports are going to give better results, with less corner distortion and the ability to shoot over & unders, but they be harder to use and pack. They also can be adapted to fit other lenses in the future.
Acrylic ports are lighter, less expensive, but scratch more easily. However, they are usually easy to fix.
Here's a list of some different configurations:
For Nauticam N85 MIL housings (NA-EM5, NA-EM1, NA-EM10, NA-EM5MKII, NA-EPL5, etc) we recommend the following configurations:
For Olympus M.Zuiko ED 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO Lens:
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| Olympus MZ ED 7-14 f/2.8 PRO Lens |
(option #1 Nauticam Dome)
(option #2 Zen Dome)
- Nauticam 36204 N85 to N120 Port Adapter
- Nauticam 21120 Extension Ring 20 with Lock
- Zen Underwater DP-170-N120
- Nauticam focus gear 36056
(option #2 - small Zen dome)
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| Olympus MZ ED 8mm FE PRO Lens |
- Zen Underwater DP-100-N85 (new version)
- Nauticam 36630 Mini Extension Ring 30
- Zen Underwater DP-170-N85
- Olympus PPZR-EP05 focus gear V6360480W000
- Zen Underwater DP-100-EP
- Zen Underwater ER-EP-25
- For Olympus PT-EP08 or PT-EP11, add the Zen PA-EP08-EP Adapter
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| Olympus PPO-EP02 Dome Port |
Note: Currently there is no way to house the Olympus MZ ED 7-14mm PRO lens in Olympus housings. The port body is too wide.
