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Olympus TG5... Pleasantly surprised!

Started Aug 28, 2018 | User reviews thread
Yannis1976
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Re: Olympus TG5... Pleasantly surprised!

stefpix wrote:

Yannis1976 wrote:

Apologies for not being clear

During my holidays, I also had the RX100/3 with the Ikelite action housing. IQ from 1" was indeed better when cropping or even at base ISO, but in my opinion the wide field of view of the TG5 and the smaller size proved to be much more important to achieve a nice UW photo.

The fish-eye lens was constantly attached to the TG5, all shots were taken with it. Yes there is some purple fringing, but its been corrected by the Olympus JPEG engine and you can also correct it with LR.

Yannis, did you use the Olympus wide angle adapter or a third party?

Did the attachment come with a pouch / case?

Does it work with the housing as well?

I have been playing with the TG-5, that I bought refurb and looks new. I had returned the TG-4 or TG-3 a couple of years ago. Anyway I find the sharpening and contrast a bit too high by default, I have seen that they can be dialed down.

I wish it had S rather than A mode, since it only has 3 apertures. I'd dream of a firmware update that would replace A with S.

Hi again,

The adapter is from Olympus and is this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Fisheye-adapter-Cameras-Adapter/dp/B00CMKONQ8

https://www.getolympus.com/us/en/fcon-t01-fisheye-converter-lens-cla-t01-adapter.html

IMHO it is essential for underwater shots and I don't think it fits the UW housing, just the TG-5 camera.

Thx

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