Introduction

Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Masaharu Okubo) is pleased to announce the introduction of the Olympus PPO-E04 underwater lens port. This new accessory allows professional underwater photography using E-System wide zoom lenses. The Olympus PPO-E04 will go on sale in July 2005. The Olympus PPO-E04 underwater lens port is a genuine Olympus accessory for the Olympus ZUIKO DIGITAL series of ?Designed for Digital? lenses. To support professional use, it is able to withstand water pressures at depths of up to 60 meters. Professional underwater photography is now possible using digital SLR cameras. The PPO-E04 is underwater lens port for wide zoom lenses.
Combine - PPO-E04 and PER-E02
When combined with the PER-E02 Underwater Extension Ring, which will go on sale at the same time, and the PT-E01 Underwater Case (on sale in June 2005) for the E-300 camera, it allows the ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm (14-28mm) F4.0 wide zoom lens to be used underwater. The PPO-E04 has a super-wide angle photography from 110 to 70 degree, and a super-close-up focusing capability allowing photography distances as close as 9cm from the lens port front to the subject, and it is also possible to exaggerate the perspective effects or to create a deep depth of field.
Adds to a range of underwater accessories
This product can also be used as an underwater lens port for a new fixed-focal fish-eye lens that Olympus plans to introduce. Olympus now offers a range of 4 underwater lens ports and 2 underwater extension rings to support professional underwater photography using its six ?Designed for Digital? ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses.
Features
All genuine Olympus underwater lens ports and underwater extension rings are designed to support serious underwater SLR photography and are reliably waterproof at depths of up to 60m. The PPO-E04 is an underwater lens ports for use with the Olympus ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm (14-28mm) F4.0 wide-angel lens. It is used in conjunction with the Olympus PER-E02 underwater extension ring. A super-wide angle from 110 to 70 degree is possible, and a super-close-up focusing capability allow photography distances as close as 9cm from the lens port front to the subject. It will also be possible to use just the Olympus PPO-E04 with a new fixed-focal fish-eye lens that Olympus plans to introduce. The Olympus PPO-E04 underwater lens port will be available July 2005.