New Olympus 8080 and Pro88

The PPO-05 (wide angle port) looks flat!

Here's a photo of the wide port from the Oly website (PPO-05):

It certainly LOOKS flat from the photo, but it's difficult to tell. Let's just hope this is a "recycled" photo of their first wide port and the new one will have a dome. PLEASE!?!?!?

Cheers

James

Here's the babelfish translation of the 8080 stuff:

Main merit of digital camera "CAMEDIA C-8080 Wide Zoom" and waterproof protector "PT-023"

1. 8 Mega pixels CCD wide angle it loads the lens of 28mm - 140mm, actualizing underwater digital photograph highest picture quality

It is the CAMEDIA series most significant type digital camera where "CAMEDIA C-8080 Wide Zoom" loads effective pixel several 8 Mega pixels to the advanced optical 5 time wide zoom lens of 28mm of new development - 140mm CCD, actualizes class highest picture quality image processing engine "TruePic of new development TURBO (the true pick turbo)" with. The high amateur user focusing on needs are high, you can enjoy wide angular photographing at the underwater where it assumes that the digital camera is weak until now, in the highest picture quality only of 8 Mega pixels.

2. Improvement of various processing speeds operativity improves with loading the various functions which support high picture quality photographing

With the improvement of various processing speeds, automatic focusing speed of class most fast level was actualized, photographing which does not make stress feel even at underwater became possible. In addition, as operation at the time of underwater photographing whose setting with the both hands is difficult becomes simpler, does not let escape shutter chance, thought high picture quality photographing is supported even at underwater e.g., it arranges function of 13 kinds whose use frequency such as flash and exposure revision is high with the button which becomes independent, it adopts the direct function control which simply quickly it can turn a dial can select without using the menu.

3. Underwater TTL automatic photographing is possible with combination with the waterproof protector "PFL-01"

Although being small-sized, GN (guide number) TTL automatic photographing at the underwater where you use the external flash the waterproof protector "PFL-01" of flash "FL-20" business outside using exclusively which has 20 with, is possible. It is possible even at when and the like photographing at a deeper place where from the light intensity is needed, and photographing the subject which leaves to photograph at the appropriate light intensity. Furthermore, if the bundled "PFL-01" business spread board is used, also photographing which alleviates the shadow of the strong subject where it is by flash light is possible. If the mode dial is changed, other than TTL automatic photographing also manual photographing becomes possible, adjusts to the photographing scene and depends and it is real and you can enjoy creative photographing.

* At the time "of PFL-01" use you cannot use the automatic photographing "of FL-20".

4. By the use of private wide port "PPO-05" and private conversion lens "WCON-08D", further wide angular photographing at underwater is possible

It does to answer the wide angular photographing needs at underwater, 23mm (the 35mm film, conversion at the land) wide angular photographing * becomes possible private conversion lens adapter "CLA-8" and wide conversion lens "WCON-08D" combining with the wide port "PPO-05" for PT-023byuse receiving. "WCON-08D" new is the high picture quality lens which was developed as the optimum lens "of CAMEDIA C-8080 Wide Zoom".

* At underwater angle of view becomes narrow with influence of refractive index of the water.

5. Safety and reliability at underwater raise

The substance has designated the strong polycarbonate resin as the material, it is superior in durability, it actualizes the pressure-resistant depth of water 40m which can be used for also real diving. In addition, adopting the buckle to the terminal area of the waterproof protector itself and the lens and the port in addition to the double O ring which makes the gasket for prevention of flooding double, the safety design such that it prevents the fact that the lens comes off is administered.

* At underwater angle of view becomes narrow with influence of refractive index of the water.

Which means Olympus is using a flat port for the wide angle lens.