Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Housing & Camera Bundle

If you are hunting for a new underwater camera and housing that is capable to take great underwater photos and videos, the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Camera & Housing Bundle is an excellent choice! The camera is packed with outstanding features.  This is everything you need to take the setup underwater and shoot in the best dive locations!

The Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing, which includes a port, is designed for the OM-D E-M5 Mark II  camera so that you can capture beautiful underwater photo and video. Easy to read buttons offer full control of the camera, a large LCD window allows you to easily see your composition and a variety of port options gives you a choice of many great micro four-thirds lenses for use underwater.

* Note: This housing uses the PEN port design

Read our review on the Olympus E-M5 Mark II for the details on this camera.

Olympus E-M5 Mark II Housing & Camera Bundle Includes:

• Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Camera (Black Body)

• Olympus 14-42mm II R Black Lens

• Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing

  • The attached flat port is for the 14-42mm II RLens (and is also compatible with the Olympus 60mm macro lens & Olympus 9-18mm lenses)

• Olympus PPZR-EP02 Zoom Gear for 14-42mm II R and 9-18mm lenses

Recommended Port Options:

• The included port supports the 14-42mm II R kit lens, 60mm macro lens, and Olympus 9-18mm wide-angle lenses.

  • However, we recommend the Zen WA Dome port or the AOI 4" Glass Semi Dome for the best results using the Olympus 9-18mm lens (AOI Acrylic option also available)

• Zen 4" Glass Dome for Pansonic 8mm Fisheye - Excellent wide angle & close focus wide angle

• Zen 4" Glass Dome for Olympus 8mm Fisheye  Pro - Pro-quality wide angle & close focus wide angle

• Zen Wide Angle Dome Port for Olympus 9-18mm- For wide angle shooting with zoom function (uses the same zoom gear included on the bundle)

• Zen Flat Port for the Panasonic 45mm Macro- For your macro shooting (compatible with Olympus 60mm)

• AOI Semi-Dome Port (Glass or Acrylic) - Compatible with various Olympus lenses including the 9-18mm, 12-40mm (extension required) and 12-50mm lenses

• AOI Dome Port (Glass or Acrylic) + AOI 24mm extension ring for Olympus 8mm fisheye lens 

• AOI Flat Port with threads for using the 60mm macro lens or 12-50mm zoom lens with a flip-diopter, macro lens, or wet wide-angle lens

Olympus E-M5 Mark II Recommended Lenses:

• Panasonic 7-14mm F4 lens for wide-angle, sharks, pelagics, video, topside landscape,

• Panasonic 8mm fisheye for coral reefs, whale sharks, mantas, schools of jacks

• Olympus 8mm Fisheye Pro - for coral reefs, whale sharks, mantas, schools of jacks *Best Quality*

• Olympus 9-18mm lens for sharks, skittish schools of fish, large-ish marine life

• Olympus 60mm macro lens for macro - especially the very small things

• Olympus 12-50mm lens - good mid-range lens, also works with the Kraken KRL-01 or UWL-09 wet wide-angle lens in the AOI Flat Port

Lenses that won't work in this housing:

• Olympus 7-14mm F2.8 lens

Where we love to dive with this housing

Some of our favorite places include diving Thailand, checking out the best diving in Hawaii, and various shark cage diving destinations. Enjoy scuba diving in the elements.

Olympus E-M5 Mark II Specs:

• 16 Megapixels
• Flash Sync Speed: 1/250th
• Max ISO: 25,600
• Max Shutter Speed: 1/8000
• 81 Auto Focus Points
• Improved 5-axis image stabilization in both stills and movie modes
• New FL-LM3 Flash included has the ability to control flash intensity down to 1/64th power
• Video recording at 1080 / 60p, 30p, 24p and up to 77Mbps bitrate
• Built-in Wi-Fi
• Dust, Splash & Freezeproof Construction

Olympus E-M5 Mark II Underwater Housing Specs:

• Polycarbonate housing with clear backplate 
• Housing was designed to be ergonomic with large buttons for easy operation
• Includes a hot shoe mount
• Dual fiber optic ports for stobes.
• Depth Rated to 45m (~150ft)
• Resistance against electrolysis

Video Review:

Sample Photos: