OM SYSTEM OLYMPUS CLA-T01 Conversion Lens Adapter for TG-Series Cameras

I'm loving the lens cap! I'm also looking forward to getting a couple lenses, thanks to this handy ring. Yes, it does fit the TG7 perfectly. You just need to remove the original ring first.

There is an all black 3rd party knock-off of this product available, and I own both (purchased through Amazon.com). I use them with my Olympus TG-3, with telephoto and fisheye conversion lenses. In addition, I have one attached to a 40.5mm B+W circular polarizer and lens hood (to prevent lens flare), and a fourth attached to a 40.5mm UV filter (which I use primarily for lens protection when I don't have one of the other attachments on the camera.I have two of these Olympus CLA-T01 adapters, and two of the of JJC RN-T01 adapters. They both work fine for attaching accessories to cameras that are compatible with these attachments (Olympus TG-1, TG-2, TG-3). I prefer the red banded OEM product, only because is has a more solid click into the detent. The JJC product's detent tab is not as long, so it can come off the camera more easily. For this reason, I use the OEM adapters on my two expensive attachment lenses (the TCON-T01 Teleconverter & the FCON-T01 Fisheye converter). The OEM product is currently 39% more expensive ($18 vs $11), but for me the more solid connection is worth the cost difference. I may eventually replace my two JJC adapters with two more Olympus adapters.In case you're interested, here are links to the JJC RN-T01 adapter, Olympus converter lenses and the metal lens hoods I use with my circular polarizers (I have a circular polarizer & hood on my teleconverter lens attachment as well):JJC RN-T01: http://www.amazon.com/JJC-Conversion-Adapter-Olympus-Replaces/dp/B00LSHS36C or http://www.amazon.com/JJC-Professional-Adapter-Olympus-Replaces/dp/B00A9H1OXQOlympus FCON-T01 Teleconverter: http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Fisheye-adapter-Cameras-Adapter/dp/B00CMKONQ8 - this is a fun adapter, due to the increase in wide angle coverage & the fisheye distortion.Olympus TCON-T01 Teleconverter: http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Telephoto-adapter-Cameras-Adapter/dp/B00CMKONVS - this adapter is only moderately useful, but it does increase maximum zoom by 1.7x (to an estimated 170mm equivalent on a 35mm camera).Fotasy LW405 40.5mm Wide Angle Metal Lens Hood Shade: http://www.amazon.com/Fotasy-LW405-40-5mm-Contax-Voigtlander/dp/B005WQZ2NC - works great with a circular polarizer on the TG-3, with no vignetting. It makes it very easy to carry the camera one-handed, by scissoring the lens hood with your fingers. As a bonus, the lens hood prevents you getting your fingers in the shot - which is very easy to do without it.EasyFoto 40.5mm Vented Metal Lens Hood Shade: http://www.amazon.com/EasyFoto-40-5mm-Vented-Contax-Voigtlander/dp/B005G9PSHA - used on the TCON-T01 Teleconverter with a circular polarizer. A straight hood is the appropriate hood to use on a telephoto adapter, as no vignetting will occur.As a final note: Having a lens hood attached to your circular polarizer makes it far easier to rotate the filter (especially without accidentally smudging the filter with fingerprints while blindly reaching for it)!

It fits perfectly and adds a nice red accent to my black TG-7. Mine came with a free Olympus lens cap.Regarding the complaints about it being made of plastic and breaking when it's hit hard, that's by design. You can see cut outs around the rim that provide weak points so the ~$20 adapter ring breaks in a fall instead of the bayonet mount in the camera. Don't buy a 3rd party metal adapter or you may regret it.I found this out in Thomas Eisl's YouTube channel and Expert Guide book for the TG-7.Thomas also recommends using a UV filter at all times when you're not using other filters to protect the lens from accidental scratches and while shooting in harsh conditions.

I love many things about this camera. I'm actually a "real" pro photographer who shoots all Canon pro equipment. I heard about this camera on a pod cast and was very excited from the get go. I was looking at many smaller options to travel with or as recreational usage. A nice alternative to carrying my DSLR and its accessories. I even looked at the micro 4:3 cameras because of the compact size and lens options. Then the TG-1 was announced. This was a no brainer as long as the image quality was good. Which it is... It works great underwater so far. I'm going to Hawaii next week and can't wait to shoot it in the ocean while snorkeling. The under water video footage looks almost better than the stills. I'm so excited to travel light in the camera department. The only thing that really bums me out is that I have been waiting for the teleconverter lens since the release of the camera. It's still on back order and I won't have it for my trip next week which was my major deciding factor in buying this actual camera. It's a good thing I bought the fish eye and adaptor ASAP! But now I won't be shooting any nice portraits with a compressed blurred out background because Olympus dropped the ball on the accessories dept. Not good! Don't release waterproof stuff at the end of summer... I know that all of the main pro shops here in the bay area stopped carrying Olympus because they ALL said "Olympus stopped releasing anything good". When this camera came out the big proshop in Palo Alto CA. finally broke down and started selling it due to the high demand. Now that everyone is waiting for the accessories to be available again or even released. They have already grown tired of waiting for Olympus to catch up again....Otherwise as a point and shoot the camera is pretty cool. User features are awesome and abundant. The fish eye lens looks cool but doesn't seem to be a true fish eye but more of a "wide angle" look. Probably won't actually buy the zoom lens now either. If you are looking for a underwater camera and don't need the additional lenses there are some cheaper options with probably better image quality.