Silver Award
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Silver Award
Reviewed:
Apr 2010
User reviews
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4.50
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Olympus's ultrawide zoom for Micro Four Thirds offers impressive image quality plus fast and silent autofocus, in a tiny package that makes it easily the smallest lens of its type.
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| Announced: | Feb 3, 2010 |
| Principal specifications | ||
| Lens type | Zoom lens | |
| Max Format size | FourThirds | |
| Focal length | 9 – 18 mm | |
| Image stabilisation | Yes (via camera body where available) | |
| Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds | |
| Aperture | ||
| Maximum aperture | F4.0 - F5.6 | |
| Minimum aperture | F22.0 | |
| Aperture ring | No | |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 7 | |
| Aperture notes | rounded blades | |
| Optics | ||
| Elements | 12 | |
| Groups | 8 | |
| Special elements / coatings | 1 ED glass element 1 aspherical element | |
| Focus | ||
| Minimum focus | 0.25 m (9.84") | |
| Maximum magnification | 0.1 x | |
| Autofocus | Yes | |
| Motor type | Micromotor | |
| Full time manual | Yes | |
| Focus method | Internal | |
| Distance scale | No | |
| DoF scale | No | |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 155 g (0.34 lb) | |
| Diameter | 57 mm (2.22") | |
| Length | 50 mm (1.95") | |
| Colour | Black and silver | |
| Zoom method | Rotary (extending) | |
| Filter thread | 52 mm | |
| Hood supplied | No | |
| Hood product code | LH-55B | |
| Tripod collar | No | |
| Other | ||
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