Olympus has just officially announced the new Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro lens. It is 16-50mm equivalent lens for Micro Four Thirds. This new lens has 16 elements, which include Super ED, ED and EDA glass. A large ‘DSA’ element reduces sagittal comatic aberration, and the ‘ZERO’ coating reduces flare and ghosting. It has a minimum focus distance of 23cm (9″) across the focal range and a magnification of 0.42x. Seventy-two millimeter filters are supported.
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro lens costs $1,099.99, first available for pre-order at Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama.
Below are the detailed specifications of Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro lens:
| Principal specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lens type | Zoom lens | |
| Max Format size | FourThirds | |
| Focal length | 8–25 mm | |
| Image stabilization | No | |
| Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds | |
| Aperture | ||
| Maximum aperture | F4 | |
| Minimum aperture | F22 | |
| Aperture ring | No | |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 7 | |
| Optics | ||
| Elements | 16 | |
| Groups | 10 | |
| Special elements / coatings | 1 DSA + 1 Super ED + 1 ED + 1 HR + 2 aspherical ED elements, ZERO coating | |
| Focus | ||
| Minimum focus | 0.23 m (9.06″) | |
| Maximum magnification | 0.14× | |
| Autofocus | Yes | |
| Motor type | Linear Motor | |
| Full time manual | Yes | |
| Focus method | Internal | |
| Distance scale | Yes | |
| DoF scale | No | |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 411 g (0.91 lb) | |
| Diameter | 77 mm (3.03″) | |
| Length | 89 mm (3.5″) | |
| Materials | Magnesium alloy | |
| Sealing | Yes | |
| Colour | Black | |
| Zoom method | Rotary (extending) | |
| Power zoom | No | |
| Filter thread | 72 mm | |
| Hood supplied | Yes | |
| Tripod collar | No | |
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