Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8 Silver Wide Angle Lens

The technical details behind this lens

Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8 Silver Wide Angle Lens offers remarkable features. This lens features a fast f/1.8 maximum aperture that helps to achieve shallow depth of field and selective focusing effects, and benefits working in difficult lighting environments. It also offers a rounded seven-blade diaphragm that contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality. In regard to the optical design, the One Dual Super Aspherical (DSA) element, two aspherical elements, and one high refractive index element contribute to a marked reduction in distortion and spherical aberrations for outstanding sharpness and accurate rendering throughout the aperture range. More of its great feature, the Movie and Still Compatible autofocus system benefits both photo and video applications due to its smooth, quiet, and fast performance. This flexible lens is a 34mm equivalent wide-angle prime for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras.

Excellent Optics

The optical design features One Dual Super Aspherical element, two aspherical elements, and one high refractive index element contribute to a marked reduction in distortion and spherical aberrations.

Reliable Features

The manual focus clutch allows you to quickly pull the focusing ring into place for direct, intuitive focus control. The Movie and Still Compatible autofocus system benefits both photo and video applications due to its smooth, quiet, and fast performance.

Key features

• One DSA Element, Two Aspherical Elements
• Aperture Range: f/1.8 to f/22
• Micro Four Thirds System
• 34mm (35mm Equivalent)

Top three Reasons we think you will love this lens

• Features One High Refractive Index Element
• Pleasing bokeh quality
• Movie and Still Compatible AF System

Our expert's opinion

An ideal general-purpose wide-angle lens. An ideal lens to use on walkabouts where you don't require a long zoom. The wide field of view pairs with the bright f/1.8 maximum aperture to benefit from working in difficult lighting environments.