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| Maker | Olympus Corporation |
|---|---|
| Technical data | |
| Type | Prime |
| Focal length | 25mm |
| Focal length (35mm equiv.) | 50mm |
| Aperture (max/min) | f/2.8 |
| Close focus distance | 0.2m |
| Construction | 5 elements in 4 groups |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 95g |
| Filter diameter | Ø43mm |
The Zuiko Digital 25mm f/2.8 is a Four Thirds System standard-series lens manufactured by Olympus, sold both separately and bundled in a kit with the E-420 camera.
It is a "pancake" lens, a very compact prime lens designed to be easily portable. When released on the market in 2008, it was one of a very few prime lenses designed explicitly for digital cameras, and the only one targeted at the entry-level consumer market.[1]
It was praised by reviewers for its small size and the sharpness of the images it produced, but at the price of relatively high chromatic aberration and barrel distortion; overall, the image quality was seen as no real improvement over the normal Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens.[1]