Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/1.8

NormalMount: Olympus OM50mmf/1.8 – f/22
Introduced: 1973
Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/1.8
Image: Benjamin Reed — CC BY-SA 2.0

Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 is Olympus's standard kit prime in the OM Zuiko lineup — included as a kit lens with millions of OM-1 / OM-2 bodies. Like the Nikkor 50/1.8 and FD 50/1.8, the Zuiko 50/1.8 is the price-to-performance OM lens; abundant on used market and very cheap.

Key features

  • 50mm focal length on 35mm full-frame
  • f/1.8 maximum aperture
  • 49mm filter thread
  • Olympus OM bayonet
  • 6-element design
  • Very compact — pancake-like profile matches Maitani's OM body sizing

Use case + rendering

  • Standard kit prime; everything from portrait to street to landscape
  • Sharp wide-open at center; very sharp by f/2.8

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