This is the first micro four thirds lens I have bought for my GH1, I have a four thirds sigma but it needs an adaptor.<\/p>\n
This little baby is made for the new Olympus Pen EP-1 but works just as well on the GH1 and it’s TINY!!<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a>17mm with 4\/3 is 34mm in a 35mm equivalent. So don’t go thinking this is a wickidly wide lens. It isn’t. It’s as wide as the stock lens that comes with the GH1 but about 2 stops faster. It’s also really small, compact, f2.8 and works in full autofocus, albeit a bit noisy. This is a very nice addition to my slowly increasing GH1 lens collection.<\/p>\nI looked at the PEN but the lack of VF, poor video made it pointless. The GH1 does it all so well and more.<\/p>\nVery nice lens, just expected something more substantial for my money as it’s so light and wee!<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/a><\/noscript><\/a><\/noscript><\/a><\/noscript><\/a><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nMain features of lens:<\/p>\nM.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f2.8<\/p>\nMain Features<\/p>\n1.Ultra-compact lens that delivers high image quality thanks to digital-specific design<\/p>\n1-1. Slim and lightweight pancake lens<\/p>\nBased on the double-Gauss composition used widely in standard lenses, the newly developed optics incorporated in this lens employ a retrofocus type configuration, in which a concave lens element is placed on the subject side to obtain a wide angle of view at a focal length of 17mm. In addition, a double-sided aspherical lens element is used to implement an ultra-thin wide-angle pancake lens with a depth of 22mm. With the sharp imaging characteristic of a single-focus lens and brightness of f2.8, this lens makes it easy to capture natural defocus images.<\/p>\n1-2. Excellent close-up shooting capability<\/p>\nClose-up shooting is possible at a minimum distance of around 15cm from the lens front. The possibility of positive challenge to the object will expand the field of photography.<\/p>\n1-3. Multi-coating on all lens surfaces<\/p>\nAll the lens surfaces are multi-coated to ensure clear image quality. The multi-coating also ensures clear images even on backlit shots taken with the sun in the frame by reducing ghosts and flares.<\/p>\n1-4. Circular aperture diaphragm<\/p>\nThe circular aperture diaphragm enables natural and smooth defocusing – one of the big advantages of large aperture lens.<\/p>\n2.Fine Focusing Operation<\/p>\n2-1. Fast auto focusing<\/p>\nThe autofocusing speed is about two times higher than the ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm F2.8 thanks to the new algorithm.<\/p>\n2-2. Intuitive Manual Focusing<\/p>\nProper torque enables the intuitive feeling on manual focusing operation.<\/p>\n3.Dignified Exterior Design<\/p>\nThe silver body has a sophisticated, classic design that is compact and portable.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t
I looked at the PEN but the lack of VF, poor video made it pointless. The GH1 does it all so well and more.<\/p>\n
Very nice lens, just expected something more substantial for my money as it’s so light and wee!<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/noscript><\/a><\/noscript><\/a><\/noscript><\/a><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nMain features of lens:<\/p>\nM.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f2.8<\/p>\nMain Features<\/p>\n1.Ultra-compact lens that delivers high image quality thanks to digital-specific design<\/p>\n1-1. Slim and lightweight pancake lens<\/p>\nBased on the double-Gauss composition used widely in standard lenses, the newly developed optics incorporated in this lens employ a retrofocus type configuration, in which a concave lens element is placed on the subject side to obtain a wide angle of view at a focal length of 17mm. In addition, a double-sided aspherical lens element is used to implement an ultra-thin wide-angle pancake lens with a depth of 22mm. With the sharp imaging characteristic of a single-focus lens and brightness of f2.8, this lens makes it easy to capture natural defocus images.<\/p>\n1-2. Excellent close-up shooting capability<\/p>\nClose-up shooting is possible at a minimum distance of around 15cm from the lens front. The possibility of positive challenge to the object will expand the field of photography.<\/p>\n1-3. Multi-coating on all lens surfaces<\/p>\nAll the lens surfaces are multi-coated to ensure clear image quality. The multi-coating also ensures clear images even on backlit shots taken with the sun in the frame by reducing ghosts and flares.<\/p>\n1-4. Circular aperture diaphragm<\/p>\nThe circular aperture diaphragm enables natural and smooth defocusing – one of the big advantages of large aperture lens.<\/p>\n2.Fine Focusing Operation<\/p>\n2-1. Fast auto focusing<\/p>\nThe autofocusing speed is about two times higher than the ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm F2.8 thanks to the new algorithm.<\/p>\n2-2. Intuitive Manual Focusing<\/p>\nProper torque enables the intuitive feeling on manual focusing operation.<\/p>\n3.Dignified Exterior Design<\/p>\nThe silver body has a sophisticated, classic design that is compact and portable.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t
Main features of lens:<\/p>\n
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f2.8<\/p>\n
Main Features<\/p>\n
1.Ultra-compact lens that delivers high image quality thanks to digital-specific design<\/p>\n
1-1. Slim and lightweight pancake lens<\/p>\n
Based on the double-Gauss composition used widely in standard lenses, the newly developed optics incorporated in this lens employ a retrofocus type configuration, in which a concave lens element is placed on the subject side to obtain a wide angle of view at a focal length of 17mm. In addition, a double-sided aspherical lens element is used to implement an ultra-thin wide-angle pancake lens with a depth of 22mm. With the sharp imaging characteristic of a single-focus lens and brightness of f2.8, this lens makes it easy to capture natural defocus images.<\/p>\n
1-2. Excellent close-up shooting capability<\/p>\n
Close-up shooting is possible at a minimum distance of around 15cm from the lens front. The possibility of positive challenge to the object will expand the field of photography.<\/p>\n
1-3. Multi-coating on all lens surfaces<\/p>\n
All the lens surfaces are multi-coated to ensure clear image quality. The multi-coating also ensures clear images even on backlit shots taken with the sun in the frame by reducing ghosts and flares.<\/p>\n
1-4. Circular aperture diaphragm<\/p>\n
The circular aperture diaphragm enables natural and smooth defocusing – one of the big advantages of large aperture lens.<\/p>\n
2.Fine Focusing Operation<\/p>\n
2-1. Fast auto focusing<\/p>\n
The autofocusing speed is about two times higher than the ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm F2.8 thanks to the new algorithm.<\/p>\n
2-2. Intuitive Manual Focusing<\/p>\n
Proper torque enables the intuitive feeling on manual focusing operation.<\/p>\n
3.Dignified Exterior Design<\/p>\n
The silver body has a sophisticated, classic design that is compact and portable.<\/p>\n
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