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Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm f/ 1.8 Lens

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Optical design

Format: 35mm SLR

Type: Prime lens

Focusing: Manual Focus (MF)

Lens mounts: Olympus OM

First year of production: 1972

Last year of production: 2002

Optical design: 6 elements in 5 groups (early), 6 elements in 4 groups (later)

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Photos (39)

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Owners (39)

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Average price: $25

Specifications:

Focal length	Max. aperture	Min. aperture	Blades	Min. Focus (m.)	Filter Ø (mm.)	Weight (gr/oz)	Length (mm/in)
50mm	f/1.8	f/16	6	0.45	49	165/5,8	32/1,3

Additional information:

The Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm f/ 1.8 is a standard classic kit lens of Olympus. It was manufactured for more than 30 years practically without modifications (there were 6 versions and 5 million such lenses manufactured in aggregate).

Being rather small, it features magnificent optical qualities. Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm f/ 1.8 is already sharp at f/1.8. It produces beautiful bokeh. Contrast is good, almost no optical distortions visible. Images have nice,natural colors. It is well resistant toback lighting, especially the MC version.

The Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm f/ 1.8 has very high resolution:

Resolution at f/ 2.8 (center/edge): 57/40 lpmm

Resolution at f/ 5.6 (center/edge): 90/40 lpmm

There are only 6versions of this lens:

the Olympus M-System F =.Zuiko Auto-S f/=50 50 mm. F1.8
The Olympus OM-System F.Zuiko Auto-S 1:1.8 f=50 mm (type 1)- it may well be a variant with a silver fringe on the front
The Olympus OM-System F.Zuiko Auto-S 1:1.8 f=50 mm (type 2)— it can be identified with a black front frame.
The Olympus OM-System Zuiko MC Auto-S 1:1.8 f=50 mm (type 3)—both this variant and the rest are based on the same scheme - 6 elements in 4 groups. Multilayer coating was introduced.
The Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm 1:1.8 (type 4)— new multilayer.
The Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm 1:1.8 (type 5) — the last series manufactured byOlympus Sakaki. Serial numbers started with 5хххххх. This version is considered to be the best.

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Posted by: Sergei Borodin Date of publication: 03.08.2010

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Granddaughter Zlata
Autor: Veerd

2003

Alena (5)
Autor: Sergei Borodin

4.5

3270

Alena (6)
Autor: Sergei Borodin

4.5

2376

Alena (9)
Autor: Sergei Borodin

4.5

2041

Mechanical quality	4.38	13
Optical quality	4.77	13
Usability	4.61	13
Pricing / Value	4.90	10
Bokeh	4.65	11
Overall lens rating	4.66

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Owner reviews: Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm f/ 1.8

Leo Koikov 12.08.2016 23:04:09

Period of use: 2 months

Strengths:

Excellent all-around lens

Great color, contrast and sharpness

Compact

Price

Weaknesses:

M.b. the diaphragm ring on front?

Comments:

Love a dreamy rendition with backlight

https://www.flickr.com/photos/127536411@N03/albums/72157672357967795

Comments (0)

robgrune 28.09.2014 18:16:21

Period of use: 1 month

Strengths:

sharpness, colours. contrast. bokeh. chromatic aberration. mechanics. ultra smooth focussing. small size.

Weaknesses:

coma.

Comments:

This lens deserves mch more attention from photographers. I think mine is series 1: SN +500000. I got mine for only $45 in great condition: a steal of a deal. IMHO, the lens compares very well to the Leica, but has better colours for digital cameras. It is below the excellent level of my Zeiss Contas G 2.0/45 lens, but the difference is small: the Zeiss has higher resolving power (resolving power is need for the Sony A7R). Important for 36MP sensors: the F.Zuiko has the lowest CA of all Japanese lenses. Overall, the F.Zuiko is an excellent lens.

see link below for photos from this lens:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49615044@N03/sets/72157648067288516/

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Bakin 1.1.2000 00:00:01

Period of use: 10 months

Strengths:

Very compact!
A beautiful pictures!
Sharpness, contrast, everything is OKl!
It is convenient to focusing.
Weaknesses:
Decreases the contrast in the contre
Comments:
Great lens especially considering the price of it.

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Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm f/ 1.8 Lens

Owner reviews: Olympus OM-System Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm f/ 1.8