Olympus 25mm f1.8 M.ZUIKO Digital Lens

OM SystemSKU: 4545350045876

Color: Silver
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Product Description

Olympus 25mm f1.8 M.ZUIKO Digital Lens

  • Large, bright F1.8 aperture
  • Compact, beautiful build quality
  • Best optical performance
  • Pancake Lens
  • Compact design and lightweight

The Olympus 25mm f1.8 M.ZUIKO Digital Lens in black is an ultra-compact, lightweight prime lens with a bright, f1.8 aperture to ensure excellent optical performance in all situations. The lens’ optical construction ensures your point of interest is stunningly sharp, while the surrounding background is beautifully soft with a natural bokeh effect.



With a 25mm focal length and 47° angle of view, this standard focal length prime lens is ideal for a wide range of photography. It offers the best optical performance, with beautiful bokeh at open apertures and impressive close focusing capabilities. At the same time, it delivers photos with a field of view that feels natural to the human eye. This ensures perfectly balanced proportions, making this lens an essential addition to your kit. Available in black or silver.

Enjoy extended low-light shooting capabilities thanks to the fast 1:1.8 aperture, also perfect for creating images with overwhelming bokeh. Whatever your subject, discover what this lens’s depth of field control can do for your photography.



Due to its compact size, the small and lightweight M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm 1:1.8 is predestined to take along for all kinds of journeys. As it allows for clear hand-held shooting even in low-light conditions, you can simply leave your tripod at home.

Minimizing unwanted ghosting and flaring, the lens elements feature the unique ZERO coating, which cuts certain wavelength reflections by 50% to ensure clear imaging performance even under challenging conditions, for instance when shooting against the light.



Lens configuration 5 elements / 4 groups
Aspherical glass elements 1
Angle of view 47°
Closest focusing distance 0.2m
Maximum image magnification 0.19x (Four Thirds) / 0.38x (35mm format)
Number of aperture blades 7
Maximum aperture 1
Minimum aperture 1
Filter size 43mm
Dimensions 6.4 x 2.35 cm
Weight 95 g

Understanding: Aperture

Aperture is the opening in a camera lens that controls how much light enters the camera. It's measured in f-stops like f/2.8 or f/8. Lower f-stop numbers mean wider openings, letting in more light and creating a shallow depth of field (blurry background). Higher f-stop numbers mean smaller openings, letting in less light and creating a larger depth of field (more of the scene in focus). Aperture also affects the quality of out-of-focus areas in the image (bokeh).

Understanding: Lens Types

Different lenses have different purposes to achieve different styles of images, some popular ones include:
Prime Lens: Fixed focal length, sharp images, great for portraits and dark settings.
Zoom Lens: Variable focal length, versatile for different shots and everyday use..
Wide-Angle Lens: Captures wide scenes like landscapes.
Telephoto Lens: Magnifies distant subjects, ideal for sports & wildlife.
Macro Lens: Perfect for close-up photography of small subjects.
Fisheye Lens: Ultra-wide perspective, creates unique images.

Understanding: Lens Mounts

Different camera brands use different lens mounts, which are like connectors that attach lenses to camera bodies. Each mount is specific to a particular brand and camera series. For example, Canon uses the EF and RF mounts, Nikon uses the F mount, Sony uses the E mount for its mirrorless cameras. These mounts dictate which lenses are compatible with which cameras. Some brands offer adapters to use lenses from other systems, but it's essential to ensure compatibility for proper functionality and autofocus performance.

Understanding: Manual and Autofocus

Manual focus and autofocus are two ways to adjust the sharpness of a camera lens. With manual focus, you turn a ring on the lens to bring the subject into focus yourself, giving you full control over what appears sharp in the image. Autofocus, on the other hand, relies on the camera's built-in technology to automatically adjust the focus for you, usually by detecting contrast or phase differences in the scene. Autofocus can be convenient, especially for fast-moving subjects or when you need to capture a quick shot, whereas manual focus allows for precise adjustments and creative control over the final image.

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