Specifications


Focal Length 8-25mm
35mm Equivalent Focal Length 16-50mm equivalent
Lens Construction 16 elements in 10 groups
(1 DSA lens, 2 Aspherical ED lenses, 1 Super ED lens, 1 ED lens, 1 Super HR lens, 1 HR lens, 1 HD lens)
Splashproof Type / Dustproof IEC Standard publication 60529 IP53
(applies when the lens is used with OM SYSTEM (OLYMPUS) splashproof body) /
Dustproof construction
Focusing System High-speed Imager AF (MSC)
Angle of View 107 degrees - 47 degrees
Closest Focusing Distance 0.23m (throughout the zoom range)
Maximum Image Magnification Wide: 0.07x / Tele: 0.21x
35mm Equivalent Max. Image Magnification Wide: 0.14x / Tele: 0.42x
Minimum Field Size Wide: 241.9 x 181.8 mm / Tele: 83.0 x 62.4 mm
Number of Blades 7 (circular aperture diaphragm)
Maximum Aperture F4.0
Minimum Aperture F22
Filter Size Diameter 72 mm
Dimensions Diameter 77 x 88.5 mm
Weight 411g (without lens cap, lens rear cap and lens hood)
Box Contents LC-72C Lens Cap, LR-2 Lens Rear Cap, LH-76E Lens Hood,
CS-53 Wrapping Cloth, Instruction Manual, Warranty Card
  • Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

Depth of field

When focusing on a subject, there is an area behind and in front of the focused point that is also in focus. This area is called depth of field. The amount of area behind a focused point will always be greater than the area in front of the focused point regardless of aperture. Depth of field becomes deeper when the focal length is short (wide-angle lens), the focusing distance is long, and aperture is small.

Depth of field tables (wide-end focal length: 8mm)

  • Columns: aperture values / Rows: focusing distance (m)
    The diameter of the permissible circle of confusion is 1/60mm.
  0.23 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1 2 3 5
4.0 0.218

0.245
0.271

0.342
0.336

0.515
0.393

0.745
0.483

1.542
0.583

8.334
0.767

0.856

0.943

1.112

5.6 0.214

0.252
0.262

0.365
0.319

0.591
0.365

0.958
0.436

3.487
0.509

0.631

0.685

0.735

0.824

8.0 0.209

0.263
0.251

0.407
0.297

0.774
0.333

1.773
0.386

0.436

0.513

0.544

0.572

0.619

11 0.202

0.284
0.237

0.500
0.274

1.556
0.301

0.337

0.370

0.416

0.434

0.449

0.473

16 0.195

0.325
0.222

0.817
0.249

0.268

0.292

0.312

0.338

0.348

0.356

0.368

22 0.186

0.434
0.206

0.225

0.237

0.252

0.264

0.279

0.284

0.288

0.294

Depth of field tables (middle focal length: 14mm)

  • Columns: aperture values / Rows: focusing distance (m)
    The diameter of the permissible circle of confusion is 1/60mm.
  0.23 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1 2 3 5
4.0 0.225

0.235
0.288

0.313
0.374

0.432
0.454

0.560
0.602

0.847
0.795

1.381
1.267

5.282
1.578

93.895
1.964

3.101

5.6 0.224

0.237
0.284

0.319
0.365

0.446
0.439

0.588
0.572

0.926
0.739

1.635
1.115

16.006
1.343

1.604

2.264

8.0 0.221

0.240
0.278

0.328
0.353

0.470
0.420

0.637
0.534

1.079
0.671

2.272
0.952

1.107

1.271

1.634

11 0.218

0.246
0.271

0.342
0.338

0.509
0.395

0.726
0.490

1.427
0.597

5.350
0.796

0.896

0.995

1.192

16 0.214

0.253
0.261

0.365
0.319

0.583
0.367

0.920
0.442

2.801
0.520

0.653

0.714

0.771

0.876

22 0.208

0.265
0.250

0.408
0.297

0.752
0.335

1.575
0.391

0.445

0.530

0.565

0.597

0.651

Depth of field tables (tele-end focal length: 25mm)

  • Columns: aperture values / Rows: focusing distance (m)
    The diameter of the permissible circle of confusion is 1/60mm.
  0.23 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1 2 3 5
4.0 0.229

0.231
0.296

0.304
0.391

0.410
0.484

0.571
0.665

0.740
0.923

1.094
1.685

2.472
2.326

4.265
3.343

10.162
9.696

5.6 0.228

0.232
0.295

0.306
0.388

0.413
0.478

0.524
0.652

0.757
0.897

1.135
1.592

2.72
2.146

5.098
2.973

16.935
7.054

8.0 0.227

0.233
0.292

0.308
0.383

0.419
0.470

0.536
0.635

0.784
0.860

1.205
1.468

3.223
1.920

7.308
2.547

4.992

11 0.226

0.234
0.290

0.312
0.376

0.428
0.459

0.552
0.612

0.827
0.814

1.32
1.327

4.363
1.678

18.914
2.130

3.567

16 0.225

0.236
0.286

0.317
0.368

0.442
0.444

0.578
0.583

0.897
0.759

1.530
1.173

8.831
1.432

1.740

2.568

22 0.223

0.239
0.280

0.325
0.357

0.463
0.426

0.621
0.574

1.024
0.693

2.003
1.009

1.189

1.386

1.845

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