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Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Olympus for Micro Four Thirds cameras, 17mm f/1.8.

MakerOlympus
Focal length17mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/1.8
Made forMicro Four Thirds sensors
MountsMicro Four Thirds
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080034mm equiv.17mm on Micro Four Thirds
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Micro Four Thirds 34mm · 56°
How wide 17mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/1.8
f/1.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On Micro Four Thirds (Micro Four Thirds): like 34mm on full frame; f/1.8 gives about the depth of field of f/3.6 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the OM System PEN at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.