Olympus 50mm Lens

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Olympus 50mm Lens

📏 50mm 💡 f/1.2 🔌 Olympus OM Mount 🎯 Prime ⚖️ 285g

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Market Position 20% 45.0
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📖 Overview

The Olympus 50mm Lens is a fast prime lens, boasting a very wide f/1.2 aperture for extreme low-light performance and shallow depth of field. It's well-suited for portraiture and creative photography. It's not the sharpest lens wide open, but the dreamy bokeh is its main appeal.

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📋 Specifications

Focal Length 50mm
Max Aperture f/1.2
Min Aperture f/16
Lens Type Prime
Mount Olympus OM
Image Stabilization No
Autofocus Yes
Weather Sealed No
Min Focus Distance 0.45 cm
Elements / Groups 7 elements in 6 groups
Aperture Blades 8
Filter Diameter 49mm
Weight 285g
Dimensions 65.0 x 43.0mm
Release Year 1982

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