Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 L

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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 L

📏 14-42mm 💡 f/3.5-5.6 🔌 Micro Four Thirds Mount 🔍 Zoom ⚖️ 133g

📖 Overview

This Olympus M.Zuiko 14-42mm is a kit zoom lens, known for its extremely compact size and retractable design. It's a decent all-purpose lens for beginners, but its image quality is fairly unremarkable, and it's quickly outgrown as skills develop.

📸 Browse 12 real-world sample photos taken with this lens by photographers worldwide on SampleShots.

📋 Specifications

Focal Length 14-42mm
Max Aperture f/3.5-5.6
Min Aperture f/22
Lens Type Zoom
Mount Micro Four Thirds
Image Stabilization No
Autofocus Yes
Weather Sealed No
Min Focus Distance 25.0 cm
Max Magnification 0.24x
Elements / Groups 9 elements in 8 groups
Aperture Blades 7
Filter Diameter 40mm
Weight 133g
Dimensions 62.0 x 43.0mm
Release Year 2010

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🖼️ Sample Photos

Real-world photos taken with the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 L, sourced from SampleShots.

Close-up view of freshly cut green beans arranged in a pile.
Silvia Alba
Close-up of sage plant with fuzzy green leaves and purple tubular flowers on a balcony.
Pussreboots
Blue sky with a large white cumulus cloud over a suburban street; power poles and trees line the left and bottom edges.
Pussreboots
Close-up of pink snapdragon blossom with orange throat, green leaves, and a wooden stake in a balcony garden.
Pussreboots
Bright yellow sunflower with green leaves against a dark background.
Pussreboots
Oranges and limes stacked in a white bowl with a blue rim on a wooden surface.
Pussreboots
Fluffy white clouds scattered across a deep blue sky with trees visible in the foreground.
Pussreboots
Close-up view of a yellow daffodil blossom with green leaves, set against a blurred background.
Pussreboots
Orange sunset clouds glow across a dark blue sky above a silhouetted treeline, with a small chimney at the left and bare branches in the upper right.
Pussreboots
Weathered timber pergola framing green foliage in a Japanese garden.
Pussreboots
White mushroom with a smooth convex cap and visible gill edge growing among green grass and broad leaves.
Pussreboots
Graffiti on a brick wall beside a weathered refreshment kiosk, with a black car in the foreground and modern high-rise buildings in the background.
Shing Au-Yeung

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