Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 ED Review
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Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 ED is a kit lens for Olympus Digital cameras. It was announced in 2006, along with Olympus E-400. Two lenses often man olympus Digital cameras: Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1: 3,5-5,6 ED and Zuiko Digital 40-150mm 1: 4-5,6 ED.
This set is called Double Kit. They are like two partners; they can cut off almost the entire focal length range. By the way, despite the different focal length range on the short end, it has practically the same dimensions. Letters ED in the title indicates that the optical system uses low-dispersion glass elements. It helps to achieve the best image quality. This lens uses one ED element.
Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 ED Specs
Focal length: 14-42mm
Max. aperture: f/3.5-5.6
Weight (gr): 190
Length (mm): 61
Filter Ø (mm.): 58
Aperture blades: 7 rounded Min. Focus distance (m.): 0,25
Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 ED Handling and Mechanics
The lens has a standard size for the kit lens; the Olympus E-510 looks harmonious.
The lens has plastic barrel, including the bayonet
View on the camera Olympus E-510
As expected, all autofocus zooms, most of the barrel takes the zoom ring. It is somewhere rotated by 45 degrees, while the front part extends for 3 cm.
The lens has an internal focus, which means that it does not change its size when focusing on infinity and MFD.
Also, closer to the front element, it has a manual focus ring, a width of 1 cm.
When focusing and zooming, the front lens does not rotate. Interestingly, the manual focus ring rotates in a circle without a stop. This is unusual. The conclusion is that the manual focus is made longer for show than for actual use.
Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 ED Example Photos
Examples are taken with cameras Olympus E-400 and Olympus E-510. Almost all is s camera JPG without post-processing, resize only.
Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 ED Sharpness
A wide-open lens has a normal sharpness.
42mm F/6.3 1/400 ISO 100
Crop 100% of the previous image
Of course, when you close the aperture, the sharpness gets better.
34mm F/13 1/800 ISO 800
14mm F/6.3 1/400 ISO 100
29mm F/9.0 1/80 ISO 100
Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 ED Character and Bokeh
MDF is 0.25 m, which allows you to take good closeups. By the way on MFD saw good bokeh.
42mm F/7.1 1/200 ISO 800 MFD
14mm F/3.5 1/160 ISO 100
View of the widest angle
42mm F/5.6 1/125 ISO 400
View of the narrow-angle (the largest focal length)
18mm F/3.9 1/40 ISO 125
14mm F/6.3 1/125 ISO 100
All the same, this lens is more suited to landscapes and panoramas than for portraits. Although in close quarters without such a focal nowhere.
The lens's effective focal length on a sensor with a crop factor of 2 is equivalent to 28-84 mm on a full frame.
14mm F/6.3 1/400 ISO 100
The width of the angle is impressive, even sprinkled with a factor of 2, 14 mm, it is wide.
24mm F/6.3 1/320 ISO 100
The lens has a normal performance but without raisins. On the 3/4" sensor size is difficult to achieve good bokeh.
14mm F/6.3 1/250 ISO 100
Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 ED Contrast and Color Reproduction
Color reproduction is good too.
14mm F/7.1 1/160 ISO 100
14mm F/9 1/250 ISO 100
42mm F/6.3 1/80 ISO 100
24mm F/6.3 1/320 ISO 100
In general, the lens is not afraid backlight, but sometimes you can catch a flare.
25mm F/5.6 1/80 ISO 100
Flare example
More backlit examples.
14mm F/6.3 1/320 ISO 100
35mm F/6.3 1/125 ISO 100
Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 ED Distortion
Take a look at the curvature of the house; this distortion is the norm for this class of lenses.
18mm F/6.3 1/250 ISO 100
Also, when taking pictures of people near the as wide-angle and at the long end, there barrel distortion.
Summary
Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3,5-5,6 ED is a good kit lens for Olympus Digital cameras. It is recommended to use in tandem with Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm 1:4-5,6 ED.
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