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Olympus 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 Standard Wide Zoom
9.0 out of 10

Olympus 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 Standard Wide Zoom

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Overall 7
7.0

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

ePHOTOzine
9 July 2011
  • Excerpt: This revised version of the collapsible standard zoom, bundled with Olympus Micro Four Thirds system compatible cameras costs around £230 on its own.
  • Pros: Very fast AF, Excellent sharpness in the centre, Compact, collapsible design, Internal focusing
  • Cons: Barrel distortion at 14mm (although this is automatically corrected in camera in JPEG images), Lower sharpness towards the edges than the version it replaces.
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Overall 7
7.0

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

ePHOTOzine
9 July 2011
  • Excerpt: The original version of Olympus' collapsible standard zoom lens for the Micro Four Thirds System costs around £240 on its own, but is often supplied as a kit with Olympus
  • Pros: Excellent sharpness across the frame from maximum aperture, Compact collapsible design, Light weight, 25cm minimum focus distance
  • Cons: Slow AF, Rotating front element may make using polarisers or graduated filters tricky
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Overall 9
8.5
Audio & image quality 8
8.0
Versatility 9
8.5
Usability 9
8.5
Build quality 9
8.5

Olympus Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ED Lens

PhotoReview
1 May 2009
  • Summary: The compact, standard zoom kit lens for Olympus DSLR cameras.Usually supplied with the company's DSLR cameras, the Olympus Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ED is a compact
  • Pros: It's offered with a camera body. As a kit lens, it is a good match in size and performance for Olympus's DSLRs., You want an affordable, general-purpose standard zoom ...
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Overall 9
8.5
Audio & image quality 8
8.0
Versatility 9
8.5
Usability 9
8.5
Build quality 9
8.5

Olympus Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ED Lens

PhotoReview
1 May 2009
  • Summary: The compact, standard zoom kit lens for Olympus DSLR cameras.Usually supplied with the company's DSLR cameras, the Olympus Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ED is a compact
  • Pros: It's offered with a camera body. As a kit lens, it is a good match in size and performance for Olympus's DSLRs., You want an affordable, general-purpose standard zoom ...
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