Olympus PEN E-P7 and M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro Lens Officially Announced

Olympus has just officially announced the new Olympus PEN E-P7 and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro lens (Pre-order at Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama).

Olympus PEN E-P7  is a rangefinder-style Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, featuring a 20MP sensor ,  5-axis in-body image stabilization, an downward-tilting 3″ touchscreen with 1.04 million dots, a 121-point contrast-detect AF system with face and eye detection, 4K/30p video at a bit rate of 102Mbps, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

 

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro lens is 16-50mm equivalent lens for Micro Four Thirds. This new lens has 16 elements, which include Super ED, ED and EDA glass. A large ‘DSA’ element reduces sagittal comatic aberration, and the ‘ZERO’ coating reduces flare and ghosting. It has a minimum focus distance of 23cm (9″) across the focal range and a magnification of 0.42x. Seventy-two millimeter filters are supported.

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro lens costs $1,099.99, first available for pre-order at Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama.


Below are the detailed specifications of  Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro lens:

Principal specifications
Lens type Zoom lens
Max Format size FourThirds
Focal length 8–25 mm
Image stabilization No
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds
Aperture
Maximum aperture F4
Minimum aperture F22
Aperture ring No
Number of diaphragm blades 7
Optics
Elements 16
Groups 10
Special elements / coatings 1 DSA + 1 Super ED + 1 ED + 1 HR + 2 aspherical ED elements, ZERO coating
Focus
Minimum focus 0.23 m (9.06)
Maximum magnification 0.14×
Autofocus Yes
Motor type Linear Motor
Full time manual Yes
Focus method Internal
Distance scale Yes
DoF scale No
Physical
Weight 411 g (0.91 lb)
Diameter 77 mm (3.03)
Length 89 mm (3.5)
Materials Magnesium alloy
Sealing Yes
Colour Black
Zoom method Rotary (extending)
Power zoom No
Filter thread 72 mm
Hood supplied Yes
Tripod collar No

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