A look at the vintage Zuiko Digital 40-150mm 1:3.5-4.5, the second of the pair of lenses for Olympus E-300, and E-500 twin lens DSLR kits.
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The vintage Four/Thirds Zuiko Digital 40-150mm 1:3.5-4.5, the second of the pair of lenses (the first is the 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6) offered as kit lenses for the Olympus E-300 in 2004, and subsequently E-500 in 2005. By current standards, the lens is a monster by its bulk, though lightweight at 425 grams. The lens, with 13 elements in 10 groups, is equivalent to an 80 - 300mm zoom on a full frame, is made mainly of plastic with a double barrel design and metal mount, measures 77 mm in diameter and 107 mm long, focuses down to 1.8 meters, and takes 58mm filters.
The lens is well-regarded for its image quality in good lighting conditions, pleasing color renditions, and background blurring effects.
Vintage photo enthusiasts with Four/Thirds digital SLR cameras looking for a low-end super-zoom to experiment with their skills may as well set the option to use this lens, which is ideal for photography genres including portraits, sports, and wildlife. Though images will tend to be soft when shot wide open, stopping it down a couple of f-stops will generate substantial differences with the sharpness of images.
It is also worth noting that the in-camera shading compensation feature found on E-500 and E-1 bodies will override the effects of shading or vignetting on images taken with the lens.
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Camera and Lens
The initial images posted were shot with the lens mounted on an Olympus E-500 (Olympus EVOLT E-500 in the US), a well-regarded consumer-orientated Four/Third digital SLR camera system introduced by Olympus in 2005. The camera is fitted with the much talked about 8MP Kodak KAF-8300CE CCD sensor, comes with a 2.5-inch 215,250 dot LCD, a shutter speed range from 60 - 1/4000 second, and Bulb, a manual ISO speed range from 100 to 1600 (100 to 400 on Auto), light and compact at 435 grams. Images are stored on CF or xD card in RAW and JPEG file formats.
Olympus E-500, Zuiko Digital 40-150mm 1:3.5-4.5
While the lens was an exceptional bargain when offered as part of the original kit in 2004 and 2005, the Zuiko Digital 40-150mm 1:3.5-4.5 is now mainly available to vintage photo enthusiasts as stand-alone items on auction listings with bids commensurating its past use and condition.
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