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ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18mm F4.0-5.6

Until now, super-wide-angle lenses tended to be big, heavy, and expensive, making it difficult for most camera users to take advantage of them. The ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18mm f4.0-5.6 promises to change all this. With its ultra compact and lightweight design and the outstanding portability, thanks to the DSA (Dual Super Aspherical) lens, available only with the Four Thirds System, this lens will make super-wide-angle photography friendlier and more affordable. Despite its compact size — it's just 73 mm long and weighs a mere 280 grams — this lens boasts a long focusing range equivalent to 18-36 mm on a 35-mm camera lens.

Sample Images

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Sample 1 | Camera [E-520]

Sample 1
Camera E-520
Image Stabilization I.S.1
Shutter speed 1/250 sec.
Aperture value F5.6
ISO sensitivity 100
White balance AUTO
Recording format JPEG
Image size 2736 x 3648
File size 3.17MB

Sample 2 | Camera [E-520]

Sample 2
Camera E-520
Image Stabilization I.S.1
Shutter speed 1/50 sec.
Aperture value F5.0
ISO sensitivity 200
White balance 5300K
Recording format JPEG
Image size 3648 x 2736
File size 2.85MB

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Lens Architecture · MTF Chart

Lens Architecture
MTF Chart

Depth of Field Table

  Camera-to-subject distance (in meters)
0.25 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 inf.
F stop 4 0.233~
0.271
0.272~
0.340
0.340~
0.499
0.401~
0.697
0.502~
1.286
0.617~
3.569
0.842~
inf.
0.957~
inf.
1.075~
inf.
1.317~
inf.
5.6 0.228~
0.281
0.263~
0.358
0.324~
0.553
0.376~
0.827
0.458~
1.941
0.548~
inf.
0.706~
inf.
0.781~
inf.
0.854~
inf.
0.991~
inf.
8 0.221~
0.297
0.252~
0.393
0.303~
0.673
0.345~
1.197
0.407~
12.815
0.471~
inf.
0.573~
inf.
0.618~
inf.
0.658~
inf.
0.730~
inf.
11 0.212~
0.327
0.238~
0.463
0.279~
1.018
0.311~
4.001
0.356~
inf.
0.398~
inf.
0.461~
inf.
0.487~
inf.
0.509~
inf.
0.546~
inf.
16 0.201~
0.388
0.222~
0.650
0.254~
6.535
0.276~
inf.
0.307~
inf.
0.333~
inf.
0.370~
inf.
0.384~
inf.
0.396~
inf.
0.415~
inf.
22 0.190~
0.563
0.205~
2.079
0.228~
inf.
0.243~
inf.
0.263~
inf.
0.279~
inf.
0.300~
inf.
0.307~
inf.
0.313~
inf.
0.323~
inf.
  Camera-to-subject distance (in meters)
0.25 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 inf.
F stop 4 0.239~
0.263
0.281~
0.323
0.360~
0.455
0.432~
0.602
0.560~
0.962
0.719~
1.746
1.073~
39.958
1.282~
inf.
1.519~
inf.
2.101~
inf.
5.6 0.237~
0.265
0.278~
0.328
0.354~
0.466
0.423~
0.625
0.542~
1.031
0.687~
2.021
0.996~
inf.
1.171~
inf.
1.362~
inf.
1.802~
inf.
8 0.233~
0.272
0.271~
0.341
0.339~
0.502
0.399~
0.703
0.499~
1.306
0.613~
3.717
0.835~
inf.
0.949~
inf.
1.066~
inf.
1.304~
inf.
11 0.227~
0.284
0.261~
0.364
0.321~
0.568
0.371~
0.863
0.451~
2.166
0.536~
inf.
0.687~
inf.
0.757~
inf.
0.825~
inf.
0.952~
inf.
16 0.219~
0.303
0.249~
0.404
0.299~
0.709
0.339~
1.323
0.399~
inf.
0.459~
inf.
0.556~
inf.
0.597~
inf.
0.635~
inf.
0.701~
inf.
22 0.210~
0.337
0.235~
0.487
0.274~
1.157
0.305~
8.044
0.347~
inf.
0.387~
inf.
0.447~
inf.
0.470~
inf.
0.491~
inf.
0.525~
inf.
  Camera-to-subject distance (in meters)
0.25 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 inf.
F stop 5.6 0.243~
0.257
0.288~
0.313
0.375~
0.431
0.456~
0.556
0.607~
0.836
0.805~
1.344
1.302~
4.647
1.638~
25.953
2.063~
inf.
3.379~
inf.
8 0.241~
0.260
0.284~
0.319
0.366~
0.444
0.442~
0.583
0.577~
0.908
0.750~
1.566
1.149~
10.340
1.395~
inf.
1.684~
inf.
2.442~
inf.
11 0.237~
0.265
0.278~
0.328
0.354~
0.467
0.422~
0.628
0.540~
1.043
0.683~
2.080
0.986~
inf.
1.155~
inf.
1.339~
inf.
1.759~
inf.
16 0.233~
0.272
0.271~
0.342
0.339~
0.504
0.398~
0.710
0.497~
1.339
0.609~
4.069
0.825~
inf.
0.935~
inf.
1.046~
inf.
1.273~
inf.
22 0.227~
0.284
0.261~
0.365
0.320~
0.573
0.370~
0.879
0.448~
2.318
0.532~
inf.
0.678~
inf.
0.746~
inf.
0.811~
inf.
0.932~
inf.

Depth of Field

Circle of least confusion 1/60mm

Specifications

Focal Length 9-18mm (35mm equivalent focal length 18-36mm)
Lens construction 13 Elements in 9 Groups, including ED Glass Aspherical Lens, Aspherical Lens & DSA (Dual Super Aspherical) Lens
Focusing System Floating mechanism
Angle of View 100 to 62 Degree
Closest Focusing Distance 0.25m
Maximum Image Magnification 0.12x (35mm equivalent Maximum Image Magnification 0.24x)
Minimum Field Size 111 x 148mm
Number of Blades 7 (Circular aperture diaphragm)
Maximum Aperture F4.0(9mm)-F5.6(18mm)
Minimum Aperture F22
Filter Size Ø72mm
Dimension Ø79.5 x 73mm
Weight 275g
Box Contents Lens Cap(LC-72B), Lens Rear Cap(LR-1) , Lens Hood(LH-75C),
Instruction Manual,Olympus Worldwide Warranty Card

Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

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