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Olympus 25mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens for Olympus Digital SLR Cameras | 
 enlarge | Brand: Olympus
Category: Photography
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $219.00
You Save: $30.99 (12%)
New (14) Used (1) from $209.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Maximum Focal Length: 25
Minimum Focal Length: 25
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 2 x 2 x 1.5
MPN: 261095
Model: 261095
UPC: 050332163751
EAN: 0050332163751
ASIN: B0015AOU9Q
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 25mm f/2.8 pancake lens | | • | 0.9 inches thick | | • | 50mm equivalent angle of view | | • | Ultra-compact design | | • | Compatible with the Olympus E420 digital SLR |
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Product Description
Also called the pancake lens / Super compact lens provides a normal perspective for the digital camera SLR
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| Customer Reviews:
 Just like the old days - only better September 2, 2008
This is a great lens. Small. Light. Versatile. Just like having a 50mm lens on an OM-1. (which I have had since the '70s). Having grown up on an Olympus OM-1 with a 50mm lens (and others), I had longed for a digital equivalent in terms of simplicity and ease of use. This is it. Great for street and candid photography.
I bought the 25mm lens to go with my E-510 and have hardly taken it off. Typically Zuiko sharp, it does not disappoint. My other lenses are: ZD 14-54mm (f2.8-3.5); ZD 35mm f3.5 & Sigma 55-200 f4-f5.6. While the 14-54mm it a superior lens overall, the Pancake is my favourite. I look forward to Olympus extending their range to other pancakes (perhaps in the mid wide range 18 or 20mm at f2.0 - would be perfect!)
 A nice, handy walk-around lens June 11, 2008
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I bought this lens from B&H about a week ago. It was the only one I have seen anywhere in stock, and I grabbed it up instantly, and no others have appeared.
Complaining about the lens cap will be common to all reviews. It is a metal screw-on disc, that is hard to work unless the camera is facing up. Order a 43mm pinch lens caps when you order, along with a protective haze filter. Don't plan on a thick filter, such as a polarizing filter or a stack of filters, because you will cut off the corners of the image. Even though this is a standard quality Zuiko (expensive but not REALLY expensive) it has a metal (not plastic) connector linking it to the camera body. If you have lived your entire photographic life with a zoom lens, you may not like a prime. You do your framing by zooming your feet back and forth from the subject--or move the subject. Be careful at the rim of the Grand Canyon!
This lens is thin and light. It won't zoom, of course, but if you have 8 or 10 megapixels, you can crop and still leave respectable resolution. It's great for when your evolt series Olympus DSLR has to serve tourist duty or for holidays with the family. Auto focusing in low light is accurate and, although this is not really a macro, my rose pictures are quite presentable as are those of people.
If you already have one or more of the kit lenses for the 400/500 series, you probably have the 50mm point covered. If you want portability and don't mind the challenges of a prime, this might be for you. I suspect that it will be cheaper a few months down the road.
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