OM SYSTEM UPDATES THREE OLYMPUS LENSES

ANNOUNCED ALONG WITH the OM-3 are updates to three lenses from the previous Olympus OM-D system which obviously get a change of branding, but also some design revisions. Obvious companions for the OM-3 because of their compact dimensions are two primes – the OM System M.Zuiko Digital 25mm f/1.8 II (equivalent to 50mm) and the 17mm f/1.8 II (equivalent to 34mm). Both have metal barrel constructions and are now weather-sealed to the IPX1 standard to protect against dust and moisture. The 17mm’s optical construction employs nine elements in six groups which includes four special types – two aspherical, one with a high refractive index (HR) and one ‘Dual Super Aspherical (DSA) which is particularly effective at correcting for both distortion and chromatic aberrations. This lens also uses the OM System’s…

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