Olympus OM lenses
With the introduction of the Olympus OM system, a new range of lenses was designed by Olympus. All the lenses can mount on all the bodies, except for the following limitations:
- the Zuiko 500/8, Zuiko 600/6.5, Zuiko 1000/11, 24/3.5 Shift, 35/2.8 Shift and Auto Bellows can't be used on OM-101/OM-88;
- the Zuiko 500/8, Zuiko 600/6.5, Zuiko 1000/11 and Auto Bellows can't be used on OM-707/OM-77;
- the autofocus lenses for the OM-707 / OM-77 and OM-101 / OM-88 bodies, those lenses do not have a manual focusing ring and are useless on the other bodies.
The bayonet mount has a very large diameter, and all the lenses are very compact compared to other brands.
Contents
Manual focus lenses
Here is a list of the lenses that were commercially sold:
- 8/2.8 Fisheye, round image
- 16/3.5 Fisheye, full image
- 18/3.5
- 21/2, record of aperture at the time
- 21/3.5
- 24/2, record of aperture at the time
- 24/2.8
- 24/3.5 Shift, with ED element, rare and spectacular
- 28/2
- 28/2.8
- 28/3.5
- 35/2
- 35/2.8
- 35/2.8 Shift
- 40/2 Pancake, uncommon
- 50/1.2
- 50/1.4, normal lens
- 50/1.8, normal lens
- 50/2 Macro, uncommon
- 50/3.5 Macro
- 55/1.2, predecessor of the 50/1.2
- 80/4 Macro, for bellows or extension tube only, two versions with manual or auto diaphragm
- 85/2
- 90/2 Macro, uncommon
- 100/2, with ED element
- 100/2.8
- 135/2.8
- 135/3.5
- 135/4.5 Macro, for bellows or extension tube only
- 180/2, with ED element, rare
- 180/2.8
- 200/4
- 200/5
- 250/2, with ED element, rare
- 300/4.5
- 350/2.8, with ED element, rare
- 400/6.3
- 500/8 Mirror
- 600/6.5, rare
- 1000/11, rare
- 28-48/4
- 28-85/3.5-4.5, very rare
- 35-70/3.5-4.5
- 35-70/3.5-4.8 S-Zuiko, released together with the OM2000 and only sold as a kit with this body
- 35-70/3.6
- 35-70/4
- 35-70/4 AF, with three AAA batteries, one of the first attempts of autofocus, to use with any type of body, introduced with the OM-30
- 35-80/2.8, with ED element, launched with the OM-3Ti / OM-3T
- 35-105/3.5-4.5
- 50-250/5
- 65-200/4
- 70-210/4.5-5.6 S-Zuiko, released with the OM2000
- 75-150/4
- 85-250/5
- 100-200/5
Micro lenses
Some special micro lenses were made for bellows use only:
- 20/2 auto
- 20/3.5 manual, an adapter ring is necessary
- 38/2.8 auto
- 38/3.5 manual, an adapter ring is necessary
Autofocus and powerfocus lenses
The autofocus lenses were intended for the OM-707 / OM-77 but they can be used on the OM-101 / OM-88 too. The powerfocus lenses are specific to the OM-101 / OM-88. All these lenses have no manual focusing ring.
- 24/2.8 AF
- 28/2.8 AF
- 50/1.8 AF
- 50/2 PF, only for the OM-101 / OM-88
- 50/2.8 AF Macro
- 28-85/3.5-4.5 AF
- 35-70/3.5-4.5 AF
- 35-70/3.5-4.5 PF, only for the OM-101 / OM-88
- 35-105/3.5-4.5 AF
- 70-210/3.5-4.5 AF
Prototype lenses
Here is a list of the manual Zuiko lenses that were never marketed:
- 18/3.5, prototype of 18/3.5 , L.zuiko with 12 elements 10 group, fixed 72mm thread
- 50/2 pancake, prototype of 40/2 pancake
- 85/1.4, prototype, with GRIN (GRadient INdex of Refraction) elements
- 160/3.5, prototype
- 300/6.3, prototype
- 400/4.5, prototype
- 500/5.6, prototype
- 800/9, prototype
- 1200/14, prototype
- 90-250/? prototype of 85-250/5, unknown max aperture, maybe F4 of F3.6.
Links
- Zuiko lenses in the Photography in Malaysia website
- OM Sales information file, presenting the OM system in detail, including a page about the Zuiko lenses that never made it
- 85mm f1.4 prototype exhibited at the Olympus Technology Fair in 1989, presented in the Maitani Fan website