Olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II is an Auto Focus (AF)
Super Telephoto Zoom lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Micro Four Thirds mount cameras.
Lenses in Micro Four Thirds Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Lens Mount
Olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II is compatible with cameras that have Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Micro Four Thirds lenses are Panasonic GH6, OM System OM-1 and Panasonic GH5 II.
Focal Range
Olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II has a focal range of 75-300mm and 4.0X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 150-600mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Zoom Method
Olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.18x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.9m. 0.18x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f4.8 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 75mm, and a max aperture of f6.7 and minimum aperture of f22 at 300mm .
Optical Formula
Olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II's optical formula consists of 18 elements in 13 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 Super ED glass element
- 1 ED glass element
- 3 HR glass elements
- 1 E-HR
glass element
- ZERO coating
Lens Hood
Body Colour
Olympus 75-300mm f4.8-6.7 II is available in Black color.
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