Olympus ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3 is an Auto Focus (AF)
SuperZoom lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Four Thirds mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Olympus ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3 is compatible with cameras that have
Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras with Four Thirds lens mount are
Olympus E-5,
Olympus E-600 and
Olympus E-620.
Sensor Coverage
Max sensor coverage of Olympus ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3 is
FourThirds.
Focal Range
Olympus ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3 has a focal range of 18-180mm and 10.0X zoom ratio.
Optical Image Stabilization
Olympus ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3 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).
Body Colour
Olympus ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3 is available in Black color.
Zoom Method
Olympus ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3 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 ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3 has a Max Magnification Ratio of
0.23x and has a minimum focusing distance of
0.45m.
Aperture
Olympus ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3 is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f3.5 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 18mm, and a max aperture of f6.3 and minimum aperture of f22 at 180mm .
Optical Formula
Olympus ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3's optical formula consists of 15 elements in 13 groups. Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 ED glass lens elements
- 2 aspherical glass lens elements
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