14-35mm f/2.0 Digital ED SWD Lens

Olympus Zuiko 14-35mm f/2.0 Digital ED SWD Lens for Olympus Digital SLR Cameras

Release Date : 2008-02-27 Publisher : Olympus Company : Olympus

Features

• 14-35 millimeter f2.0 zoom lens for digital cameras (equivalent to 28-70 millimeter in 35 millimeter photography)
• Features Supersonic Wave Drive (SWD) technology inside to provide quiet, ultra-fast autofocus speed
• Unique f2.0 aperture provides bright viewing with a sharp subject and a soft blurring of the background
• Includes reliable splash- and dust-proofing, and a mechanically-interlocked manual focusing mechanism
• Features a large, flower-shaped hood with a polarization filter control window

Product Description

Featuring the world's first standard zoom lens to have a large f2.0 aperture, the Zuiko Digital ED 14-35mm F2.0 SWD Zoom Lens is a worthy addition to the Super High Grade (SHG) series. This lens was developed to meet the requirements of the most demanding professionals. Olympus's exclusive SWD-driven ultra-fast AF system, a mechanically interlocked manual focusing mechanism, and a large, flower-shaped hood with a polarization filter control window, offers the reliable, trouble-free performance you need to express yourself with confidence. 75-34 Degrees Angle of View 0.12x Maximum Image Magnification (35mm equivalent 0.24x Max. Image Magnification) Minimum Field Size - 149x111mm Compatibility - Tele Converter EC-14 (AF/MF available) and Tele Converter EC-20 (AF/MF available) Dimension - Approximately 3.9 x 4.84 (86x123mm) Weight - 900 grams

Customer reviews

Autofocus problem by .. Paul Thomas ()
I am the amateur but my wife is an established studio photographer and budding wedding photographer. We get great photos with the 50 mm F2 Macro and the 14 -54 mm F 2.8 - 3.5 but I recently bought a 14 -35 mm F2 to add to my excellent 35 -100 mm F2. Like the 35-100 the optics and picture quality of the former ARE SUPERB but we are having considerable problems with the autofocussing across the whole aperture range..




We have found it will not always focus properly for group shots. It very rapidly reaches a focus lock but then hunts back and forth then locks, frequently far too close. This makes the lens pretty useless for wedding groups, which is why we bought it.



We exchanged the original lens at the retailers but the problem remains despite returning the second, replacement, lens to Olympus under warranty who found it was in full working order.



Am I expecting too much but my experience of Olympus optics (particularly the 300mm F2.8 & 35 - 100mm F2 and 50 mm F2 MACRO) is far, far better than this. Were these two rogue lenses or is this something Olympus is now aware of and can be sorted with a firmware upgrade?



I do hope so!

Everything, but.... by .. Derek Neufarth (Dayton, Ohio)
The Olympus flagship lens is everything you would expect it to be, but with one major flaw -- autofocus. This lens is scary sharp from corner to corner at all focal lengths, and even wide open. It has beautiful out of focus characteristics, and it has beautiful color transmission. You sometimes may hear people talk about the "magic" qualities of lenses from Leica, or Zeiss, or even some Canon L series prime lenses -- and they must now include this lens because it too, if used properly, will endow images with the same "Magic." And did I mention its flawless construction, and its maximum f2.0 throughout the zoom range, and its nearly silent operation? WOW!