Olympus Pen E-PM2, M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm 1:3.5~5.6 EZ

Cameras and Lenses: Images with an M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 EZ, celebrated as the world's slimmest pancake zoom lens, a standard 28-84mm full-frame zoom equivalent on the Olympus Pen E-PM2.

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It must have been the vintage digital GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome), and whoa! I got myself an Olympus E-PM2 ILC and an M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm 1:3.5~5.6 EZ to add to my collection. Launched in 2013, the E-PM2 was an update to the E-PM1 (2011), a compact with the smallest and lightest footprint of any Olympus ILC.

The camera features a 16MP CMOS sensor, the same as found on the E-PL5 and OM-D E-M5, often acclaimed as a class leader in image quality. It also includes a 3.0-inch touch screen, two additional buttons, a small built-in grip on the front panel, and weighs 269 grams with a battery and memory card.

The M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3.5~5.6 EZ, equivalent to a 28-82mm lens on a 35mm full-frame camera, is a very versatile lens, recommended as an all-rounder with a zoom range good for telling photo stories of a subject you are in, portraiture, landscape, and whatever you have in mind.

Olympus E-PM2, M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm 1:3.5~5.6 EZ

The 8-element in 5 groups (with 1 Super HR, 1 ED, and 3 aspherical elements) lens has a 5-blade diaphragm, a minimum focusing distance of 0.2 meters at 14mm, and 0.25 meters at 42mm, a minimum aperture of f/16, takes 37mm filters, and weighs 93 grams.