Album images with the legacy Olympus F.Zuiko Pen-F 38mm f/1.8, a vintage manual-focus prime made for the Olympus PEN F 35mm half-frame SLR film camera system.
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For vintage enthusiasts, a highly selectable legacy for the collection is the Olympus F.Zuiko Pen-F 38mm f/1.8, a vintage manual-focus prime designed for the Olympus PEN F 35mm half-frame SLR film camera system. The lens is coveted and a popular option today as a compact legacy lens for mirrorless cameras.
The lens, a double Gauss design introduced in 1963, is a 6-element, 5-group construction with 5 aperture blades, a minimum focus distance of 0.35 meters, and takes 43 mm filters. It weighs approximately 134–138 grams.
On half-frame cameras, the 38mm f/1.8 has a field of view equivalent to a 55mm standard normal prime on a 35mm full frame camera, ideal for street photography, documentary work, and environmental portraits, as the field of vision mimics natural human vision, in portrait format.
On digital cameras with 2x crop sensors, as in this case where the photos were shot with the lens mounted on an Olympus Pen E-P5, the F.Zuiko Pen-F 38mm f/1.8 is equivalent to a 75mm shot tele lens on a 35mm full frame camera, the choice for portraits with a flattering perspective and creative background blur, with the lens covering the whole sensor without vignetting or image circles.
The focal length is equally effective for street photography, documentary work, as well as close-up and macro photography, where backgrounds are naturally compressed to highlight the main subject while allowing the photographer to work from a comfortable shooting distance.
Album Images
The F.Zuiko Pen-F 38mm f/1.8, on one hand, is widely considered one of the sharpest standard lenses for the Pen-F system. Wide open at f/1.8, it is remarkably sharp with images that are a blend of vintage character and modern digital performance, with pleasing, smooth bokeh. Stopping down to f/2.8 – f/5.6 yields edge-to-edge tack-sharpness.
Olympus Pen E-P5, F.Zuiko Pen-F 38mm f/1.8
On the other hand, working with the Olympus Pen E-P5 is just as rewarding with its 5-axis image stabilization and focus peaking features. The stabilization works flawlessly even in aperture-priority shooting style, and the 1/8000 second mechanical shutter allows you to shoot at f/1.8 in bright daylight with no worries about achieving the correct exposure value.
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