Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II R Lens (Black)

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II R Lens (Black)
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II R is a versatile and incredibly lightweight standard zoom lens designed natively for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. Finished in a sleek black housing, this compact lens covers a highly practical 28-84mm full-frame equivalent focal length range, seamlessly spanning from wide-angle landscapes and street photography to flattering short-telephoto portrait perspectives. Equipped with a Movie & Still Compatible (MSC) autofocus system for smooth, quiet tracking, it serves as an excellent, low-profile option for everyday walkaround photography and casual multimedia recording.

CONDITION NOTE (WELL USED / VALUE GEAR)
This lens is explicitly categorized in Well Used condition due to optical aging and is heavily discounted to offer maximum value. It represents an ideal, low-cost solution for budget-conscious shooters, backup setups, or experimental projects.

Optical Condition: The internal glass elements show visible haze.

Real-World Impact: The presence of internal haze can lead to reduced overall contrast and a mild, vintage-style soft glow, particularly when shooting wide open or directly toward bright, backlit light sources. All mechanical tracking elements, manual zoom mechanics, and electronic autofocus communication remain completely operational.

Versatile Standard Zoom & Corrective Optics
28-84mm Equivalent Focal Range: Offers a highly flexible zoom range that accommodates everyday shooting scenarios, making it an excellent single-lens choice for travel, snapshots, and daily documentation.

Three Aspherical Elements: Built with three high-precision aspherical elements within its optical formula. These elements actively work to combat geometric distortion and spherical aberrations, maintaining clean sharpness and clarity across the zoom range while keeping the physical lens body remarkably compact and lightweight.

Rounded 7-Blade Diaphragm: Outfitted with a circular seven-blade iris configuration that helps produce a smooth, pleasing out-of-focus background blur (bokeh) when working with shallow depth-of-field and selective focus techniques.

Quiet, Video-Optimized MSC Autofocus
Movie & Still Compatible (MSC) AF: Features Olympus’s specialized MSC autofocus architecture. Driven by an agile and quiet internal focusing mechanism, it delivers fast, pinpoint focus acquisition for stills along with smooth, near-silent tracking adjustments during video recording—ensuring mechanical lens noise stays out of your audio tracks.

Technical Specifications
Focal Length Range: 14-42mm (28-84mm Full-Frame Equivalent)

Aperture Range: f/3.5-5.6 to f/22

Lens Mount Type: Micro Four Thirds (MFT Native)

Filter Thread Diameter: 37mm

Minimum Focus Distance: 9.84″ (25 cm)

Maximum Magnification Ratio: 0.19x (0.38x Full-Frame Equivalent)

Lens Optical Formula: 8 Elements in 7 Groups

Diaphragm Blades: 7 Rounded Blades

Weight: Approx. 4.0 oz (113 grams)