Compact Four Thirds System Design for Unprecedented Handling Ease / Multicoat Optics / Absolute Minimum of Chromatic Aberration / 82mm Filter Size

An incredible super telephoto lens combines the worlds most precise optics with an impressive compact size and weight for the ultimate in performance ...

Digital photography demands more than the traditional optical designs of film lenses. Photographers want to be able to shoot not only stopped down but...

An extremely compact, lightweight, reflex type super telephoto lens with an exclusive Olympus lens configuration that puts the secondary mirror in front of the main refracting lens. Despite the powerful 500mm focal length, it is only 97mm long (3.8 in), and weights just 590 grams. (20.8 oz). Multicoating and special lightproof coating of the interior surface of the lens barrel minimize flare and improve definition. Distinctive out-of-focus ring shapes and strong telephoto effects are excellent for special effect creative photography.

The Olympus SWD Zuiko Zoom Lens is a high-performance zoom-telephoto lens that features, for the first time, the SWD (Supersonic Wave Drive) autofocus system. ED lens elements are used extensively to correct the color blurring that can occur when telescopic lenses are extended to their maximum focal length, while the digital-dedicated design ensures high-definition performance with clear.The lens' autofocus is powered by Olympus' innovative SWD focusing technology. SWD combines different technologies to provide both high speed and high precision autofocusing, while allowing the lens to be operated with lower noise than before enables the camera to demonstrate the full power of its high-speed capability, providing extremely fast focusing.