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PRESS RELEASE: Large aperture, medium telephoto lens for the Four Thirds System
50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM for Four Thirds System
Fast F1.4 aperture medium telephoto lens is ideal for portrait photography
Provides sharp and high contrast images even at the maximum aperture
Incorporates a molded glass aspherical lens, excellent for correcting coma aberration and creating superior image quality
Super Multi Layer Coating reduces flare and ghosting
The rounded 9 blades diaphragm creates an attractive blur
HSM ensuring quiet and high speed AF with full time manual focusing
This large aperture lens becomes a medium telephoto lens offering 100mm equivalent angle of view on Four Thirds cameras. The optimum optical design and molded glass aspherical lens elements provide excellent correction of coma aberration. It ensures superior peripheral brightness and provides sharp, high contrast images even at the maximum aperture. The Super Multi Layer Coating reduces flare and ghosting. Superior optical performance is ensured throughout the focusing range. The rounded 9 blades diaphragm creates an attractive blur. This lens incorporates HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor), ensuring a quiet and high speed AF as well as full time manual focusing capability.
50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM for Four Thirds Case, Petal-type Hood (LH829-01) supplied
PRESS RELEASE: Large aperture, medium telephoto lens for the Four Thirds System
