The Olympus Zuiko Digital 25mm �pancake� lens is an ideal general-purpose lens for any Four Thirds owners who value portability. It is first and foremost really very small, measuring 64mm in diameter and just 23.5mm thick. This makes it considerably slimmer than any other Olympus lens, and is almost one third the length of the already compact 14-42mm kit lens. It�s also very light at 95g, or half the weight of the 14-42mm.
Fit the 25mm pancake onto one of the Olympus E-4xx series bodies and you�ll have yourself a seriously small DSLR kit that won�t place a burden on any bag, and that will actually squeeze into larger coat pockets. Indeed while the combination remains bigger than enthusiast compacts like the Canon PowerShot G9 or Sigma DP1, it�s sufficiently manageable for many to consider it as their �pocketable� go-anywhere camera. The E-5xx series are obviously bigger, but they�ll also benefit from the 25mm pancake�s compact dimensions, transforming them into smaller, more portable kits.
The 50mm equivalent focal length is also ideal for general-purpose use � after all, this was the focal length 35mm film SLR owners relied on for years. If you�re used to zooms, there�s understandably some concern of reduced flexibility, but in practice the 50mm equivalent coverage is more usable than you�d think.
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