Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake is a 17mm macro lens designed for the MICRO 4/3 mount and released in 2009. Manufactured by Olympus, it offers a maximum aperture of f/2.8, covering a 17mm focal range, weighs 71. Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.
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Last verified 2026-04-27. Source: manufacturer specifications.
- Mount
- MICRO 4/3
- Focal Length
- 17mm
- Max Aperture
- F/2.8
- Type
- Macro
- Year
- 2009
- Brand
- Olympus
What is the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake?
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake is a 17mm macro lens for the MICRO 4/3 mount with a maximum aperture of f/2.8. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.
What mount does the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake use?
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake uses the MICRO 4/3 mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/micro-43.
What is the maximum aperture of the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake?
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake has a maximum aperture of f/2.8, a standard pro-grade aperture. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.
When was the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake released?
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake was released in 2009, placing it within the 2000s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.
Where can I find specifications for the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F/2.8 Pancake?
Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/98519-olympus-mzuiko-digital-17mm-f28-pancake. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F2.8 is a Micro Four Thirds pancake prime lens for general photography. It offers a bright f/2.8 aperture for low-light use and shallow depth of field.
Last verified: 2026-04-27