Olympus America Inc. today introduced the new Zuiko ED 7-14mm f4.0 zoom lens, part of its growing family of interchangeable lenses for the Olympus E-System. This latest addition is an ultra-wide angle zoom lens that offers a wide focal length of 7mm (14mm equivalent in 35mm photography) in a 2x optical zoom for professional photographers. The Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm f4.0 follows the Zuiko Digital 11-22mm f2.8-3.5 already on the market and adds an even wider zoom to the Zuiko Digital Specific Lens Family. As with all lens components of the E-System, the 7-14mm lens is built on the new Four Thirds System standard.¡¡¡°With the introduction of the 7-14 mm Zuiko Digital Lens, Olympus shows its commitment to expanding the range of the Olympus E-System to provide professional photographers with a total digital solution for all of their individual photographic requirements,¡± said John Knaur, senior marketing manager, Olympus America Inc. ¡°The Zuiko Digital 7-14mm zoom delivers a unique ultra-wide capability revealing the promise of the E-System and Four Thirds design.¡±

Due out in the first quarter of 2005, the 7-14mm lens offers a 114-degree angle of view, one of the widest in the world for ¡°100% digital specific¡± zoom lenses. The lens enables extraordinary, unique expression for both advanced amateur and professional photographers with the exaggerated perspective and subject depth that it brings to compositions. This is a new generation in ultra-wide angle zoom lenses that takes full advantage of the dynamism, resolution, brightness and close-up potential of the Four Thirds System standard. The dedicated digital design of the lens ensures excellent quality even at image periphery.

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