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14–42 OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ

The OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ is a zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds (Micro Four Thirds) that covers 14-42 mm at f/3.5-5.6, weighs 93 g and focuses as close as 0.2 m. Lightest (93 g) of the 9 Micro Four Thirds zoom lenses in its focal range. Among them, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light. If you want a wider view at the short end, every other one that does better on width gives up weight.

  • f/3.5-5.6widest aperture
  • 93 gweight
  • 83bodies it fits
To one scale. OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ: length 22.5 mm, diameter 60.6 mm, filter thread 37 mm.22.5 mmø60.6
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

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To one scale. OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ: length 22.5 mm, diameter 60.6 mm, filter thread 37 mm.22.5 mmø60.6
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

6 lenses

Micro Four Thirds zoom lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

83 bodies

All cameras, by maker and mount

Specifications

Focal length
14-42 mm1
Widest aperture
f/3.5-5.61
Closest focus
0.2 m2
Maximum magnification
0.23x (Micro Four Thirds)2
Mount
Micro Four Thirds2
Covers
Micro Four Thirds
Type
Zoom
Weight
93 g2
Length
22.5 mm2
Diameter
60.6 mm2
Filter thread
37 mm2
Elements
81
Groups
71
Aperture blades
52

Sources

  1. Wikidata, checked Oct 9, 2026 (CC0 1.0)
  2. OM System product specifications, checked Oct 6, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsOM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ2
Maximum aperture rangef/3.5 (wide) - f/5.6 (tele)
Focal length range14-42mm
Angle of view range75° (wide) - 29° (tele)
35mm equivalent focal length28-84mm
Maximum image magnification0.23x (Micro Four Thirds)
Maximum image magnification0.46x (35mm format)
Angle of view range75 - 29°
Closest focusing distance0.2m
Aspherical glass element count3
Aspherical ED element count1
Super HR element count1
Focal length range14 - 42mm
35mm equivalent focal length24 - 84mm (equiv. 35mm)
Maximum aperture rangeF3.5 (wide) / F5.6 (tele)
Minimum apertureF22
Aperture blade count5
Lens diameter60.6mm
Lens length22.5mm
Filter diameter37mm
Lens weight93g

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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