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30 OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 30mm F3.5 Macro

The OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 30mm F3.5 Macro is a prime lens for Micro Four Thirds (Micro Four Thirds) that covers 30 mm at f/3.5, weighs 128 g and focuses as close as 0.095 m. Dimmest (f/3.5) of the 6 Micro Four Thirds prime lenses in its focal range. Among them, it suits you if you carry it all day or travel light, or you want more reach at the long end. If you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, each other one that does better on brightness gives up at least one of weight and reach. If you want a wider view at the short end, every other one that does better on width gives up reach.

  • f/3.5widest aperture
  • 128 gweight
  • 83bodies it fits
To one scale. OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 30mm F3.5 Macro: length 60 mm, diameter 57 mm, filter thread 46 mm.60 mmø57
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 30mm F3.5 Macro: length 60 mm, diameter 57 mm, filter thread 46 mm.60 mmø57
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

5 lenses

Micro Four Thirds prime 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
30 mm1
Widest aperture
f/3.51
Closest focus
0.095 m2
Maximum magnification
1.25x (Micro Four Thirds)2
Mount
Micro Four Thirds2
Covers
Micro Four Thirds
Type
Prime
Weight
128 g2
Length
60 mm2
Diameter
57 mm2
Filter thread
46 mm2
Elements
72
Groups
62
Aperture blades
72
Focus motor
screw drive mechanism2

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 30mm F3.5 Macro2
Maximum aperturef/3.5
Focal length range30mm
Angle of view40°
35mm equivalent focal length60mm
Lens configuration7 elements / 6 groups
Maximum image magnification1.25x (Micro Four Thirds)
Maximum image magnification2.5x (35mm format)
Closest focusing distance0.095m
Lens mechanismInner focus with screw drive mechanism
Aspherical glass elements1
Aspherical ED elements1
DSA lens elements1
35mm equivalent focal length60mm (equiv. 35mm)
Maximum apertureF3.5
Minimum apertureF22
Number of aperture blades7
Diameter57mm
Length60mm
Filter diameter46mm
Weight128g
MC-14 compatibilityNo
MC-20 compatibilityNo
5-axis Sync IS operationNo

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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