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Zuikō is written 瑞光 in Japanese and can be translated as "auspicious optics" or "auspicious light". It is the abbreviation of Mizuho Kōgaku Kenkyūjo (瑞穂光学研究所, Mizuho Optical Research Institute), a branch of Takachiho Seisakusho (the later Olympus) that had been founded to develop a camera lens.
 
Zuikō is written 瑞光 in Japanese and can be translated as "auspicious optics" or "auspicious light". It is the abbreviation of Mizuho Kōgaku Kenkyūjo (瑞穂光学研究所, Mizuho Optical Research Institute), a branch of Takachiho Seisakusho (the later Olympus) that had been founded to develop a camera lens.
  
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Where a lens is denominated with a letter before the Zuiko name (e.g. ''D.Zuiko'' or ''F.Zuiko'') it represents the number of optical elements in the lens. The letter's placing in the alphabet corresponds to the number of elements present - so a ''D.Zuiko'' lens has 4 elements, and a ''F.Zuiko'' has 6.
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Where a lens is denominated with a letter before the Zuiko name (e.g. ''D.Zuiko'' or ''F.Zuiko'') it represents the number of optical elements in the lens. The letter's placing in the alphabet corresponds to the number of elements present — so a ''D.Zuiko'' lens has 4 elements, and a ''F.Zuiko'' has 6.
  
 
== Zuiko interchangeable lenses ==
 
== Zuiko interchangeable lenses ==
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* [[Olympus OM system|OM]] series: ''see [[Olympus OM lenses]]''
 
* [[Olympus OM system|OM]] series: ''see [[Olympus OM lenses]]''
 
* M42 ([[FTL]]) series: ''see [[42mm screw lenses#Olympus|42mm screw lenses]]''
 
* M42 ([[FTL]]) series: ''see [[42mm screw lenses#Olympus|42mm screw lenses]]''
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===13.5×18mm lenses===
 
===13.5×18mm lenses===
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A range of 'Zuiko Digital'-branded lenses developed for the [[Four-Thirds]] digital SLR system. See [[Four-Thirds lenses]] for further details.
 
A range of 'Zuiko Digital'-branded lenses developed for the [[Four-Thirds]] digital SLR system. See [[Four-Thirds lenses]] for further details.
  
 
=== 18×24mm lenses ===
 
=== 18×24mm lenses ===
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A range of interchangeable SLR lenses for the half-frame [[Olympus Pen F|Pen F]] system — see [[Olympus Pen F lenses]] for further details.
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A range of interchangeable SLR lenses for the half-frame [[Olympus Pen F|Pen F]] system - see [[Olympus Pen F lenses]] for further details.
 
  
 
=== 24×36mm lenses ===
 
=== 24×36mm lenses ===
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A large range of interchangeable lenses for the 35mm [[Olympus OM system|OM system]] was developed over a period of thirty years; see [[Olympus OM lenses]] for further details.
 
A large range of interchangeable lenses for the 35mm [[Olympus OM system|OM system]] was developed over a period of thirty years; see [[Olympus OM lenses]] for further details.
  
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=== 4×5cm lenses ===
 
=== 4×5cm lenses ===
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Interchangeable lenses of the [[Olympus Standard]]: ''see [[Olympus Standard]]''.
 
Interchangeable lenses of the [[Olympus Standard]]: ''see [[Olympus Standard]]''.
  
 
=== 4.5×6cm and 6×6cm lenses ===
 
=== 4.5×6cm and 6×6cm lenses ===
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* '''75/4.5''', four elements, three groups
 
* '''75/4.5''', four elements, three groups
 
** marked ''Takatiho Tokyo Zuiko 1:4.5 f=75mm No.xxxx'' (or ''Zuikō''?), black face:
 
** marked ''Takatiho Tokyo Zuiko 1:4.5 f=75mm No.xxxx'' (or ''Zuikō''?), black face:

Revision as of 22:12, 14 June 2007

Zuiko is the name of the camera lenses made by Olympus, from the first one, mounted in 1936 on the Semi Olympus, to the present day. All the Olympus cameras use the Zuiko lenses made by the company.

Zuikō is written 瑞光 in Japanese and can be translated as "auspicious optics" or "auspicious light". It is the abbreviation of Mizuho Kōgaku Kenkyūjo (瑞穂光学研究所, Mizuho Optical Research Institute), a branch of Takachiho Seisakusho (the later Olympus) that had been founded to develop a camera lens.

Where a lens is denominated with a letter before the Zuiko name (e.g. D.Zuiko or F.Zuiko) it represents the number of optical elements in the lens. The letter's placing in the alphabet corresponds to the number of elements present — so a D.Zuiko lens has 4 elements, and a F.Zuiko has 6.

Zuiko interchangeable lenses

Zuiko for other companies

The Zuiko lenses were also mounted on some cameras made by other Japanese companies:

List of Zuiko lenses

13.5×18mm lenses

A range of 'Zuiko Digital'-branded lenses developed for the Four-Thirds digital SLR system. See Four-Thirds lenses for further details.

18×24mm lenses

A range of interchangeable SLR lenses for the half-frame Pen F system — see Olympus Pen F lenses for further details.

24×36mm lenses

A large range of interchangeable lenses for the 35mm OM system was developed over a period of thirty years; see Olympus OM lenses for further details.

4×4cm lenses

  • 60/2.8 Olympus D.Zuiko, 4 elements, taking and viewing lens of the Eye Flex B
  • 60/3.5, elements unknown, taking and viewing lens of the Eye Flex A

4×5cm lenses

Interchangeable lenses of the Olympus Standard: see Olympus Standard.

4.5×6cm and 6×6cm lenses

  • 75/3.5, five elements:
    • marked Takatiho Tokyo No.xxxxx Zuiko-S 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, white face:
  • 75/2.8, six elements, four groups

Other lenses

  • 50/4.5 enlarging lens, seen in a 1941 ad published on this page
  • 200/4.5, marked Takatiho Noxxxx ZUIKO 1:4.5 f=200mm, for aerial camera

Links

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