Zuiko
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Zuiko is the name of the camera lenses made by Olympus, from the first one mounted in 1936 on the Semi Olympus I 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.
Contents
Zuiko interchangeable lenses
- E series
- OM series: see Olympus OM lenses
- M42 (FTL) series: see 42mm screw lenses
- Pen F series: see Olympus Pen F lenses
- Ace series: see Olympus Ace
- Exakta lens: see Exakta lenses
- Leica screw lens: see 39mm screw lenses
- Olympus Standard lenses: see Olympus Standard
Zuiko for other companies
The Zuiko lenses were also mounted on some cameras made by other Japanese companies:
- Elmoflex by Elmo
- Mamiya Six by Mamiya
List of Zuiko lenses
18×24mm lenses
24×36mm lenses
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
- 50/3.5
- 65/3.5
- 65/2
- 135/4.5
4.5×6cm and 6×6cm lenses
- 75/4.5, four elements, three groups
- marked Takatiho Tokyo Zuiko 1:4.5 f=75mm, black face:
- Semi Olympus I early
- marked Takatiho Tokyo Zuiko 1:4.5 f=7.5cm, black face:
- marked Takatiho Tokyo Zuiko 1:4.5 f=75mm, black face:
- 75/3.5, four elements, three groups
- marked Takatiho Tokyo Zuiko 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, white face:
- Olympus Six II
- Olympus Six postwar
- Chrome Six I
- Mamiya Six, some
- marked Takatiho Tokyo Zuiko 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, black face:
- Elmoflex, some
- marked Olympus Zuiko Coated 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, white face:
- Chrome Six IIIA, some
- marked Olympus Zuiko Coated 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, red Zuiko, white face:
- Mamiya Six, some
- marked Olympus Zuiko C. 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, black C., white face:
- Chrome Six IIIA, some
- marked Olympus Zuiko C. 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, red C., white face:
- Chrome Six IIIA, some
- marked Olympus Zuiko C. 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, red Zuiko C., white face:
- Mamiya Six, some
- marked Olympus Zuiko F.C. 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, white face:
- Chrome Six IIIA, some
- Mamiya Six, some
- marked Olympus Zuiko F.C. 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, black face:
- Olympus Flex BII, taking lens
- Olympus Flex A3.5, viewing lens on all, taking lens on some (?)
- Olympus Flex A3.5 II, viewing and taking lens on some
- Wagoflex, viewing and taking lens on some
- marked Olympus D.Zuiko F.C. 1:3.5 f=7.5cm (possibly recomputed), white face:
- Chrome Six IIIA, some
- Chrome Six IVA
- Chrome Six RIIA, some (black depth of field plate)
- marked Olympus D.Zuiko F.C. 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, black face:
- Chrome Six VA (white depth of field plate)
- Chrome Six RIIA, some (white depth of field plate)
- Olympus Flex A3.5, taking lens on some
- Olympus Flex A3.5 II, viewing and taking lens on some
- Mamiya Six, some
- Mamiyaflex, some
- marking unknown:
- Elmoflex, taking and viewing lens on some
- marked Takatiho Tokyo Zuiko 1:3.5 f=7.5cm, white face:
- 75/3.5, five elements:
- Olympus Six, some
- 75/2.8, four elements, three groups
- marked Takatiho Tokyo Zuiko 1:2.8 f=7.5cm, black face:
- marked Olympus Zuiko F.C. 1:2.8 f=7.5cm, black face:
- Chrome Six IIIB
- Chrome Six IVB
- Chrome Six VB
- Chrome Six RIIB
- Olympus Flex I, viewing lens
- Olympus Flex BI, viewing lens
- Olympus Flex BII, viewing lens
- Olympus Flex A2.8, viewing lens on all, taking lens on some
- marked Olympus D.Zuiko F.C. 1:2.8 f=7.5cm, black face:
- Olympus Flex A2.8, taking lens on some
- 75/2.8, six elements, four groups
- marked Olympus F.Zuiko F.C. 1:2.8 f=7.5cm, black face:
- Olympus Flex I, taking lens
- Olympus Flex BI, taking lens
- marked Olympus F.Zuiko F.C. 1:2.8 f=7.5cm, black face:
Other lenses
- 200/4.5, marked Takatiho NoXXXX ZUIKO 1:4.5 f=200mm, for aerial camera
