Olympus · Olympus OM · From 1972
The G.Zuiko Auto-W 35mm f/2.8 came out with the first OM cameras in 1972, and the G tells you how many elements it has. Olympus used a letter code on its early lenses, with E for five elements, F for six and G for seven, and phased it out in the early 1980s. This one is a retrofocus design of seven elements in six groups that Olympus never changed. Later copies just say Zuiko, and the first ones marked MC date from around 1984. It's small even by OM standards, focuses to 0.3 m and takes 49 mm filters. On a full-frame mirrorless body it's an easy everyday 35. On APS-C it frames like a 52mm, and on Micro Four Thirds it becomes a 70mm-equivalent short tele. Don't mix it up with the 35mm f/2, an eight-element lens with a 55 mm filter thread, or with the 35mm f/2.8 Shift, a big specialist lens for architecture.
On a mirrorless camera
It’s a Olympus OM lens, and its mount sits 46 mm from the film. Every mirrorless mount below sits closer than that, so a plain adapter ring fills the gap and the lens still focuses to infinity. On a smaller sensor it frames tighter, like a longer lens.
Versions
Early copies read G.Zuiko Auto-W, the G meaning seven elements. Later copies read just Zuiko, and the MC mark arrived very late, around 1984. The optics didn't change. The 35mm f/2 (H.Zuiko, eight elements, 55 mm filters) and the 35mm f/2.8 Shift are different lenses.
Expect the usual age problems on an early-1970s design, mainly haze, fungus and oily aperture blades. There's one cemented group among its seven elements, so look for separation too.
New to old glass? How to check a used vintage lens covers haze, fungus and the rest in detail.
Buying guide
We'd buy the G.Zuiko titled tested at $117 delivered, under the band, or pay $170 for the copy titled operation confirmed with a hood, filter and caps in the photo. There are at least 57 for sale and most ask $130–210 delivered, nearly all from Japan dealers, while the two US copies on the page ask $130 and $258. Early copies read G.Zuiko Auto-W and later ones plain Zuiko, with MC from around 1984, and the optics never changed, so buy on condition and ask for a flashlight photo through the back for haze, fungus and separation in its one cemented group. Skip the copy titled poor condition at $162, and the two listings that share one boxed photo, one of them at $458. It needs an Olympus OM adapter, and the model page lists the adapters by camera.
$72.95est. delivered
The lowest delivered lens here, an early G.Zuiko at $73 delivered from a 100% Japan seller, well under the band. The title makes no condition claim, so ask for a flashlight photo through the back before you pay.
Olympus OM-System G.Zuiko Auto-W 35mm f2.8 Black Wide Angle MF Lens From Japan
$117.48est. delivered
A G.Zuiko titled tested, at $117 delivered from a 99.5% Japan seller, $13 under the band. Ask what the test covered and for a photo of the blades at f/8.
Olympus G.Zuiko Auto-W 35mm f/2.8 Wide Angle MF Lens OM Mount Tested Used
$169.98delivered
Titled operation confirmed, with a hood, a Skylight filter and both caps in the photo, at $170 delivered with free shipping, inside the band. Add an adapter and it's ready to shoot.
Olympus OM-System G.Zuiko Auto-W 35mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle Lens Operation Confirmed
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Used$72.95est. delivered
$60.45 + $12.50 shipping
Buy It Now$60.45
Good buy
Early G.Zuiko. No condition claim in the title.
Seller: tetsai_0
100% positive
Used$117.48est. delivered
$99.48 + $18.00 shipping
Buy It Now$99.48
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G.Zuiko titled tested.
Seller: ritsu327
99.5% positive
Used$169.98delivered
$169.98 · free shipping
Buy It Now$169.98
Good buy
Titled operation confirmed. Hood, Skylight filter and caps in the photo.
Seller: multilateral_trading
98.8% positive
Used$129.99delivered
$129.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$129.99
Our take
US seller, free shipping. G.Zuiko, no condition claim in the title.
Seller: paymore_fredericksburg
99.4% positive
Used$162.45delivered
$162.45 · free shipping
Buy It Now$162.45
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Our take
Titled poor condition, at about the median ask. MC copy.
Seller: bears2636
99.3% positive
Used$209.99est. delivered
$139.99 + $70.00 shipping
Buy It Now$139.99
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Our take
Titled tested, NEAR MINT by the dealer's grade. $70 of the price is shipping.
Seller: nacamera_japan
100% positive
![[Top MINT w/Box] Olympus OM SYSTEM G Zuiko Auto W 35mm F2.8 From JAPAN](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YY8AAeSwj8Rqu6r2/s-l500.jpg)
Used$214.99est. delivered
$184.99 + $30.00 shipping
Buy It Now$184.99
Check the seller
Same photo as the $458 zeton_ec listing, so ask for photos of this lens. Box in the title.
Seller: camera_japan_chikami
99.8% positive
Used$457.90est. delivered
$412.90 + $45.00 shipping
Buy It Now$412.90
Priced high
About 2.7 times the median, with the same photo as another seller's $215 listing.
Seller: zeton_ec
100% positive
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