The Olympus 50MM F/1.8 Lens lets you take portrait and close-up shots with a pleasingly blurred background. It can be used with 35mm film OM-mount SLRs. The lens has 6 optical elements arranged in 5 groups. With the lens, you get a 47° angle of view. You can manually adjust the focus down to 17.7 inches. The high-grade optics and glass coating ensures clarity. With the maximum aperture of f/1.8, you can obtain a shallow depth of field as well as take pictures in low light. The lens allows attachment of a 49mm circular filter on the front thread.