Olympus 8-16x40 S (Year unknown)
Little is documented about the Olympus 8-16x40 S. It isn't a camera at all, but a zoom binocular, and no production years or original introduction date have surfaced. The official OM SYSTEM / Olympus product pages confirm a straightforward Porro-prism design with a few genuine touches: an 8-16x zoom range, 40mm objective lenses, BaK-7 prisms, and aspherical lens elements. The body is rubber-coated for grip. The optics carry a single-layer anti-reflective coating, which Olympus described as keeping images bright. The manufacturer's one-line pitch called it "the perfect balance of flexibility, performance, and reliability."
The market record is thin. The only availability data point found is an in-stock listing dated July 15, 2019 showing two prices, $219.99 and $153.99. It doesn't say which was the original price and which the sale price. No independent reviews, dimensions, weight, eye relief, exit pupil, or numeric field of view appear in the record.
- Magnification: 8–16x zoom
- Objective lens: 40mm
- Prism: Porro, BaK-7 glass
- Aspherical lens elements, single-layer anti-reflective coating
- Rubber-coated body, built-in dioptric correction
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