OM System M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8 II review: The old dog learned a new trick –but lost an old one

OM System M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8 II lens on a wooden surface.

The OM System M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8 II is a long overdue update to one of the classic Olympus lenses, and adds two very welcome new features – but it also takes away a signature feature that made the OG so great.

Launched back in 2012, the original Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm f/1.8 was a diamond of an optic – but it lacked weather sealing and you had to buy the lens hood separately. Thankfully the OM System M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8 II addresses both of these points, but does so at the expense of the manual focus clutch featured on the Olympus lens.