Zuiko

Article summary

Zuiko ( or ) is a brand of optical lenses made by OM System and previously Olympus Corporation used in the Micro Four Thirds and Four Thirds system. The name Zuiko ( ) means 'Holy Light', using a character from the Mizuho Optic Research Laboratory ( ), where the lens was developed, and a character from Takachiho Corporation ( ), which would eventually become the Olympus Corporation. With the introduction of the Micro Four Thirds system in 2008, new lenses for that system started to be branded as M.Zuiko Digital.

Key claims

1. release date: 1949 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1956 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1958 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1963 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 1973 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 1964 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. release date: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "1949". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1956". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1958". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "1963". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "1973". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "1964". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the release date is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
17. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372629609