Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40 mm F2.8 PRO Lens, Universal Zoom, Suitable for All MFT Cameras (Olympus OM-D & PEN Models, Panasonic G-Series), Black

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Olympus OM-1 + OM System M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro II (1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO200) (Image credit: James Artaius) OM System M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro II: Key features Tipping the scales at 382 grams and measuring 84mm in length and 70mm in diameter, the Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital 25mm f/1.8 is quite a substantial standard zoom lens, but given the constant f/2.8 maximum aperture, that's perhaps no surprise. When it's zoomed out to 40mm, it measures nearly 13cms in length. There's no loss of sharpness as you zoom. At 25mm f/2.8 the lens manages 2,595 lines, with sharp edges, and only 0.5 percent distortion. Again, sharpness stays steady through f/8. Zooming to the 40mm and you'll see a slight drop off to 2,288 lines with negligible distortion. It's here where you can narrow the aperture just a bit to improve performance; at f/4 the lens crosses the 2,400 mark, and it peaks at just shy of 2,500 lines at f/8.

My point is when you open up that aperture 2 stops to get the correct DoF you're image is suddenly going to be overexposed by two stops. F4 is faster than 8. On an EM1, both of these lenses balance and handle much better than on the EM5s, which feel comparatively slippery, unbalanced and not secure when holding one handed. Personally, I sold the 12-40/2.8 and kept the 12-35/2.8, because I enjoy the better balance and the reduced weight when traveling, and I've yet to regret it. Falloff of illumination towards the corners is fairly typical for a standard zoom lens, and shouldn't pose too many issues. At 12mm and f/2.8 the comers are 1.35 stops darker than the centre of the image and at 40mm, and falloff is reduced and the corners are only 0.76 stops darker than the image centre. Stopping down to f/5.6 results in visually uniform illumination across the frame throughout the zoom range.I would like to produce something presentable for my meeting on Friday. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? The first one is just to show you what I'm trying to capture with the second one. As of today, there are two mid-range constant aperture zooms for Micro Four Thirds. The Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm has been around since mid-2012, while the M.Zuiko 12-40mm made its appearance in late 2013 when the OM-D E-M1 was launched. Both feature a constant aperture of 2.8, meaning that they can be used even in difficult light conditions. You can get really close with this lens. I think it's a very nice option to have and I can imagine that many photographers don't need an extra macro lens. This Olympus 12-40mm might very well be the only lens many people ever need. Especially when combined with the very efficient Olympus in body stabilization. It's a do it all kind of lens. And it does it well too. I almost didn’t include this lens on the list, but that would have been a bit unfair given the unique characteristics this Nokton has to offer. Like the 10.5mm, the 0.95 aperture coupled with Voigtländer’s distinctive colour rendering and bokeh gives your images a different look. It is not as sharp, contrasty or precise as modern digital lenses, but this might be exactly what you are looking for.

The Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 lens delivers outstanding sharpness through much of the zoom range at maximum aperture with a dust and splash proof design.There's really not much to say about this zoomlens. It's a great performer at all apertures and at every focal length. If you pixel peep, you'll find that it's a tad softer in the corners when zoomed past 25mm, but that's about it. I can't imagine this to be a problem in real life. If it is a problem, just set the aperture to f/4 to get photos that are evenly sharp from corner to corner. CA and distortion are both very low and the bokeh is okay for this type of lens. Most of the time it's not creamy smooth, but it's not harsh either. Story time! one of the CS-35 wraps saved my camera from potential water damage when I leaned against a wall with my sling bag behind me and the lid popped off my water bottle soaking everything, it was my fault for storing my water bottle inside my bag but even today I still do it for convenience (although I've switched to a Nalgene bottle which is less likely to have the same problem). The outer layer of the wrap is nylon which isn't truly waterproof but it was repellent/resistant enough that the water didn't penetrate/soak through to the inner layer/camera... while not perfect they don't add much bulk and are roughly the minimum level of protection I'm comfortable using to stop random crap floating around my bag from rubbing/scratching my gear (and in a pinch you can use the soft microfibre or whatever inner layer as a lens cloth).

This red, yellow and green leaf is the best of your bunch. I rather like this photo. The depth of field is very shallow, but at least the area in focus is the area you want in focus. Great subject as well. Laowa 4mm f2.8 Fisheye: recently announced, it offers a circular perspective with a 210˚ angle of view. Not yet tested, and I admit I’m not keen on circular fisheyes (but that’s just me). It’s cheap though. This past month was the first time I actually had the two zooms side-by-side for an extended period of time, so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write up an official comparison! While it is a larger lens for Micro 4/3 in comparison to some of the tiny primes, it is not oversized and much smaller than something like the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8. You can carry it attached to your camera all day and not notice the weight.

Introduction

Alongside the OM System OM-1 camera, OM Digital Solutions announced a pair of new lenses for its OM System, the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II and the M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4 PRO. When using both lenses, the kit covers a 35mm-equivalent focal length range of 24-300mm, which is versatile well-suited to many kinds of photographs. Though the thread is quite old, it is still found by people searching the lens, so I will still add my experience: The Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 was the first in Olympus’ Pro series of lenses designed for Micro 4/3 cameras. It is a weatherproof (dust, splash and freeze proof) fixed aperture zoom lens offering the 35mm equivalent field of view of a 24-80mm lens. It has a fixed aperture of f/2.8 throughout the zoom range with a filter thread of 62mm. 62mm filter thread