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Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-45mm F4 Pro

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Product Overview

Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-45mm F4 Pro is a standard zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds-mount. It covers the MFT image circle. Introduced by Olympus in 2020, it has 12 elements in 9 groups.
Like most zoom lenses, the Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-45mm F4 Pro is externally-zooming. For incremental weathers, Olympus is kind enough to include weather sealing.
With a constant f/4 maximum aperture, this lens makes for a good single-lens walk-around options for travels. As a standard zoom with small aperture, however, it is probably the most exciting option one can get.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 48%
Pros
  • Weather-sealed
  • Useful focal range
  • Useful 1:2 reproduction ratio
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Not the best rendering

What external reviewers found

External score 75%
Pros
  • Excellent sharpness
  • Excellent weather-sealing
  • Compact, lightweight design
  • Dust and splash protection
  • Wide angle coverage
Cons
  • Bulky build
  • No focus scale
  • F/4 design

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External Reviews

digitaltrends[1]

Reviewer score 67% (normalized by Neofiliac)
Reviewers from digitaltrends have found:
The Olympus 12-45mm f/4 Pro is a lens that feels well-balanced mounted on the front of a mirrorless body. It's constructed from 12 elements in nine groups, including Zuiko Extra-low Reflection Optical coating to fight flares and ghosting. Sharpness is excellent throughout the zoom range, even when shooting wide open.
Pros
  • Excellent sharpness
  • Excellent weather-sealing
  • Dust and splash protection
Cons
  • Bulky build
  • No focus scale

pcmag[2]

Reviewer score 83% (normalized by Neofiliac)
Reviewers from pcmag have found:
The Olympus MZuiko 12-45mm F4 Pro is perfectly sized for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The lens focuses quite close, to just 4.7 inches from the sensor plane. It's got more wide angle coverage than the inexpensive 14-42mm EZ F3.5-5.6 bundled with many Olympus cameras.
Pros
  • Compact, lightweight design
  • Wide angle coverage
  • Dust and splash protection
Cons
  • F/4 design

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References

  1. ^ Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-45mm F4.0 Pro review: Small, but sturdy. [digitaltrends].
  2. ^ Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm F4 Pro Review. [pcmag].

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