OLYMPUS M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro Lens: Ultimate Quality for Micro Four Thirds Cameras Review

Personally, I am completely satisfied with the lens. For a long time I decided whether to buy it "for home, family and landscapes" I decided and did not regret it. Photos look great right out of the camera, I forgot what Photoshop is. I am attaching some unedited photos. I took a used one from the distribution for 38,000 as a staff member for the Lumix GX9. It is definitely worth this money, but the price in the official store of 70,000 is a clear overkill. You can read my more detailed story…

I think this lens was originally developed for the flagships of the Olympus E-M1 and E-M5 up" Also, these cameras, like the lens, or 12-50 whale lenses, so if you have the opportunity to buy it, don't even hesitate, lenses have a very long lifespan.

But after the repair, the 2 In the crowd, the bags were hit with something (and not so hard that I immediately noticed) the lens hood was broken, and the focus ring was deformed ( service again)

I didn’t drop it and pah-pah I’m not going to drop it. Therefore, I can not say anything about shock resistance. There was no native hood with a lens (I took it from my hands). Bought the hood on eBay. I took a non-native, but quite normal and 3 times cheaper. Got pros: 1. Image quality. Before that, M. Zuiko used 14-42 and 12-50. 14-42 is quite the initial level. 12-50 is much better. But 12-40 just surprised. However, it is natural for this class of optics. 2. Excellent moisture protection…

The lens is primarily reportage, you don’t have to expect artistry and bokeh from it. The disease of everyone who got down from the FF kenon is to blur the backdrop into the trash. Don't expect this here. For everything else there are fixes. Different pros: - metal case - zoom with convenient focal lengths (in equivalent FF = 24-80) - convenient switching to manual focus mode - hood with strong fixation - waterproof lens Cons below: - for those who switch from FF, there will be torment and pain

I actively use it both in travel and in everyday shooting. Be prepared for the fact that the lens is very flimsy and fragile, which does not correspond to the PRO marking. When falling from a tripod along with the camera, the mount could not stand it and broke off. It could still be forgiven. But after the repair, the 2nd misfortune happened almost immediately. The lens was in the bag. In the crowd, the bags were hit with something (and not so hard that I immediately noticed). When I took out…

I think this lens was originally developed for the flagships of the Olympus E-M1 and E-M5 system cameras. Where there is a more or less decent grip and the ability to "build up" this grip by adding. accessories. Also, these cameras, like the lens, have dust and moisture protection. Returning to the lens itself, we can say so - I bought it and forgot it. In terms of putting him alone on camera, he will be able to satisfy almost everyone. Fast and sharp. It turns out quite a beautiful picture…

The picture is luxurious. Sharp over the entire area, fast, with natural colors (if you set the bb correctly, or even set it to auto), aperture, excellent range of focal lengths. It is very reliable to the touch (I did not check for impact resistance :). The zoom ring is tight for me, but it's a matter of habit. Bottom line: a universal pro zoom for all occasions. Pair it with a 25mm prime at f/1.2 or f/1.4 and you'll have a set of lenses for life. For what money Olympus breaks, you can…

Of course, if, as a certain comrade wrote here, throwing his carcass from a tripod and kicking passers-by with it, then it is unlikely that any piece of iron will survive. The same lens, on the contrary, stands out for its impressiveness and reliability compared to other plastic ones. I used it on trips around Europe, periodically changing the UV filter and polarization. If in the canon system there is a hit of 24-70, then in the Olympus it is this 12-40.

I needed a white lens to replace the whale one that comes with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II, I chose it for videography, I understood that ideally I need to buy 3-5 lenses for each situation, but since I’m new to this business, and I don’t have such a budget to buy so many lenses, settled on 12-40mm. What made me very happy is the pro series, the material is iron, it’s nice to hold, and of course the protection against dust and moisture which the carcass itself has, so far there are no…

photo-video quality is directly proportional to the generation of the matrix and its size. 4/3 hit the diffraction limit. if you clamp above 5.6, the resolution will drop at 20mp. I won’t assure you, but the plans of the Olympus will either be sold to Sony so that it buys out patents for the stub or release its own ff don’t be fooled by fast focusing, because you’re not actually shooting at 2,8 but at 5,6 - it’s much easier to get a focus spot more. it's not 1.2 85L 0.95 autofocus is not…

I bought it as a "whale", with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II camera (Power Kit with 12-40mm + battery grip + battery), so the price turned out to be more than pleasant, with really big savings. I liked it from the very first frames, and the convenience in shooting, and the issued image. Sharp with an open, well-kept backlight. Easy to focus on. I didn’t hope for a masterpiece bokeh, all the same 2.8 and zoom, but the picture is already so pleasant for such focal lengths. Immediately, together…

A month after the purchase in the official store, the zoom ring broke. At the expense of build quality - I was recently going to shoot, the photo in the bag was lying on the table, the child dropped it. The lens inside fell all over, gave it to a friend for repair, he took it apart - there are plastic lenses!, The factory parts were customized with washers, where 2 stands, where 3, where one is thick. China is China! And this is for such money!