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Pros:Constant 2.8 aperture, exceptional construction, tropicalized with IP53 certification, smooth zoom movements, ring to switch to manual focus, customizable button, sharp at all focal lengths and at full aperture
Cons:Chromatic aberrations in backlight, susceptible to flare, a bit disproportionate for small and medium-sized m43 bodies (EM10, EM5, GX80 and GX9), no substantial innovation compared to the previous model (from 2013)
Opinion:I have been using this lens for about a year on an OM-5, purchased during Black Friday for just over 600 euros new. This is the re-edition of Olympus' optical masterpiece with improved weather sealing (IP53 certified). Definitely one of the best choices among the standard zooms for professionals and demanding amateurs who use an m43 kit. The f/2.8 aperture on the entire focal range allows you to use it as an all-rounder, if you do not prefer focal lengths that are too wide or telephoto, starting on the wide side from an equivalent 24mm, very useful. In combination with the stabilization of the bodies, Olympus allows you to shoot serenely even in the evening and indoors, without the need to carry around fixed lenses. In fact, the optical quality is very good throughout the focal range and does not look bad compared to 17mm and 45mm f/1.8, losing some sharpness just at the telephoto extreme. Definitely not a problem if you use the 80mm equivalent for portraiture, a little less recommended the use of the most extreme telephoto focal length for the landscape. The optics are very robust and leave a pleasant tactile sensation during use. The zoom is always fluid and the transition to manual focus via the ring is useful and immediate in certain situations. For those who need it, there is also a customizable function button. It is sold with a lens hood (a bit plasticky) and a lens bag. Moving on to the cons: from an optical point of view there is little to report, there are some chromatic aberrations in backlight and it is quite susceptible to flare, while always mounting the lens hood. Used on the OM-5 it is a bit disproportionate. You get used to it, but you have to keep the pairing with your left hand and you can't shoot with one hand. Surely you lose a bit of pleasantness in use and everything is a bit unbalanced forward. It's probably a lens made more for the OM-1 and not for a leisurely walk with an OM-5. The biggest flaw is that it is a simple re-edition of a 2013 lens, with no substantial optical improvements over the previous version (which I had), nor a decrease in weight and size. In recent years, competitors have managed to re-engineer some lenses, making them lighter and more compact, and it is a shame that OM System is not able to follow this development trend. Vote 9
Pros:Professional optics in every sense, a valid project from the outset, in fact, taken up by OM for the second version.
Cons:Nobody
Opinion:As I wrote, a valid project from the beginning, in fact taken up by OM for the second version, which optically has practically no difference with the previous one, I had both, never a problem great satisfaction in the rendering of the images, sharp, almost perfect. The value of second-hand! Perhaps it is the only drawback, inexorably devalued.
Pros:In some ways it's "the perfect lens". It excels in every aspect. Impeccable.
Cons:Nobody. I would say "that only stops at 80 equivalents", I'm used to larger zooms, but that's not a flaw.
Opinion:Lens completely free of defects and equipped with every possible value. Professional build quality. Flawless results, every time you open it, in every situation, across the entire frame. The only possible bad result is due to the photographer's error. The stabilization of cameras like the OM-1 (where it is supplied as a kit) makes it absolutely versatile, since you can shoot without problems even at 1/2 (if not even a full second) handheld (and even at 80 mm equivalent). Value for money at the highest possible benefit levels. I don't think you can get a lens of this quality at a lower price than what you can find it at. Rating : 10 full, like 13 other users before me, I think it's a lens where it's practically impossible to disagree.
Cons:I can't think of any... except that, those who buy it new today, should take advantage of it and keep it for a very long time... otherwise it loses a lot of money due to the criminal and senseless loss of value that is massacring the micro 4/3 system, especially OMSYSTEM
Opinion:In the past I have always "avoided" buying this lens as I thought it was too limited in terms of focal range... but I was very wrong. It is a perfect lens for professional use, it always makes you take home work and even at an amateur level it is used great. It is very sharp at all focal lengths, the autofocus is very fast and precise. It goes very well with all the in-room functions of the OM1 (filters... High res... etc...)
Pros:Quality professional optics with impeccable, robust and waterproof construction
Cons:nobody
Opinion:A lens of the highest build quality, it represents the II version marked OM System of the glorious 12-40 f/2.8 Olympus. The only difference of the 12-40 PRO II compared to the first series is the waterproofness with weather resistance by IP53 certification. Although the optical scheme is identical to the first version (2013 project), the PRO II (2021 project) returns an image improvement but almost imperceptible (I also had the first series and I did not notice major differences). A lens released in combination with the new OM-1 and the results I obtained on the OM-1, is probably designed specifically for the new camera and for the subsequent marked OM System. In conclusion, for those who want to save the first version (2013) of the 12-40 f / 2.8 in the used market is at affordable prices, for those who want to keep up with the times and have the new 12-40 PRO II marked OM System can find those sold by kits with excellent discounts. The choice is yours...
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