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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm f/4.0 IS Pro : Specifications and Opinions

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm f/4.0 IS Pro is a superzoom lens for 4/3, manufactured from 2016. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it has image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 1300 €;

86 users have given it an average vote of 9.7 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Micro 4/3: this lens is compatible with mirrorless micro-4/3.

Specifications
Focal lenght	12-100 mm
Angle of view	83.4 - 12.2° (equivalent to a 24-202mm in Fullframe 24x36mm format)
Format	4/3
Max. aperture	f/4
Aperture blades	7
Lenses/Groups	17 elements in 11 groups
Min. focus distance	0.15 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.30x
Features
Zoom type	Ring, interal
Stabilization	Yes (built in lens)
Focus	Stepper Motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	72 mm
Lens hood	Yes (not supplied)
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	561 g
Dimensions	78 x 117 mm
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Adblacky

sent on February 11, 2025

Pros: Sharpness, Excursion, Construction, Stabilization

Cons: Weight and overall dimensions

Opinion: It's been more than two years since I've been using it, and it's "fixed" on my Em1mkii. What can I say, I start with the sore points: weight and bulk. Its 561gr, in the m43, make it look heavy, as well as its 117x78mm size, also in the m43, make it look bulky. But on the Em1mkii it is proportionate and balanced. Considering the metal construction, the 24-200mm excursion, the tropicalization and the internal stabilization, it is not only unique and irreplaceable in the system but practically unique in the photographic world (with those characteristics, measurements and weight). Of course, on micro bodies Em10 xx or Em5 xx is perhaps less balanced and does not take advantage of its double stabilization, but you can't have everything. Now let's come to the fantastic merits, starting with the sharpness. It is fantastic on all hikes and across the frame. It is superimposable or better than the various fixed 1.8 of the system, and this alone on a 24-200mm zoom is amazing. You will say, of course, it's an f4 though. And here comes the fun. Its stabilization, added to that of the camera (always Em1mkii) allowed me to take perfectly sharp photos at 3..5..7 seconds of exposure handheld!!! ... often leaving the tripod at home and not having to resort to fixed 1.8. I now come to the construction, which can be resolved with a single word: impeccable. Its use is that of an all-rounder to be left on the machine at all times. In fact, you can do landscaping, portraits, small birdlife, travel, etc. Alternative? Of course there is something at Olympus: the 14-150 (which I owned), lighter and smaller, but with a decidedly lower performance outside the frame center, without double stabilization and darker; the 12-200, which, however, in the face of a greater excursion, weighs / bulks in a similar way, has a lower yield on the frame and is darker. In short, I think that the 12-100 is an irreplaceable gem of the system for those who prefer not to change optics often and/or do not practice a specific genre that requires an equally specific optics (avifauna, macro etc ...).

Dottor Frank

sent on January 26, 2025

Pros: All

Cons: Nobody

Opinion: It's maybe the reason why I'm still using mft. I don't find any fault with this lens. Perfect for 95 percent of people. It's all do, a does everything well. Tropicalized, stabilized. 24 200 equivalent. At 100mm you also have a nice blur x portraits. Great x tourists, families, hikers, wildlife, landscape, reportage. With a flash also x events and weddings. Medium-distance sports photography with a lot of versatility, from wide-angle to telephoto. I would buy it again. I think that together with a small fixed light it makes a whole kit. Not suitable for birdlife, not very pushed.

Mattia Campos

sent on May 07, 2024

Pros: Image quality, autofocus, focal range, stabilization

Cons: I can't think of any.. Perhaps, to be monstrously fussy, it would have been nice if it didn't even extend ... science fiction..

Opinion: It is probably the cornerstone of the entire micro 4/3 system, especially Olympus. They say it's extremely big and heavy for the system :) I feel like laughing, or rather crying... Why do people who use a used 35 euro 14-42 f22 say so... or people who then go around with the FF of 5 thousand euros and a 24-200 or worse an adapted 28-300 :) or even worse with an apsc and an 18-135 or 18-300 .. But do these people then realize the difference in photographic quality between the F3.5-6.3 zooms and this 12-100 F4? Evidently not.... The 12-100 is a phenomenal lens, you place it on an EM1 III or on an OM1 or on an OM5, you leave and travel the world, without needing anything else... At most, you put an 8mm/9mm in your pocket. You do it all, with fantastic results, and in all light and weather conditions. It doesn't have the blur of an f0.95 on FF ???? ... I'll survive anyway :) I just need to position myself in a "strategic" way, but more than anything else in an intelligent way, or, if I have the chance, put the subject where I want, and the problem is solved... Apart from this, in all normal situations, it still manages to "enhance" the subject by highlighting it with respect to the background. Of course, I don't care about isolating a subject from reality and totally alienating him from the context, just to look good on Instagram, or having half a pupil in focus of a cat on a bed that looks like a monster... but I prefer to enhance the context while at the same time highlighting the main subject, and an F4 quality lens with F8 equivalent depth of field, such as the 12-100, allows me to do just that. The sharpness is very high at all focal lengths, already at full aperture, and reaches its peak at F5.6 ... it's the same sharpness as the 12-40 2.8 and the 40-150 2.8.... The autofocus is very fast and precise, and contrary to what many chatterers write, on an OM1 or a G9ii or even a G9 first series, it is also able to catch the eye of a stationary subject and keep it in focus if it moves while walking. If, on the other hand, he starts running like crazy, he probably loses it and hangs it up again. but if it is a still child or a model posing up to that point, it comes to us from .... ; ) The micro 4/3 doesn't have the best autofocus on the market, but it still manages to do something better than a Canon sx20 from 85' or a Sony rx from 1750 BC ; )

Leonardo Ba

sent on July 31, 2023

Pros: Construction, optical performance

Cons: A Watusso for OM bodies (but it's an F4 and over 8X)

Opinion: I was looking for a lens for when I need to travel light but without too many sacrifices. Having a Canon FF system I naturally thought of the RF24-240. Tried, I was not satisfied. Evaluated the technical characteristics and also thanks to the cashback, I bought an OM-5 equipping it with this objective. As a neophyte of the OM brand, immediately the surprise of the overall lightness: the whole weighs little more than just RF24-105L F4 ... Although the lens appears voluminous compared to the camera body, the handling is good even if in fact we are slightly unbalanced forward, but thanks to the good grip of the zoom ring you hold it and support it well. The second surprise came from the quality of the images: I downloaded them a bit biased since the M4/3 format is clearly disadvantaged compared to the FF not only for the smaller surface but because notoriously building high-resolution lenses on small formats is much more challenging than in the FF. Instead, the results have always been between good and excellent at any focal length. No problem in the center, the edges even at 12 mm and TA are more than acceptable, there is a slight distortion but it is easily eliminated. Switching to 24 and 50mm (48 and 100 equivalents for the FF) the already good overall quality improves even more and in my empirical tests the comparison with the Canon RF24-105L F4 is at the last pixel. Stretching in the 50-100 range does not feel significant drops in quality. The bokeh is always good, uniform and creamy, I particularly like it towards the major focal length where I think it gives the best. Vignetting always manageable or negligible, CA only hints visible at maximum magnification but still correctable. I was surprised by the good resistance to the backlight, it holds up well both when the sun is in the frame and that it enters by reflection, as from a body of water. The hood is slender, minimal, but the lock is safe both in the operational and inverted position. The stabilization resulting from the machine-objective assembly is very effective, I estimate at least on the four real stops. The construction of the lens is well cared for, excellent finishes, conveys a sense of solidity. The zoom ring is fluid, has only a very slight hardening towards the lower focal length, while the focus ring has a decisive activation shot and uniform rotation. In general I did not detect any mechanical backlash. In short, it is a great thing to go from 24 to 200 mm (equivalent) in a poor turn with the guarantee of good optical quality. The abbreviation PRO is well justified.

Stefluni56

sent on June 30, 2023

Pros: Focal range, sharpness, constant aperture, minimum focusing distance...

Cons: Pesicchia...

Opinion: I have it for a few days, these are first impressions, but very favorable. From wide angle to 100 mm with a turn of the ring, almost macro photos a few cm from the subject at 12 mm, wonderful blur at 100 all open or almost ... A fairy tale. It weighs a little, but I'll get used to it. I guess I won't take it out of the car so many times! Happy to have it, finally!

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