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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 : Specifications and Opinions

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 is a superzoom lens for 4/3, manufactured from 2019. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 744 €;

23 users have given it an average vote of 8.8 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	12-200 mm
Angle of view	84 - 6.2° (equivalent to a 24-404mm in Fullframe 24x36mm format)
Format	4/3
Max. aperture	f/3.5-6.3
Aperture blades	7
Lenses/Groups	16 elements in 11 groups
Min. focus distance	0.22 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.46x
Features
Zoom type	Ring, external
Stabilization	No
Focus	Stepper Motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	72 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	455 g
Dimensions	78 x 100 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Iride_Blu

sent on January 02, 2025

Pros: Versatility, lightness, ridiculous cost for what it offers, tropicalization.

Cons: Once you "understand" no cons, indeed, the only one is that you risk stopping using other lenses.

Opinion: To criticize this lens as I often see done, appealing to quality, you have to be a bit silly. It is obvious that it is not a pro lens, it is obvious that it comes out defeated against any other lens (in the range of competence of the other lenses) but heck you just have to understand what its function is! I'll just say one thing, nature or the stories to be told don't wait for you to change your goal. If something happens to you at 100 or 5 meters you risk losing at least one or worse both shots if you don't have the right lens. Clearly the price to pay is the general quality, but are we so sure? Just pass the RAW through one of the many software such as DXO Pure RAW and by magic you will see your shot sharper and less noisy. It's like looking at a photo before and after putting on glasses. Sharpness will not be an issue. You will therefore understand that in certain situations (travel, reportage, street) it is better to have this companion rather than 2/3 lenses dancing in the bag. To recap: the big pro is having a more than decent lens (all of them shot for National Geographic?) and never having to change it at least until sunset. There is no other system in the world a 24-400 equivalent (and trust me that you would complain about that too if it existed, since it would weigh at least 400 grams more, cost over 1200 euros and would not fit in your bag). Then it is light and tropicalized!! I used it on a second body for a safari, it means a finger of sand on the camera. Result? Sensor and glasses as before leaving. Trust me, you would NEVER want to have to change lenses on a safari. Last pro the price: € 500 means that you have to buy it and have it. You won't regret it. Trust. We all want Pro lenses but then you have to feel like carrying them with you even in the places, in the medina of Marrakech, in Indochina, in Caracas.. not only in Scandinavia or Tokyo. So watch out.

Mattia Campos

sent on May 05, 2024

Pros: Versatility, weight, price, size, autofocus, maximum equivalent magnification 0.46x

Cons: Brightness (when there is little light) and consequent poor detachment of the planes

Opinion: It's a "super" all-rounder more than honest, indeed good ... I don't know that there is another lens on the market that covers from 24 to 400mm weighing 450g and costing just over 500 euros .... For travel and reportage it's fine, but also to do something more. In fact, the autofocus is very fast and accurate, I would never have imagined it... The optical quality is good-fair, the sharpness is more than acceptable, as long as there is light everything is fine, when the light drops the limits emerge mainly due to the low light that "prevents" a dynamic use at sunset and in the evening. It still does well at events, even with low light, such as concerts, theaters, where you can use relatively slow times, and in combination with the OM1 you can even go up to 6400 ISO or more with excellent results. It is certainly not suitable for those who want to go and see the 100% crisp detail, and for sharpness freaks or for those who want to see subjects always well detached from the background and in evidence .... who on the other hand would not be happy even with a Nikon 28-400, which costs 1600 euros, weighs 300 grams more and lacks the 24mm at the bottom ... or with a Tamron 18-300 for apsc that weighs 200 grams more and doesn't have the 24mm at the bottom. Overall it's a fun and very comfortable lens that does its honest job and even something more... Although personally, being very demanding, and not liking compromises, I rarely use it.... But still, it can fit in my kit

Rick68

sent on September 28, 2023

Pros: Long focal length and low weight

Cons: Everything else

Opinion: I bought this lens shortly after its release, thinking I had found the ultimate lens for travel. I used it for three years, trying to convince myself that all in all it could be fine, but in the end I sold it out of desperation, losing 200 euros, and I took the 12-100 Pro. Unfortunately, the image quality of this zoom is very low; I'm not talking about brightness, because that's not the problem: lack of detail, grainy images, lack of contrast, confusing and unpleasant bokeh and in the 12-50 range, where many say that it is fine like other kit lenses, it behaves equally badly, with a decent image in the center but on the edges completely blurred. If I compare it to the lumix 12-60 f3.5-5.6, it comes out destroyed. I like Olympus lenses, but this one you'd better put it out of production.

Robygio

sent on April 25, 2023

Pros: Very extended focal range, weight all in all contained and not excessive bulk

Cons: Where to start... would surely finish Penelope her canvas sooner

Opinion: Needless to waste words, better a lapidary comment: leave it alone, wait a moment if necessary but take the 12-100, another planet or at least the 14-140 Panasonic. Undoubtedly Olympus will have been moved by good intentions, but the result is certainly, to love her, reviewable. Obviously pparlo of optical quality, not comparable in the least to what good this brand offers us, even with wide excursion zoom.

Lastpeanut

sent on August 19, 2022

Pros: weight

Cons: quality over 100 mm

Opinion: Purchased and resold again under warranty. Acceptable only up to 100 mm and, considering that Oly offers a 12/100 pro at new and used prices currently very affordable, in comparison there is no history. This judgment of mine does not derive from an occasional use, but from the observation of its obvious limitations. Even in the use for street photography, where quality is not the main element, it made me work a lot in post-production to mask its defects. Not recommended

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Photos taken with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3

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A tram style Paogar

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