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The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO is a standard lens for 4/3, manufactured from 2013 to 2022 (discontinued). 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 990 €;
156 users have given it an average vote of 9.6 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Micro 4/3: this lens is compatible with mirrorless micro-4/3.
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Pros: Great workmanship, compact solid construction, bright and fast, very sharp photos from the full aperture f / 2.8, comfortable and handy for me, MF clutch, practical and versatile.
Cons: I have not found and I think I will not find.
Opinion: Perfect sharp lens. I have been using it for 5 months and it meets all expectations that I associated with it. I bought it for a body E-M10 Mk II as a wide-angle lens for photos of the night sky, Milky Way and landscape. I'm still learning it and I'm counting on new discoveries of its use. A great advantage is the possibility of min. sharpening already from 0.2 m.
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Pros:Sharpness, tropicalization, solidity, hood supplied, rings and keys on the body.
Cons:Light flare in backlight, size and weight on Pen F type bodies
Opinion:Contrary to what I wrote in the cons (allow me the pun) this is the lens that I keep mounted for longer on the Pen F. It is slightly bulky but pays off with a quality difficult to reach by other lenses. The construction is perceptible both to the touch and in the fluidity of the rings and the optical yield allows to obtain images comparable to fixed optics of good level. A good lens that can now be purchased at a reasonable price on the second-hand market; If you find it in good condition, don't miss it!
Opinion:What about this zoom pro that hasn't already been said? sturdy as a tank, sharp to TA, bright and compact... The only drawback is a certain predisposition to flare, in any case one of the masterpieces of this system that everyone should have in their kit, very versatile zoom that I use both for landscapes / architecture and portraits.
Pros:optical quality, construction quality, colors, tropicalization, compactness (compared to the equivalent focal length of other formats), hood included in the price and easy to use, versatility, convenience of the "clutch" control to switch from AF to MF, programmable function button on the barrel
Cons:not having it?
Opinion:In my opinion, one of the indispensable lenses in an m4/3 kit, together with the 40-150mm f/2.8 pro (unless you look for hyper compactness and move on the f/4 counterparts). The splendid optics in this system are dozens and dozens, mostly excellent, but if you had to choose only two, I would say precisely 12-40mm f/2.8 pro and 40-150mm f/2.8 pro, without hesitation. Solid, ergonomically perfect (especially on E-M1 bodies), quick AF, comfortable AF/MF switching, programmable function key. To all this is obviously added an excellent optical quality, already at TA (to be so picky, at f / 2.8 it could be even better; to say, the 40-150 at f / 2.8 is even better), very natural and pleasant colors (and also "aligned" with the other PRO optics, which all have a similar color rendering). Considering the excellent stabilization of the Olympus / OM-System sensors, I do not consider the lack of stabilizer a defect (on longer lenses like the 12-100mm f/4 pro it may make sense to allow double stabilization useful at longer focal lengths, but on a 24-70mm eq. it seems much more useful to privilege other aspects). What can I say: I recommend it 100%
Pros:Bright, razor-sharp, versatile, robust, tropicalized, professional manual MAF ring, minimum focusing distance, optimized for focus-staking, customizable function button on the barrel
Cons:Maybe a bit bulky mounted on non-PRO Olympus/OM System bodies
Opinion:I have owned this lens for 5 years and it has never disappointed me. The sharpness is impeccable at all focal lengths and, compared to the various 24-70 f./2.8 PRO of the competition, corresponds to a 24-80 at the same constant aperture on all focal lengths. It therefore lends itself very well to the classic portrait. Bright enough for indoor photos without flash, thanks to the stabilizer integrated in all Olympus/OM-System bodies, it is an all-rounder of great quality and robustness. Tropicalization is valid; it has a convenient ring for the manual MAF with "clutch", as on the old non-AF analog SLR lenses, which can be activated with a click; it has a dedicated function button, activated by the camera, for multiple uses; It is optimized for focus-stacking, in a system that does not allow this functionality with all objectives. The cost is quite high, but there are excellent opportunities in the used now that the new version has come out (not essential, except for extreme weather conditions). To have in your MFT kit. Vote 10
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