photo:olympusmzd12-200mm
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Olympus mZD 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 16x zoom lens
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Introduction
- weathersealed consumer level 16.7x super zoom lens announced Feb 2019
Specs
- 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 = 24-400mm in full frame terms
- weathersealed
- close focus 0.22m giving 0.46x macro in 35mm terms
- lens extends on zooming
- 7 rounded blades
- 16 elements in 11 groups incl. 3 Aspherical lenses, 2 Super ED, 2 ED, 1 Super HR, 2 HR elements
- 72mm filter
- MSC AF with stepper motor
- Internal focus
- ZERO nano coating
- 455 g (1.00 lb)
- 78x100mm (3.07″ x 3.94″)
- $US899 incl. hood
Reviews
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- sharp wide open in centre but loses it as you go outwards, especially beyond 100mm
- hits f/5.7 at 50mm
- versatile but not great image quality but that is the price to pay for a very light, compact, weather resistant lens of such zoom range
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- “At equivalent ranges, the lens performs better than standard Olympus kit zooms such as the 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 or the 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R”
- “similar image quality to the M.Zuiko Digital ED 14 150mm f/4-5.6 II”
- corner sharpness improved on stopping down to f/8-11 but centre sharpness may fall a little
- great for backpacking with minimal kit, or if you want a versatile optic that you can also use for shooting videos and vlogs
- If a travel zoom with ultimate image quality is paramount, the Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Pro might be a better alternative although it is more expensive, longer and 25% heavier with less reach
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- soft even in the centre at 200mm but otherwise centre sharpness is very good
- very fast AF 33ms from infinity to closest
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