Its slightly greater reach and manual focus clutch design gives the 12-40mm the edge over Panasonic's 12-35mm F2.8. It's a reasonable size, too, meaning that it pairs well on most Micro Four Thirds bodies. It's not cheap, but optical performance is impressive. The Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 Pro is a high-end, flexible zoom that covers an equivalent focal length range of 24-80mm. Our pick: Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro Standard (kit) zooms are just what they sound like - versatile, general-purpose lenses that start with a fairly wide angle of view and allow you to zoom in to a focal length traditionally used for portraits. Our selections for best telephoto zoom and travel zoom lenses were updated on July 10, 2019, based on reader feedback. So if we've excluded your favorite lens, or if you disagree with any of our selections, please let us know in the comments below. Here at DPReview we use a lot of lenses, but we can't test every single product on the market. In this guide we've outlined several use cases and made recommendations for the best overall lens for that purpose, along with two others that are worth your consideration. Thanks for your great reviews, hard and diligent research and decency, Steve.Whether you're new to the Micro Four Thirds system or a seasoned veteran, there are plenty of lenses available for you. Yet I wouldn’t trade my Sam/Rok/Bow 7.5 fish for the Panasonic 8mm fish (other than for the financial gain!) I love Panasonic, have owned rented and shot more Panasonic video cameras since 1986 and more recently, stills/hybrid Panasonics and their m43 lenses, so have a strong bias for their products. That shouldn’t really be a problem, as it is a fisheye lens, after all. It is ridiculously inexpensive $273 vs $640 for the Panasonic. Sadly, lots of folks who trust your expertise will avoid this lens because of your hating of it. I read a several reviews of this little beauty before buying it. I’ve been a video and photo pro since 1986 and think I have good discernment where optics are concerned. Sometimes I use the 2x on my epl5 or the 2.4 ETC on my GH3 to get a narrower view and still sharp as a tack. You hated the Samyang/Rokinon/Bower 7.5? Amazing! I have the Rokinon version and am constantly stunned by it’s sharpness. The Panasonic 20 1.7 (original) can be seen HERE and also HERE The SLR Magic 12mm Hyperprime review is HERE The Olympus 12mm, Voigtlander 17 0.95 and 25 0.95 were used in my OM-D review HERE Well, I have almost reviewed them all over the years and you can access the ones I took a look at using the direct links below: I have had a few e-mails this morning asking me about Micro 4/3 lens reviews, and where to find them. As always, all mirrorless camera and lens reviews can be found easily in my “Mirrorless Central” section which is accessed under the review tab at the top of any page. So if you missed them, take a look below at the lenses I have reviewed for this system. The old days of “I cannot get shallow DOF with my Micro 4/3” have long been gone. They all have great build, super fast AF, and in the case of the primes, fast apertures. I have reviewed most of these fantastic pieces of glass and looking back today I can still see how great they are. If it was not for the lenses, the system would have failed. Yep, the primes made by Olympus and Panasonic are quite amazing which is what has made Micro 4/3 as a system so successful. The best part? There are a TON of them to choose from. The Micro 4/3 glass is not only up there with the best lenses in APS-C and Full Frame format, in some cases they beat the big expensive pro lenses for sharpness, color and CA/Flare. Yes, I have used every Fuji lens, every Zeiss Touit lens, Every Sony lens and most lenses for other mirrorless system. The OM-D E-M5 is a fantastic tool with what I feel are the best lenses created for any mirrorless system to date ( Excluding Leica M). But again, it is all about who is behind the camera anyway □ The OM-D E-M5 has proven itself and many talented shooters have used it to create some amazing images, many surpassing what I see in full frame models. Me, I am thrilled because I see it for what it is, and after using and loving the OM-D E-M5 since day one of its release, I am happy to see a pro built “E-M5 on Steroids” while still remaining much smaller and compact that the bullky and mostly cheap feeling midline DSLRs. Many are thrilled and others are not so thrilled. So it’s a “not so lazy” Sunday for me and the internet is all abuzz with the latest leak for the new Olympus Pro E-M1. The best micro 4/3 lenses reviewed! In case you missed them!
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