Photokina 2016: Meet the Olympus 12-100mm F4. 0 IS Pro Alongside the announcement of the new E-M1 II at Photokina, Olympus introduced three new lenses. We got our hands on the latest zoom - the M.
Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4 IS Pro. Click through for a closer look.
Photokina 2016: Meet the Olympus 12-100mm F4. 0 IS Pro
The M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4 IS Pro features optical image stabilization. This works with the OM-D and PEN-series cameras' in-body stabilization to offer greater compensation - especially at the longer end of its zoom. With the new E-M1 II's in-body stabilization system, Olympus is claiming a total of 6. 5 EV of compensation.
Normally we'd be skeptical of such big numbers, but Olympus has been impressing us with its stabilization systems for years, and our initial impressions (albeit based on very limited, non-scientific use) suggest that the IS is highly capable.
Photokina 2016: Meet the Olympus 12-100mm F4. 0 IS Pro
As we've seen on several other Olympus lenses, the 12-100mm features a simple push-pull AF/MF toggle, for quickly switching between automatic and manual focus.
Photokina 2016: Meet the Olympus 12-100mm F4. 0 IS Pro
The M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4 IS Pro covers an effective focal length range of 24-200mm, making it a highly versatile 'go everywhere' lens for travel, and videography. The constant maximum aperture of F4 will be appreciated by videographers, too. Olympus offers faster zooms, but none which cover such a wide range of focal lengths.
Photokina 2016: Meet the Olympus 12-100mm F4. 0 IS Pro
At its 12mm focal length setting, the 12-100mm is relatively compact. . .
Photokina 2016: Meet the Olympus 12-100mm F4. 0 IS Pro
. . . but its overall length increases considerably when zoomed in all the way to 100mm.
Minimum focus distance at the 12mm end is a mere 1. 5cm from the front element of the lens, and 27cm at the telephoto setting. The 12-100mm F4. 0 IS Pro is fully weather-sealed as we'd expect from a lens in the 'PRO' lineup, and will be available in November for $1299.
. dpreview.com2016-9-20 17:53
