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And the 12-45mm f/4 PRO - Klaus - 01-30-2020
https://photorumors.com/2020/01/29/photorumors-exclusive-detailed-information-on-the-upcoming-olympus-m-zuiko-digital-ed-12-45mm-f-4-0-pro-lens/#more-118032
Awesome weight.
RE: And the 12-45mm f/4 PRO - Brightcolours - 01-30-2020
A FF equivalent 24-70mm f8. If that is all you need, aperture-wise, I bet it is nice. And I bet it is sharper than my EF 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 at f8 (which weighs 230 grams)
Strange thing: 0.25x magnification across the entire focal length range. That means it focusses increasingly closer the wider you go (MFD which goes from 12cm to 23cm). Which can be a bit of a bother when shooting because you keep finding you can't focus when you change focal length framing, until you move back.
RE: And the 12-45mm f/4 PRO - thxbb12 - 01-30-2020
(01-30-2020, 11:18 AM)Brightcolours Wrote: A FF equivalent 24-70mm f824. If that is all you need, aperture-wise, I bet it is nice. And I bet it is sharper than my EF 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 at f8 (which weighs 230 grams)
Strange thing: 0.25x magnification across the entire focal length range. That means it focusses increasingly closer the wider you go (MFD which goes from 12cm to 23cm). Which can be a bit of a bother when shooting because you keep finding you can't focus when you change focal length framing, until you move back.
It's a 24-90 FF equivalent not 24-70.
Given the size I don't find it very interesting, especially compared to the Oly 12-40 f2.8 which is much brighter and 5mm shorter and about the same size (slightly longer and heavier).
If the 12-45 had been a bit longer like 12-60 then it could have been interesting.
RE: And the 12-45mm f/4 PRO - Klaus - 01-30-2020
I'm surprised that it doesn't feature IS. There are just 2 Olympus IS lenses actually (12-100/4, 300/4).
RE: And the 12-45mm f/4 PRO - Brightcolours - 01-30-2020
(01-30-2020, 12:58 PM)thxbb12 Wrote: It's a 24-90 FF equivalent not 24-70.
Hah, thanks for correcting my silly typo.
RE: And the 12-45mm f/4 PRO - goran h - 01-30-2020
Very impressive how many good choices there are in MFT-land (except for equivalence-parrots).
RE: And the 12-45mm f/4 PRO - mst - 01-31-2020
(01-30-2020, 08:06 PM)goran h Wrote: Very impressive how many good choices there are in MFT-land (except for equivalence-parrots).
Not if you use aperture primarily to control DOF and especially if you want to have something worth calling shallow DOF. Sorry, but a f/8-equivalent standard zoom just makes me yawn. Not excited.
Keep the names coming
-- Markus (dinosaur and parrot)
RE: And the 12-45mm f/4 PRO - Klaus - 01-31-2020
Well, you won't impress anyone with a rather dismal Nikkor 24-120mm ;-) even although it may have an effective f/4.
RE: And the 12-45mm f/4 PRO - Brightcolours - 01-31-2020
(01-31-2020, 10:03 AM)Klaus Wrote: Well, you won't impress anyone with a rather dismal Nikkor 24-120mm ;-) even although it may have an effective f/4.Just because it does not get top scores wide open in your MTF games, does not mean you only get dismal results...
You can make fine photographs with that Nikkor wide open and f5.6, images you can't take with the Oly (f8 equivalent).
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95029321@N06/14138987422/sizes/o/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/66315279@N06/14121136648/sizes/o/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/72616449@N06/16065605789/sizes/o/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/31735872@N06/14165291840/sizes/o/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/31735872@N06/8644684453/sizes/o/
RE: And the 12-45mm f/4 PRO - Klaus - 01-31-2020
These images shall impress me? ;-0