The Olympus 12-100mm F4 IS Pro is a rugged, professional-level zoom lens with a focal length range that can cover almost any everyday situation. It also focuses impressively close, only adding to its versatility. It’s the kind of one-lens solution that might tempt you for travel photography in particular, but these types of lenses often trade convenience for outright image quality – so is that the case here? Let’s find out. Jump to: Key specifications: Focal length range: 12-100mm (24-200mm, 35mm equiv.) Stabilization: Up to seven stops with Olympus bodies Filter thread: 72mm Close focus: 1.5cm (0.6″) at 12mm; 27cm (10.6″ at 100mm) Maximum magnification: 0.3x at wide end of zoom (0.6x 35mm equiv.); 0.21x (0.42x 35mm equiv.) at tele end Diaphragm blades: seven Hood: LH-76B (included) Weight: 561g (1.24 lb) Optical construction: 17 elements in 11 groups The Olympus 12-100mm F4 is pretty much up for anything. Like […]
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