Olympus Zuiko ED 12-60mm F2.8-4 SWD
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17 years ago
Lens Test: Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm f/2.8-4 SWD AF
Introduced with the Olympus E-3, this 24-120mm equivalent is the first Zuiko lens available in the U.S. that incorporates the company's Supersonic Wave Drive (SWD) autofocus motor. Similar in concept to the USM and SWM motors from Canon and Nikon respectively, this system has not one but two motors,...
16 years ago
REVIEW: Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 12-60mm f/2.8-4 SWD
Handling and features Gary Wolstenholme takes a close look at this standard zoom for Four thirds SLRs from Olympus. This 12-60mm lens offers a field of view equivalent to a 24-120mm lens on a 35mm camera, with a relatively bright maximum aperture of f/2.8-4.
Pros:
- Excellent build quality
- Good optical performance
- Fast focusing
- Useful minimum focus distance
Cons:
- Barrel distortion at 12mm
15 years ago
Great lens. If you need one all-rounder, this is it! 12@24 mm is great for wide end and 60@120 gives you a bit more edge compared to other basic-zooms. If you are running on tight budget, you should consider 14-54 f2.8-3.5 if the extra millimeters aren't your thing.
Pros:
- Great focal length IQ and contrast/color handling is well balanced with the focal length, but compared to 50-200, it feels a bit lame
- Amazing all-rounder Weather sealing Well balanced with E-3 and E-5 Works almost as a macro lens, focuses almost to the front lens in 60mm Fast focusing Haven't...
Cons:
- A bit dark in the tele end A bit expensive Would need a bit more contrast/color capabilities compared to 50-200
14 years ago
Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4 ED SWD Zuiko Digital review by dda
I sold my Olympus gear and went over to the Nikon side - two things I miss however : my 12-60 and my 50-200. Both lenses were perfect ... If it wasn't for their SLRs, I would still be with Olympus. The lens quality is just ... awesome.
Pros:
- Sharp - extremely sharp / build quality
Cons:
- none
17 years ago
Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm f/2.8-4 ED SWD Review / Test Report
The build quality of the lens is exceptional. It is based on a combination of metal and high quality plastic parts. Typical for its lens class the Olympus lens extends when zooming towards the long end of the zoom range. As expected the lens suffers an only very marginal wobbling of inner lens tube.
16 years ago
Olympus 12-60mm F2.8-4 SWD Lens...
Very highly recommended but price might be a little steep for some
Pros:
- The resolution isn't very high
- solid build
- lightweight
- fast focussing and quite versatile
Cons:
- Slight but hardly noticeable distortion at the widest angle
18 years ago
Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 SWD Lens
Designed for general photography, the new Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm Pro lens is a high-performance standard wide zoom lens that is optimised for use with the E-3 DSLR camera.
18 years ago
We have chosen to use the Panasonic L10 as our standard test body for Four Thirds lenses purely because it gives the highest numbers in our resolution tests (which we believe is most likely due to it having a relatively weak anti-aliasing filter); this is intended simply to provide the fairest...
Pros:
- Very useful wideangle to telephoto range
- Superb optics
- Excellent build quality
- dust and splash-proof
- Impressive resistance to flare
- Decent macro performance
Cons:
- Pronounced and complex distortion at wideangle
- Slightly sub-par lens hood
- Shadowing of built-in flash at wideangle on smaller bodies
- Expensive
17 years ago
Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm 1:2.8-4
The Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm 1:2.8-4 SWD was announced in October 2007, alongside the flagship E-3 DSLR. It's a standard Four Thirds lens which means it will work on any Four Thirds body, including those from Olympus, Panasonic and Leica, although it's physically best-matched to the larger...
Pros:
- Flexible 5x general purpose range, Quick and quiet SWD focusing, Excellent build quality
- Dust and splash-proof, Very sharp results across frame and focal range
Cons:
- Shadow from popup flash on smaller bodies
- Feels front-heavy on E-4xx series
- No anti-shake on non-stabilised bodies
- Imager AF not supported in Live View
16 years ago
Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm f/2.8-4
Boasting a 5x zoom range and an f/2.8 maximum aperture the 12-60mm zoom looks impressive with its extra-low dispersion (ED) glass and responsive, fast-focusing Sonic-Wave Drive...
Pros:
- Lovely feel
- useful 5x zoom range
- great image quality
Cons:
- Low CA does not always mean high resolution
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