| Reviews : Olympus Zuiko 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Digital ED SWD Lens for Olympus Digital SLR Cameras |
Olympus Zuiko 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Digital ED SWD Lens for Olympus Digital SLR Cameras Product By Olympus Available From 13 Sellers |
Technical Details
- 12-60 millimeter f2.8-4.0 zoom lens for digital cameras (equivalent to 24-120 millimeter in 35 millimeter photography)
- Features Supersonic Wave Drive (SWD) technology inside to provide quiet, ultra-fast autofocus speed
- In combination with the Olympus E-3 DLSR, delivers the fastest autofocus speed in the world
- 100-percent digital design ensures high-definition performance
- Features special optical glass elements to correct various types of aberrations
Product Description
In combination with the E3 Digital SLR Camera, this 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD lens delivers fast autofocus speeds. It covers a zoom range equivalent to 24mm to 120mm on a 35mm camera lens. This lens also boasts impressive close-up shooting capability, allowing users to shoot from as close as 25cm throughout the zoom range. The extraordinary autofocus drive provides both high speed and high precision while operating with extremely low noise. Designed to meet the needs of the professional photographer, Zuiko Digital lenses were born of an uncompromising commitment to performance. The lens features high resolving power, to get the most out of the imaging element. Zuiko Digital lenses allow light to strike the image sensor at a near-perpendicular angle, minimizing degradation and light loss. This large, award-winning lens is perfectly matched to work exclusively with digital cameras so every pixel is properly exposed. Convenient -focusing knob Built-in dioptric correction Ideal for theaters, concerts, and birdingSimilar Products
Customer Reviews
By I. Davis (oakland, ca)
I purchased this lens about a year ago as an upgrade to my 14-42mm kit lens. The 14-42mm kit lens is an excellent performer, but as I was doing a lot of lower light work where I need faster focusing and narrower depth of fields for portraits, I decided to get this lens.
In my experience with it, it has become the main lens I grab when I'm going out. It covers some excellent focal lengths for wide angle work as well as portraits. The close focusing distance has enabled me to get some great close-ups, while not necessarily was good as a macro lens, but still very nice. This lens is also very light in comparison to some of the other lenses I own, so I can comfortably take it out on a nature walk, family event, or portrait session without the weight getting to me.
The focusing of this lens varies from excellent (almost instant in good lighting conditions) to low-mediocre (low light venues). The poor focusing can be cured with having a flash gun mounted with a focusing assist beam. Also the camera used plays a role as well. Focusing is generally much better on my E-3 than on my E-520.
The lens captures excellent detail, very nice optics. samples can be found @ [...] (remove the spaces) where I post up my images.
Also, the lens is weather sealed very well, though I'm not tempted to test its limits.
I recommend this to all users looking for a nice weather sealed standard zoom, but do not need a constant aperture throughout the zoom range. I don't think you will be disappointed.
By BfloBen (Buffalo, NY USA)
I really like the 12-60mm lens...Reviewer comments are right on the money. A fine piece of equipment. Nevermind the cost...good pictures are worth it, right. I wanted greater clarity in my photos. However, when I did a close comparison with my Olympus 18-180 lens and the 12-60 I found there was not much difference between them. The comparison was done in Lightroom 2 with a series of photos taken with both lenses under the same exact conditions (bright sunshine) and magnifications (even used the EC-20 2x converter). I know that Consumer Reports really trashed the 18-180 lens but I always liked it as a very practical lens that took fine pictures... but is it really up to the likes of the 12-60mm? I doubt it. My explanation: (1) I am not all that fussy about my photos and a better eye would see bigger differences, and (2) my E520 is at its maximum capability with either lens...perhaps if I used the E30 or the E3 there would be a much greater difference. For now I returned the Zuiko 12-60mm and plan to use the funds to buy the 50-200mm.
By D. T. Jones (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
I purchased this lens as the first lens for my new E620 DSLR, admittedly I am still getting the use of the camera down, but the lens is great, its done everything I need for it to do and then some. This lens has a really good macro capability, in fact it has more range than many lens past and present. I would recommend this lens over the kit lens any day of the week. I used it for my son's baseball games, my daughter's football games, and a few other events. It is extremely fast, both with light transmission and focusing. The resolution and the optics are superb and I am looking forward to many years behind this lens, perfecting my craft.
By Harry M. Shin (Livermore, CA USA)
1. By way of general background, I'm used to good quality optics: in the film era, I used Contax Zeiss primes (21mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 60mm macro) and the Xpan with the 45mm and 30mm. In the digital era, I've used the Sony F828 and Sony R1 (both with Zeiss lens).
2. Brief impressions about the Olympus 12-60mm
* Excellent zoom range; perhaps the best overall zoom range for my type of photography.
* Excellent Construction and feel. Compared to the other brands, Olympus in general has some really nicely constructed lens.
* Image quality: for the technical analysis, one has to consult with the various website etc... However, subjectively, this is capable of producing very nice images. However, as others have noted on the web, it does have a funky distortion pattern at 12mm, which is difficult to correct for (even with PT lens etc...).
3. All in all, if one has an Olympus camera, it's a no brainer to get this lens. If one currently does not have a DSLR system, this is one serious and legitimate reason that should persuade one to get into the Olympus system.
4. I didn't give it a 5 star because only lens like the Zeiss Distagon 21mm 2.8 are true 5 star lens. But in terms of a mid level consumer grade lens, this one is a winner.
By Rik de Bruijn (Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia)
I bought this lense about ten days ago and have been using it with my E-510 ever since. Last weekend I took a couple of hundred shots at my sons basket ball tournement with the 12-60mm. The results were excellent. Much better than what I would have been able to achieve with the 14-42 lense that I had been using on previous occasions.
The lense focusses fast and is very sharp. I am very pleased with it. There are only two potential drawbacks. Firstly it is quite expensive and secondly it is quite heavy (it weighs about 1 lb). Otherewise an excellent and a valuable addition to my camera system.
Recommended.
Rik.
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