Olympus first m4/3 lens with powered zoom’ is announced. The new zoom lens has a range of 12-50mm and is, in addition to using electronic zoom, equipped with a physical zoom ring. The splash-proof lens is 399 euros in costs.
The new Olympus lens, whose full name M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ reads, has sealed seams, so that this dust – and splashproof, and is the first m4/3 lens with this feature. That suggests that there is also a m4/3 camera from Olympus in the pipeline. The CES trade show, in early January in Las Vegas, would be a good introductiemoment. Last year, Olympus introduced the E-PL2 camera.
Also has this lens, like the 14-42 and 45-175mm X lenses from Panasonic has a motorized zoom for smooth zooming in video. In addition, the mogeijkheid exist to manually zoom is a physical zoom ring. The zoom range is 12-50mm, which is what viewing angle is concerned translates to 24-100mm in small, because of the 2x crop factor of the Four Thirds image sensor. The largest aperture is at the wide angle f/3.5, but it is rising dangerously to f/6.3 in the telephoto position.
Olympus has the lens equipped with a macro mode, in which a shortest focusing distance of 20cm is possible. Also, the lens is equipped with an af-lock button for if there is suddenly something between the subject and the lens goes in and you want to avoid that focus.
Although the lens with a length of 83mm for a relatively long time, it changes the length when zooming or focusing. The lens comprises ten lens elements, divided into nine groups. He has five aperture blades enables, a filter size of 52mm and a weight of only 211g.
The M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ is from the end of January is available for a suggested retail price of 399 euros, and will also as a kit in combination with the E-P3, E-PL3 and E-PM1.
