A compact wide-angle prime with intuitive handling and an advanced optical design, the black Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 Lensfrom Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 Lensis a 24mm equivalent lens for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. The wide focal length pairs with the bright f/2 maximum aperture to benefit available light shooting as well as astrophotography applications. The lens's optical design makes use of one aspherical element, one DSA (Double Super Aspherical) element, and a Super HR (high refractive index) element to reduce spherical aberrations and control distortion for notable sharpness, and one extra-low dispersion element reduces color fringing for high clarity and color accuracy. Additionally, the lens is characterized by its Movie & Still Compatible autofocus system for quick and quiet performance, as well as a manual focus clutch and Snapshot Focus mode for intuitive control over focus position and depth of field.

Micro Four Thirds System    24mm (35mm Equivalent)    Aperture Range: f/2 to f/22    Two Aspherical Elements    One ED Element, One Super HR Element    MSC AF System, Manual Focus Clutch    Snapshot Focus Mode with DoF Scale    Rounded 7-Blade Diaphragm

Wide-angle prime lens is designed for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras and offers a 24mm equivalent focal length.

Bright f/2 maximum aperture benefits working in low-light conditions.

Aspherical, DSA, and Super HR elements combine to control distortion and spherical aberrations for improved sharpness and resolution.

One extra-low dispersion element minimizes chromatic aberration and color fringing for greater clarity and color fidelity.

Movie & Still Compatible (MSC) autofocus system benefits both photo and video applications due to its smooth, quiet, and fast performance.

Manual focus clutch lets you quickly pull the focusing ring into place for direct, intuitive focus control. This also reveals the Snapshot Focus mode, which incorporates a depth of field scale for working with hyperfocal focusing and zone focusing techniques.

Rounded seven-blade diaphragm produces a smooth bokeh quality.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will this lens work with a Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II?

A: Yes, I have both the camera and lens. It is a great combination which I used for street/architectural photography recently on a trip to various European cities.

Q: 2. Does this lens have manual override (=full time manual focus)?

A: Yes. If you pull out the front part of the lens you get a traditional scale showing distance and coverage at various apertures. When you do this on an Olympus Pen-F, the camera automatically activates manual focus (when you retract the front part, it goes back to autofocus). Result: it is easy to call up manual focus and the lens let you see what will be in focus when you zone focus.

Q: 3. Can this lens be used for astro or night photography?

A: Yes you can 12mm in MFT will be 24mm equivalent witch is wide enough

Q: 4. Will this lens work with an extension tube? Looking for a decent wide angle macro-ish setup.

A: Yes Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 Lens (Silver) will work with an extension tube such as this one. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1454644-REG/vello_ext_mftd2_auto_extention_tubes_for.html

Q: 5. Looking for a wide lens that handles point light sources well, like shooting into a sunset or sunrise. I have the 7-14 f2.8 and the 12-40 f2.8 and both lenses have lots of flare when shooting into s strong point light source. How does this lens handle that type of lighting?

A: The only times I have had flare is if I am shooting with the sun in the frame and it wasn't behind any clouds and it was prominent in the frame (like center upper third) and it is wide open (f/2). In general I would say the flare control is quite good. It isn't something I really think of as an issue when I am using the lens. I would highly recommend. In comparison to the two lenses you mentioned, I have never used the 7-14, and I have not used the 12-40 extensively, but I would say the flare control is noticeably better on the 12 than the 12-40. Looking through a few thousand photos with my 12 I only see a small few with flare.

Q: 6. Does this lens has a clicked manual focus as Ive seen o na youtube video or thats an older version?

A: Yes, you can switch from auto focus to manual by pulling the lens ring towards the camera. It's a nice lens.

Q: 7. Is this 8-25mm lens compatible with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark I? It's not listed, but I can't think of why it wouldn't be.

A: Yes, the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm is based on a Micro Four Thirds System.

Q: 8. does this lens have manual focus clutch?

A: Yes the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm f/4 PRO Lens has a manual focus clutch which allows the focusing ring to be quickly pulled into place for direct, intuitive manual focus control.

Q: 9. Does it fits in Dji zenmuse X5r?

A: Yes I am using it currently w my Zenmuse X5R, and is supported by DJI!Give really nice wide angle landscape shots from inspire 1.

Q: 10. Is this lens wide enough to do hand held vlogging and show half the body on a GH4 or is it better to go with the 7-14mm ?

A: This lens is not a wide zoom lens, it's manual focus has the similar 80mm telephoto lens on the 4/3 camera