When Olympus recently introduced their updated flagship E-3 DSLR, they also offered up three new zooms designed especially for that camera. The most interesting and certainly the most versatile of these lenses is the Zuiko ED 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 SWD ESP zoom.
Olympus is clearly hungry for a larger slice of the lucrative DSLR market, as evidenced by the impressive capabilities and generous feature set of the new E-3, and providing a high-performance kit lens like the 12-60 for this pro-level DSLR is a very gutsy move. Will it pay off for Olympus? Only time (and sales) will tell.
ERGONOMICS
Lens Mount
The Zuiko ED 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 SWD ESP zoom is offered only in the four-thirds system lens mount. With a crop factor of 2x on four-thirds system cameras, the lens has a 35mm equivalent range of 24-120mm.
Design, Build Quality, and Construction
The Zuiko 12-60mm zoom is a fast variable aperture internal focus (IF) zoom, designed to cover the moderate wide-angle to short telephoto segment of the focal length range while consistently delivering dependably professional quality results in a wide variety of lighting situations.
This is a substantial lens, somewhat heavier than expected. Fit and finish are first rate. The broad ridged-surface rubber like zoom ring is perfectly placed close to the camera and the large differently textured rubber like focus ring has a nice, easy-grip tactile feel. Markings (distance scale in both feet and meters) are clear and easy to read, but there is no depth of field scale. I didn't notice any zoom creep when the camera was held with the lens pointing downward.
Howard Creech
more : digitalcamerareview
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment