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Olympus M.Zuiko 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ

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A zoom lens by Olympus for Micro Four Thirds cameras, 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3. A weather-sealed power zoom with a macro mode, once the E-M5 kit lens.

MakerOlympus
Focal length12-50mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/3.5-6.3 (it gets darker as you zoom in)
Made forMicro Four Thirds sensors
MountsMicro Four Thirds
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080024-100mm equiv.12-50mm on Micro Four …
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Micro Four Thirds 24mm · 74°
How wide 12mm sees at its wide end on each sensor it covers.
f/3.5
f/3.5 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On Micro Four Thirds (Micro Four Thirds): like 24-100mm on full frame; f/3.5-6.3 gives about the depth of field of f/7-12.6 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the OM System PEN at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.