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Olympus M.Zuiko 12mm f/2

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Olympus for Micro Four Thirds cameras, 12mm f/2. A small metal 24mm-equivalent wide prime.

MakerOlympus
Focal length12mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/2
Made forMicro Four Thirds sensors
MountsMicro Four Thirds
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080024mm equiv.12mm on Micro Four Thirds
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Micro Four Thirds 24mm · 74°
How wide 12mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/2
f/2 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On Micro Four Thirds (Micro Four Thirds): like 24mm on full frame; f/2 gives about the depth of field of f/4 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.