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OM System M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO II

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Zoom lens

A zoom lens by OM System for Micro Four Thirds cameras, 12-40mm f/2.8.

MakerOM System
Focal length12-40mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/2.8
Made forMicro Four Thirds sensors
MountsMicro Four Thirds
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080024-80mm equiv.12-40mm on Micro Four T…
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/2.8
f/2.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On Micro Four Thirds (Micro Four Thirds): like 24-80mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/5.6 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.