Product Overview
- From landscapes to portraits. High image quality throughout the entire zoom range
- New MSC (Movie and Still Compatible) with electronic zoom mechanism
- New mechanism that keeps the electronic zoom silent and provides a direct control feel to the manual zoom
- Comes equipped with the new MSC mechanism featuring a newly-developed linear motor drive that enables fast, quiet autofocusing.
- Macro mode boasts the maximum image magnification of 0.36x (35mm equivalent maximum image magnification: 0.72x)
- Dust and splash proof mechanism
This approx. 4.2x zoom lens starts from 24mm wide angle (35mm equivalent), very useful for landscapes. The new MSC mechanism with linear motor drive enables faster, quieter focusing than previous systems. A motorised zoom mechanism makes smooth zooming with a constant speed possible. This lens is useful for movie shooting as well as still images. The lens also features a macro mode for close-up shooting with a maximum image magnification of 0.36x (equivalent to 0.72x on 35mm film camera). It also features dust and splash proof mechanism.
Specifications:
Focal length: 12-50mm (35mm equivalent focal length: 24-100mm)
Maximum / Minimum aperture: F3.5 (12mm) to F6.3 (50mm) / F22
Lens construction: 10 Elements in 9 Groups (DSA lens, 2 aspherical lenses, HR lens, ED lens) | Lens construction diagram; MTF chart
Splashproofing: IEC Standard publication 60529 IPX1 (applies when the lens is used with Olympus splashproof Body) /
Dustproof construction
Angle of view: 84°- 24°
AF mode: High-speed imager AF (MSC) - Linear motor drive
Zooming type: Electronic zoom / Manual zoom
Closest focusing distance: 0.35m (normal shooting) / 0.2m (Macro shooting*)
The minimum focus distance is between 0.2m to 0.5m.
Maximum image magnification: 0.36x (Macro mode) (35mm equivalent maximum image magnification: 0.72x)
Minimum field size: 48 x 36mm (Macro mode)
Number of diaphragm blades: 5 (circular aperture diaphragm)
Filter size: Ø52mm
Mount standard: Micro Four Thirds System standard
Size: maximum diameter x length Ø57 x 83mm
Weight: 212g
In very good condition.
For more information, please contact us at (03) 9670-0560.
