OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm ƒ/4 Pro Zoom Range Examples

I’ve been testing the OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm ƒ/4 Pro zoom lens for OM System and Olympus Micro Four Thirds cameras. Here are some quick practical examples of its zoom range to provide a visual idea of its perspective.

OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm f/4 PRO Lens

Text & Photos By David Coleman

Last Revised & Updated: October 24, 2023

Filed Under: Lenses, Sample Images

Topics: Olympus / OM System, OM System 12-45mm f4 Zoom Lens

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Here’s a quick example of the practical zoom range you can get from the OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm ƒ/4 Pro zoom lens.

Olympus is now OM System

In 2020-21, the photography business of iconic camera brand Olympus was spun off and sold. The core remaining Olympus brand is focusing on medical and scientific products. The camera and photography side was then rebranded as OM System, with the first cameras and lenses under that brand coming out at the end of 2021.

I took these with the lens mounted on a OM System OM-5 body; this lens is the one that’s included as the kit lens if you buy the OM-5 body/lens bundle.

The OM-5 has a Micro Four Thirds sensor, which is the sensor size this lens is specifically designed for. When converted to the equivalent focal lengths at 35mm (or a full-frame sensor), the 12-45mm focal lengths on a Micro Four Thirds sensor ranges from 24mm to 90mm. So it covers from wide-angle to a mild telephoto focal length that would be a good choice for portraits. And its versatility makes it easy to see why OM System chose this as the kit lens.

Here’s what it looks like in practice:

OM System 12-45mm f4 Pro Zoom Range Examples

OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm ƒ/4 Pro Lens Zoom Range

Price & Availability of the OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm ƒ/4 Pro Zoom Lens

While this lens is included as the OM-5 camera kit lens if you go that route (rather than buying the body individually), it’s also available for standalone sale for use on other Micro Four Thirds cameras.

Check the current price and availability at:

OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm ƒ/4 Pro

Micro Four Thirds System
24-90mm (35mm Equivalent)
1 DSA Element, 2 Aspherical Elements
Constant Maximum Aperture of ƒ/4

Accessories for This Lens

The Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mm ƒ/2.8 Pro lens takes 62mm filters.

The dedicated lens hood is model number LH-61G.

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Text & Photos by David Coleman

I'm a professional photographer based in Washington DC. Seven continents, up mountains, underwater, and a bunch of places in between. I've been shooting for 30+ years, and my my photos and time-lapse videos have appeared in a bunch of different publications from major newspapers to magazines and books, billboards, TV shows, professional sports stadiums, museums, and even massive architectural scrims covering world-famous buildings while they're being renovated. You can see some of my travel photography here and here.

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