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Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4 IS Pro Lens, suitable for all MFT cameras (Olympus OM-D & PEN models, Panasonic G-series), black

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If there are situations where I don’t want to carry a bag then I just take this lens – it covers most bases.

I will have to say this right up front that the Olympus 12-100mm f/4 Dual IS is the best super zoom I’ve ever used. This fall I visited Iceland for 10 days, where me and my E-M1 mkII got soaking wet by rain, geysers and waterfalls. The heavier RF 24-240mm was too much of a compromise, I sent it back, but the Nikon replaced the Olympus for the last holidays, I don't think I regret it (ok, one thing, it's a bit long with lens hood on it).

As we can see 135 format preacher even can not read properly because of this "equivalence" blah blah. But this chunky yet competent backpack doesn't have a killer feature or look that makes it stand out from some pretty tough competition. It’s also nice to be able to use an ND filter handheld thanks to the incredible image stabilisation – images of busy places where the crowds could distract from the subject can be taken so the crowds and blurred – they are still there but it puts the focus back on the main subject. I have not done a side by side comparison between the 12-100mm and 12-40mm, but from my extensive shooting experience and memory using both lenses, I did feel that the newer 12-100mm F4 Pro lens is slightly sharper, but not by a significant margin.

Of course, compared to an equivalent FF lens, the 12-100 is a feather, but a m43 camera is not a full frame camera. And your title line "Equivalent to 24mm to 200mm on a full frame sensor yet with constant f4 maximum aperture. When I first got the lens, my first though was “Do I really need this, when I already own the 12-40 f/2.Olympus has been doing mirrorless for a lot longer than Sony, and it shows in their control layout and touchscreen implementation. They way to avoid this is to state a belief, uncover the facts no matter how much you disagree with them and uncover the truth or the best available solution.

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