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Olympus 12mm F2.0 Review
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5 жыл бұрынIn this video I do a lens review on the Olympus F2.0 Micro Four Thirds Lens. *** kit.co/PeterF/...
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I will test how the some what old lens still holds up. Olympus M.Zuiko12mm f2.0 is very good wide angle prime. Its quite light weight and small. Olympus M.Zuiko lens line up have several options for a wide angle lenses. So far this Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED12mm f2.0 is the only prime option. The other options are zooms lenses.
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@AnastasTarpanov 5 жыл бұрын
The end with a "Thanks for watching and by for now" like a melody is my favourite!
@badgerag 5 жыл бұрын
I like that sound off too!
@tomislavmiletic_ 5 жыл бұрын
I had that lens on loan back in my Olympus days, and it gave me unforgettable close up footage of puppies I had at the time. If I'd shoot with MFT these days, this lens would be a must be in my bag. I do have the equivalent today and it's my most used lens...
@erikavelazquez1835 5 жыл бұрын
With your review I decided to buy this lens because I do a lot of architectural photography and landscape. I can tell you that I’m loving the lens. It’s so quiet, the images are coming sharp. Thank you.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Glad the video helped you.
@FierceSleepingDog 2 ай бұрын
This is becming my favorite small prime. I have taken some AMAZING travel shots with this lens attached to my Pen-F.
@LegendaryGauntlet 5 жыл бұрын
I love my Oly 12mm. It's a great travel lens, so small, so versatile. I took great shots from Hong Kong or New York with it. Never felt the need to use the hood it resists quite well to flare. Used it on treks in China, or on top of mountains in the Alps. It goes everywhere as it fits in a very small space. Some of my best shots are taken with it. Quality is not *absolutely* perfect if you do pixel peep, but who cares, once displayed or printed at normal sizes the the pics are fantastic.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
You have had nice trips! Great! It is a good lens for travel. The reason of course is the size.
@badgerag 5 жыл бұрын
This is the best video for demonstrating the benefits of using a lens hood I've seen, simply because you demonstrated it at 3:06, the perspective of seeing the light from a source, other than our individual eyes.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you and yes I think the lens hood is very important. Its also very good in protecting the lens.
@moruzx 2 жыл бұрын
Just got one today, at a very very good price from a local shop. The lens is a real beauty. Very well made indeed. The image quality I find it to be really good, even at f:2.0. 12mm with f2 is a blessing for my E-M5, along with the 17 and 25 1.8. Thank you for your good review Peter (was decisive).
@ForsgardPeter 2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@alanplatt888 5 жыл бұрын
For me it's the price vs versatility of focal length & aperture choice...............tight choice imho. Good work.
@Kamal67811 5 жыл бұрын
Great video..... Peter...soon i will have my hands on Olympus OMD 5 and soon i will move on to the higher and the latest version...this will be the first time i will be using MFT camera...really exited...your videos are a blessing. Regards from India
@garys639 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter, love your edit to soundtrack.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@Nicool333 5 жыл бұрын
I have this lens and love it for travel and landscape... Even some portraits with lots of context
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, that lens could be very good for environmental portraits also.
@s.m.s.m.630 5 жыл бұрын
Hello Peter, thank you for this review. Hope that Olympus is going to release a fast premium or pro wide / ultra wide lens with a weather sealing. 7-8 & 12mm would be great. Also hope to see a PEN F Mark ii with weather sealing as well (PEN F & the variety of lenses were the reasons I chose MFT over other systems). Best regards from Germany
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yes, I agree that a Pen-F MKii would be nice. What features would want the Pen-F MKii to have?
@thierrygraphie5521 2 жыл бұрын
Vous donnez de très bonnes analyses et avec des conseils tout simples. Je vais commander cet lentille et m'inspirer de vos exemples.
@ForsgardPeter 2 жыл бұрын
Merci!
@prodajembaklje9238 5 жыл бұрын
You're a good man Peter.
@s.m.s.m.630 5 жыл бұрын
P. S. the Panasonic Leica Summilux 12mm f1.4 is also an interesting alternative to this lens, if you need this extra low light performance and water / dust sealing and ready to pay around 1000-1100 $ or €.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Good recommendation.
@bryanteenagirard4819 5 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. One correction, the widest prime for mft, e widest prime is the laowa 7.5mm f/2, which is not a fish eye. You might want to review that as well.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
The angle of view of the M.Zuiko 8mm f1.8 Pro lens is 180 degrees. Laowa 7.5mm has a 110 degree angle of view and it is the widest "normal" dwide angle lens you can get for MTF. Good point and thanks for mentioning that. It would definitely be an interesting lens to test. I need to see if I can get a hold of it.
@michaelblumfield3933 5 жыл бұрын
Why should a lens hood be rectangular? Sure, the sensor is, as you said. But it's not protecting the sensor from direct sunlight, it's protecting the lens. And what shape is the lens? Round. Therefore, I'd argue, lens hoods should all be round. The only reason to make them rectangular would be that it's an inherently stronger shape, more likely to sustain impacts when made of plastic.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Good point.
@Impostertot 5 жыл бұрын
Good honest review of this lens, thank you Peter. Can you consider doing a review of the Olympus specialty flashes please? Particularly the Macro Flash Set STF-8 and the FL-900R. Thanks.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I have actually planned to test both of those. I have borrowed the STF-8 from Olympus Finalnd, but have not get around to test it properly. FL-900R I do have, but use it very seldom. I am more into ambient light and use more studio flashes when I need more light. But I most likely will make a video on both of those.
@Impostertot 5 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter Thank you, Peter. There is not much online regarding these flashes. I would be particularly interested if you could demonstrate the new Multi-mode as well as how they are compatible with advanced features like Focus Stacking and Focus Bracketing.
@mediamannaman 5 жыл бұрын
I’m still learning, maybe someone can help me understand. I have an Oly M.Zuiko 7-14 f2.8 Pro lens for my real estate work. I have read that the advantage of prime lenses is that they produce a sharper image because there is less glass. Yet you say that this prime lens is soft around the edges at f2.0. So is it sharper than my lens at f2.8? I’m just trying to understand why anyone would buy this prime (for that much money) if it doesn’t outperform a good zoom in sharpness. Is it because it can go to f2.0 and provide shallower depth of field? Oh, and thank you for posting this video! KZfaq is a great way to learn when good people put out solid content like this.
@TyeeCostaRica 5 жыл бұрын
It's not because they have less glass it's that unlike zooms they are not compromised by their need to perform over a variety of focal length. They are purpose built for one FL.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
The 12mm f2.0 is a lot smaller than the 7-14mm f2.8. That is one reason. The other one is the slightly shallower depth of field. The slight softness in the edges does not matter in many situations, but in your line of work it might. Thanks for the comment!
@AnandaSim 5 жыл бұрын
I love 24 mm equivalent so when this 12mm came out I was keen to try it. After an hours testing indoors, I resisted buying it. I could not "get" the f/2 in my style of shooting because of shallow dof. After all these years, I still don't have a 12. I wish I would buy the 12-32 Panasonic or the 12-35 Panasonic but I have the 14mm Panasonic because it was an opportunity and not expensive. But the 14mm fails to be my favourite
@andrewnoden9117 5 жыл бұрын
Good review Peter,
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@lindadee2053 5 жыл бұрын
Photography with "fast" lenses is getting mighty expensive these days. I've started using many of my beautiful, old, manual focus, fast Nikkors with an adapter on my m4/3 Olympus. Glad I never sold them.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Thats what I like about MTF is that you can use almost any old vintage glass with an adapter. What Nikkor lenses you have?
@lindadee2053 5 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter Just the usual array of AIS Nikkors, nothing exotic. 24mm f/2.0, 50mm f1.4, 55mm f/2.8 Micro-Nikkor, 105 mm f/2.5 (one of my favorites) and 135mm f/2.8 primes. Also the 80-200mm f/4 zoom. I also have the original Four-Thirds Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/2.0 Macro which is probably the lens I love the most and it can still auto focus with the electronic adapter. Each of these wonderful lenses originally cost me between $150 and $350 USD, but that was long ago.
@TyeeCostaRica 5 жыл бұрын
@@lindadee2053 , intrigued I went to your KZfaq page and was thrilled to find a very nice doo-wop collection. I'm a young at heart oldie expat living in Costa Rica for 20+ years. See my comments to Peter Forsgård above. Great googa-booga! A woman who digs doo-wop and cameras is a rare thing indeed.. We need to be friends. I'm driving my neighbors crazy with doo-wop. lol
@markkuys8928 5 жыл бұрын
How does it compare to the 12-40 pro lens?? I always used primes on my Nikon D4, but i am blown away by the 12-40 and 40-150 pro zooms from Olympus. I am saving for the 45 1.2 now. And from there build and expand and making my bag heavy again :-). Love your videos, simple and useful. Keep up the good work!! I will go to Finland in the summer again i hope. Beautiful country
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
I have not tested them head to head, but maybe I should do a test with all the options for 12mm that these is in M.Zuiko line up. Thanks for the nice comment on my videos.
@ukulele666 4 жыл бұрын
nice
@ForsgardPeter 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@mhsvz6735 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@durango-CODEBUILDER 5 жыл бұрын
I've been wanting to get the 12mm recently. But being a jobless student I doubt that'll happen any time soon. Also sorry to be that guy but if you think all camera gear should be black why would you get a silver lens lol.
@johnwood406 4 жыл бұрын
Peter, how do think this lens will work with the X5s on an inspire 2? I know you said it needs a hood, but that would be cumbersome on a drone.
@ForsgardPeter 4 жыл бұрын
I think it would work very well on a drone. You can of course use it with the hood.
@johnwood406 4 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter Thank you Sir, I have decided to go with Olympus M.Zuiko 12mm/2.0, Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm/1.8, and Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm/1.8 as my drone trinity. What do you think?
@ForsgardPeter 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds pretty good!
@tandirmangal 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnwood406 у меня на DJI Osmo x5 pro прекрасно он подходит, и вообще один из самых любимых объективов.
@mrheng562 5 жыл бұрын
The part where you put fail had me dying!!! But, good review though. I’m just sad this lens is waaaaaaaayyyyyyy over priced. I’ll be looking for a used one for vlogging. 😁
@markmd9 4 жыл бұрын
I'm only using the 12mmf2.0 and 45mmf1.8 for my traveling and wish to have a telephoto zoom lens in my kit
@ForsgardPeter 4 жыл бұрын
I like the 12-45mm f4. It is very nice and small zoom lens.
@markmd9 4 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter sorry I didn't expressed myself correctly, I would never change f1.8, f2 for f4 :)
@AnastasTarpanov 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know why, but for this focal length I prefer 12-40 or 7-14. I'm waiting for 12mm f/1.2 PRO lens.
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
As I said in the video there are rumors and I really hope those rumors are true.
@AnastasTarpanov 5 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter I know, I'm also hoping to be true, the holy trinity to became the holy quartet :)
@kontimatteo 4 жыл бұрын
For landscapes and lens for holidays wich is better between this 12mm and 9-18 olympus?
@ForsgardPeter 4 жыл бұрын
That is a tough question. It depends if you need a fast lens or a zoom. I would personally go with 12mm f2.0.
@geminiistu 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter. I recently got one and looking for forums regarding the moving rear element glass. There's a springy part of it that moves the glass when pushed but goes back to it's position. However, as I tested it, image quality is great. Does yours move as well?
@ForsgardPeter 3 жыл бұрын
No it does not move.
@geminiistu 3 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter okay, thank you!
@TyeeCostaRica 5 жыл бұрын
Your review was so informative that after consulting a couple of lens sites I tracked down one in mint condition, silver (to use on my Pen 7 which I use as a walk-around camera) for $570. free shipping and even the original Oly bayonet lens hood. I think they are meant for each other. Monday should bring the delivery of an OMD E1 Mark II. After playing with an OMD 10 MII and a OMD 5 MII for 6 months I was ready to pull the trigger on one with a good Black Monday price. So now I have to sell a load of mint or close to mint Nikon and Pentax gear. I want to keep a D750, a D500 and a Pentax K3 (very underrated).Those combined with the Oly lot will make a good selection for about anything. Any thoughts?
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
12mm and Pen 7 is good combination. If you can keep the Nikons and Pentax, do keep them. If find out after 6 months that you like to use mostly the new Oly (I bet you will), then consider selling the other gear.
@FrankNeulichedl 5 жыл бұрын
I would say you have everything :D ...
@lichtloper 2 жыл бұрын
5:31: another 'downside' of this lens is its distortion. also find that lenshoods should be an integral part of any lens offering
@protestagain 5 жыл бұрын
I have to brag a bit, I'm waiting for a package now. An Olympus Zuiko 21/2.0 and Metabones Speedbooster from OM to m43, what gives about 15/1.4 with m43. I'm excited about that combo and the performance. Will it be better than Pana/Leica 15/1.7?
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting! Would love to see how that combo performs!
@protestagain 5 жыл бұрын
Obviously, I have not purchased 21/2.0 for use exclusively with m43, but when you have an OM 3Ti you also buy the best available and I have not paid ebay prices for my OM adventure. It's a good investment. Will tell you more about the performance, one day.
@johnsousa6708 5 жыл бұрын
I have one that I need to be fixed great lens but prices are steep
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
It is a bit on the expensive side. Did I understand that your 12mm f2.0 lens is broken? Thats a pity. What happen to it?
@10rasmith 4 ай бұрын
We would like to be able to concentrate on seeing the lens, so please stop jerking your hand around every time you show the lens. Hold your hand up to the camera and keep it steady! Do not move your hand while you are describing it. Other than that, your description is quite good.
@dominiclogue5924 5 жыл бұрын
Have you uploaded any sample images for this lens?
@ForsgardPeter 5 жыл бұрын
No I havent. Its actually a good idea. Maybe I should?
@EricSnissaert 4 жыл бұрын
Hello Peter, do I need the 12 f2.0 if I have the 12-40 mm f 2.8 Pro?
@ForsgardPeter 4 жыл бұрын
The 12m f2.0 is smaller, but you do not necessarily need it.
@fusionmaniagroup 3 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter Hi Peter.... Is 12-40mm 2.8 pro enough for even low light photography and videography? I have MKii with 25mm and 45mm (non pro) but I find the image from 25mm on screen to be a little away for eye to see if the weak AF on my face is being properly tracked when I move my head; I am planning to buy a lens that'd aid me in keeping an eye on the screen, hence which one should I buy... 12mm 17mm or 12-45 or 12-40(and sell 25mm and 45mm in exchange for this one)?
@fabiantitus 4 жыл бұрын
Can it be pared with the Olympus wide convertor
@ForsgardPeter 4 жыл бұрын
In theory yes, but I have not tested it. If I can get a hold of one, I will test it.
@fabiantitus 4 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter hope it work well because Panasonic wide convertor is hard to find so the Olympus 12mm With the wide convertor would be awesome!!!!
@fahadalazemi9035 2 жыл бұрын
Is it suitable for night sky photography?
@ForsgardPeter 2 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. It is quite wide.
@fahadalazemi9035 2 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter thanks so much Peter
@bamsemh1 2 жыл бұрын
Do you think oms will make a 12mm 1.4?
@ForsgardPeter 2 жыл бұрын
I hope so. That would be propably be a quite popular lens. Someone wanted a 10mm f14 lens. Would you be interested in that?
@bamsemh1 2 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter I think I'll take the 8mm 1.8 instead 😊
@joeysandoval2511 4 жыл бұрын
17mm f1.8 or this f2.0 12 mm??
@ForsgardPeter 4 жыл бұрын
Both are good choices. It depends on how wide you want. It is really hard to say for sure. What are you planning on photographing with it?
@joeysandoval2511 4 жыл бұрын
@@ForsgardPeter landscape
@joeysandoval2511 4 жыл бұрын
Would the difference in apertures be signficant enough to go with the 1.8
@joeysandoval2511 4 жыл бұрын
For lowlight
@kit888 4 жыл бұрын
J J Abrams doesn't like lens hoods.
@ForsgardPeter 4 жыл бұрын
Well, I do.
@GLJKins 3 ай бұрын
Film yourself with it. Use the lens in the video you are covering. I want to see how wide it is video yourself. Sometimes we need to talk to the camera with the actual camera and lens.
@ForsgardPeter 3 ай бұрын
It works on that too. I did use it a few times as a vlogging lens.
@GLJKins 2 ай бұрын
@ForsgardPeter But we can not see it in use. What does it look like while filming yourself, how the corners look filming yourself while walking around. Thanks for responding. I traded my Sony in. Going to OLYMPUS. SUCKS getting old. I needed lightweight, stable, good image quality.
@GLJKins 2 ай бұрын
@ForsgardPeter But we can not see it in use. What does it look like while filming yourself, how the corners look filming yourself while walking around. Thanks for responding. I traded my Sony in. Going to OLYMPUS. SUCKS getting old. I needed lightweight, stable, good image quality.
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