Olympus 12-45mm F4 Pro Review

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[SuperLisandro]

So, according to this, canadians can be at -20ºC without any problem, but they go a tropical country and come back home with a cold XD

[galleryss]

LOLOL.. gotta say.. thats a sexy voice until it falls apart at minimum focus LOL :) great video. Get better soon guys!, kill that cold!

[aturatur]

why did you not compare it to the olympus 12-40/2.8?

[TITAOSTEIN]

The Pro 12-45 f4 makes a lot of sense if Olympus launches new f4 lenses. It also makes sense in the current Olympus trend to reduce the size of lenses and cameras. Remember that Olympus cameras have excellent IBIS and f4 is perfectly acceptable for 90% of scenarios. In the case of the MFT system, low light performance indicates the use of a fast lens anyway in this scenario. In this case, it doesn't matter if the zoom lens is 2.8 or 4, the photographer will always have a small prime f1.8 or f1.7 (or 1.4 / 1.2) in the backpack for the low light situation. Little Oly Pro fits the em10 and em5 perfectly. I believe that “Bokeh Hype ” will lose strength. Photography and video, and camera evaluation will be less dependent on this simple aspect. Just a regional fad, in my opinion.

[RobShootPhotos]

This so far has been the best preview/review of this lens. Not because of the sexy voice. Finally someone that compared the 12-35mm. Yes, that is why some Panasonic shooters pick the Olympus 12-40mm because it has sharper IQ but figured the 12-45mm was close to the same size as the 12-35mm. I heard that this lens has incredible minimum focus, thanks for sharing! For me, the difference in size, I will be buying the 12-40mm instead but I would buy a 40-150mm f/4 version.

[JohnAlsayegh]

Olympus 12-40 f2.8 has solid close focusing, doesn’t seem significantly bigger, and helps with low light, a very sore spot for four thirds bodies. Can’t imagine why anyone would save a few dollars on this when we’re desperate for fast lenses in this system.

[DixonWangYF]

If I own an Olympus 12-40 F2.8, does it mean I have the best of both panasonic 12-35 f2.8 and Olympus 12-45 F4? Larger aperture, sharp optics and impressive close focusing distance.

[rainerliebrecht]

Olympus is in big luck. Nobody would watch this without that voice

[ScottJWaldron]

What a smooth video. Great job guys! I wish Olympus would embrace more 8-10mm on the wide end. 24 equivalent is alright, but I'd personally prefer something wider.

[StephenStarkman]

Best written and performed DPReview TV Ever! :)

[RyougiVector]

Late comment, so this has probably already been said, but I think the 12-45mm f/4 poses an analogue to the 24-105 f/4 types of lenses in other systems. By gum is the 12-45 heaps smaller than those other ones. It definitely relegates itself to outdoor use, but for those who tend to stop down to f/4 for street anyway, it's hard to not consider this lens as an alternative the 12-40 f/2.8.

[Hemlck]

What am I missing here? Why make a 12-45 pro f4 when there already is a lovely 12-40 pro f2.8? The 2.8 is small and has been around for ages and is lovely quality and is discounted everywhere so why buy the new 12-45?

[antimon]

You should narrate a cheetah sneaking up to its prey^^

[robertspano]

Mmmm, Olympus Mons on bass🎻, Onion Ring Bokeh on percussion🥁, Stopdown Defrax on sax🎷...smooth jazz🎼...nicceee 👍🕶

[Trueblue]

Great ASMR! Do some ASMR style camera reviews in the future hehe. Hello from Norway

[wlfyovi]

This is the sexiest video you guys EVER made ... and the humor nearly choked me to death on my hot soup, I just lost it when you got excited about the close focus wide angle.

[romasandmo]

The demographics for this video:
women > men

[balboa]

Thank you very, very much for comparing this to the Panny 12-35. That is precisely what I was looking for.

[michaelcroff]

Chris got sick in Feb 2020?? Was it covid?

[thomsn]

4:04 you sound just like the Angry Photographer. :D