Olympus 12-200mm review at Imaging Resource: “In the field of all-in-one zooms, it actually does quite well”

Imaging Resource tested the new Olympus 12-200mm lens. The conclusion:

If you’ve made it this far, you’ve probably already made up your own mind about this lens: either it’s not as amazing as you want it to be for an all-in-one lens, or it’s fine for the purpose you have in mind for it. In the field of all-in-one zooms, it actually does quite well. We’ve seen our fair share of superzoom lenses with some glaring issues, and while no superzoom lens is going to rival a bag of prime lenses, the Olympus 12-200mm performs very well. Although sharpness is decent at brighter apertures, performance is best around f/8 until f/11, so if you’re shooting outside in plenty of sun, your shooting experience is going to be fine. Indoor use is going to suffer with this lens if you need to zoom in at all, as you’ll need to make up the shortfall in light given the restricted aperture with a corresponding increase in ISO sensitivity or a slower shutter speed.

The Olympus 12-200mm is probably in the right ballpark for price: if it exceeded the thousand-dollar price point you might see eyebrows raised a bit higher, but at just around $900, it’s probably just right for what it offers.

The Olympus 12-200mm is in Stock for the first time at GetOlympus, Adorama and Bhphoto