On paper the Olympus M.Zuiko 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ looks like a rather conventional standard zoom lens but it is somewhat unusual in a couple of aspects. You may have noticed the "EZ" in the lens name - this refers to an lektro-magnetic oom mechanism, usually also referred to as power zoom.

It's quite a good lens for what it is, and the price, but it suffers very badly from chromatic aberrations and is not amazingly sharp. Also it's flare handling is not very pleasant, certainly compared to a Canon.

Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight; Quick Focus; Rugged

Chromatic Aberration; Flare Handling; Resolution

A versatile general-purpose lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras, which features motorised zoom control for smooth movie shooting.

Handling and features Performance Verdict Specification This 4.2x zoom lens from Olympus is compatible with Micro Four Thirds system cameras and provides an angle of view equivalent to a 24-100mm lens on a 35mm camera.

Novel design; Excellent macro feature; Good splash-proof build; Zoom switchable between powered and direct modes; Lightweight

Slow f/6.3 maximum aperture at 50mm; Lower sharpness than many other Micro Four Thirds lenses; especially at 50mm; Prone to flare at 12mm and no hood is supplied as standard

Tiny weather-sealed 24-100 (35mm equivalent) standard zoom lens, quality build, and great quality optics. Bought it as a present for someone with an OM-D EM-10 and was tempted to keep it! The electronic zooming takes a bit of getting used to, but that's not a criticism, just a comment.

Writing an opinion on a kit lens is a bit pointless. Kit lenses are packaged with a camera bod

Weather resistant; nice range; well built

Slow aperature; no lens hood

it out both on several indoors shots under less-than-ideal lighting conditions and was pleased in most respects, and outdoors. very good results on even moving subjects. Really good product, with highly applauding performance. Image quality is simply awesome. 5 stars for that.

Based on its specifications alone, it would be tempting to dub the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ a "jack of all trades, master of none", but this would be unfair.

This lens doesn't work. When I attach it to the camera it starts making a weird shutter noise for about a minute, and then will say, "Lens attachment failed" I know how to attach a lens and this one is definitely messed up.

Great Lens for the price. Weather sealing, Macro, Wide angle and electronic zoom. Buy this lens you won't regret it. Ignore the negative reviews online, this is a very versatile lens.