On the Olympus PEN E-P3 body we used for this review, the lens focused quickly and quietly. AF speeds were extremely fast, with the lens locking on to the subject almost instantly in most cases.

Trying to convince your wife to let you buy a $650 lens when you already own the Oly 45mm, Panasonic 14mm, and Panasonic 20mm is no simple task. But as luck would have it (and 2.5 glasses of wine), she agreed and I made the purchase before she realized what she had agreed to. No regrets though.

I do a lot of street/candid photography and bought this lens to give me a wide-angle option alongside the Panasonic 20mm f1.7 and Olympus 45mm f1.8. I use a Panasonic and Olympus camera bodies (GF1, G2 and E-PL3.

Compact; Durable; Great Features; Great Picture Quality; Lightweight; Simple Controls

No Supplied Hood; Pricey; Silver Only

I use it more for Video than photo, and I change from Canon to M4/3 mount because of that kind of lens! and especially for the price =)

A must have lens for Wide angle without aberration.

the lens is so small,
Not every follow focus will fit this lens.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Nice Bokeh; Olympus Gh3; Rugged

Follow Focus; Very Small

Sharp optics, great contrast, an elegant and well-built lens. Great for street photography. It would have been perfect if it was black and with a lens hood.

Got the Olympus 12mm f/2 lens for M4/3 mount about a week ago and have had a chance to play with it a bit. Many people like me use the micro four-thirds cameras with old 35mm manual-focus film lenses adapted to them, which, based on the field of view you get, effectively multiplies the focal length...

This premium optic from Olympus for Micro Four Thirds system compatible cameras costs around ￡650 and offers a wide field of view equivalent to a 24mm lens on a 35mm camera, internal focusing and a fast f/2 maximum aperture.

My favourite wide-angle for use with MFT had previously been the four thirds Olympus ZD 11-22mm f2.8-3.5 lens, which I eventually and regretfully sold. But this new lens outperforms the zoom comfortably.

Absolutely superb build quality and good looks; Fast and reliable auto-focus and very useful 'snapshot' manual alternative; Colours and contrast similarly outstanding, and corner to corner sharpness can be obtained from f4 onwards.

None; so long as you can afford it

I'm a wide angle snob but I must say this lens does meet my expectations. Low distortion, and fantastic image quality out of this lens. One of my favourite shots out of this lens is this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kinematic/6174448530/in/photostream Superb build quality and although I am a...

Fantastic build quality; super fast AF; snap focus ring; low distortion

Expensive, no lens hood or pouch included; Kind of pointless wide aperture

Olympus PEN camera owners can now colour match the premium 12mm lens to black bodied CSCs