Four Thirds Zoom Lenses

"I am an avid amateur photographer and have found this lens to fill most of my needs. Although this lens is a bit heavy, the quality of craftmenship is very apparent. The image color quality is outstanding and it maintains detail out to the image margins even at 12mm. Good macro capability as well." bhphotovideo.com

	Fixed aperture	No			Weight	0.6 kg
	Max focal length	60 mm			Diameter	80 mm
	Aperture	f/2.8			Zoom range	5x
	Length	99 mm			Min focal length	12 mm

"Excellent lens for sport and fast action. The external zooming makes it a bit fragile if you're shooting in crowds or potentially damaging environments." bhphotovideo.com

	Fixed aperture	No			Weight	1 kg
	Max focal length	200 mm			Diameter	87 mm
	Aperture	f/2.8			Zoom range	4x
	Length	157 mm			Min focal length	50 mm

"I am delighted with this 140-600mm lense as it enables me to get close shots of birds and wildlife and has great clarity and sharpness for a moderately priced lense." bhphotovideo.com

Great telephoto lens 300 mm

	Fixed aperture	No			Weight	0.6 kg
	Max focal length	300 mm			Diameter	80 mm
	Aperture	f/4			Zoom range	4.3x
	Length	127 mm			Min focal length	70 mm

" Great lens, no bubble effect at edges, and very nice for the price." bhphotovideo.com

	Fixed aperture	No			Weight	275 g
	Max focal length	18 mm			Diameter	79 mm
	Aperture	f/4			Zoom range	2x
	Length	74 mm			Min focal length	9 mm

"This lens is very useful in low light and with fast action events. The lens is very fast (bright) which allows for fast shutter speeds to capture the action" bhphotovideo.com

Fixed aperture The same maximum aperture at all focal lengths

Wide aperture f/2

	Fixed aperture	Yes			Weight	1.7 kg
	Max focal length	100 mm			Diameter	97 mm
	Aperture	f/2			Zoom range	2.9x
	Length	214 mm			Min focal length	35 mm

"I use this lens on a lot of landscape photography. I also shoot regularly from helicopters, both air to air shots of aircraft as well as landscapes." bhphotovideo.com

Fixed aperture The same maximum aperture at all focal lengths

	Fixed aperture	Yes			Weight	0.8 kg
	Max focal length	14 mm			Diameter	86 mm
	Aperture	f/4			Zoom range	2x
	Length	119 mm			Min focal length	7 mm

"Great clear shots, good focus and great zoom range. Produces really good sharp images" bhphotovideo.com

	Fixed aperture	No			Weight	220 g
	Max focal length	150 mm			Diameter	66 mm
	Aperture	f/4			Zoom range	3.8x
	Length	72 mm			Min focal length	40 mm

"For routine use. the light weight, and compactness of the E-500/14-42 combo can be a real advantage." bhphotovideo.com

	Fixed aperture	No			Weight	190 g
	Max focal length	42 mm			Diameter	66 mm
	Aperture	f/3.5			Zoom range	3x
	Length	61 mm			Min focal length	14 mm

"Without a shadow of doubt a much better, brighter, sharper lens than the usual kit lens. I use this lens for everything from underwater to panoramic and highly recommend it." bhphotovideo.com

	Fixed aperture	No			Weight	440 g
	Max focal length	54 mm			Diameter	74 mm
	Aperture	f/2.8			Zoom range	3.9x
	Length	88 mm			Min focal length	14 mm

"This is the lens that will stay on my camera 90% of the time. Good all around lens." bhphotovideo.com

	Fixed aperture	No			Weight	485 g
	Max focal length	22 mm			Diameter	75 mm
	Aperture	f/2.8			Zoom range	2x
	Length	93 mm			Min focal length	11 mm