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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4 Pro

This latest Olympus wideangle zoom has been a while coming. It’s been on the firm’s roadmap for a couple of years and was officially named as an 8-25mm f/4 in July 2020. Since then, Olympus’s imaging division has split off into a new company called OM Digital Solutions, and this is the first new optic released under its stewardship.

As indicated by its Pro label and £899 price tag, this is a premium lens for Olympus’s Micro Four Thirds cameras, although it can also be used with Panasonic’s Lumix G bodies. It’s jostling for attention in a system that’s already blessed with some excellent high-end offerings: Olympus makes a 7-14mm f/2.8 Pro while Panasonic offers a Leica-badged 8-18mm f/2.8-4. The 8-25mm f/4 is similar in

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