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LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / MEGA O.I.S. Lens H-FS014045
LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH / MEGA O.I.S. Lens for select Panasonic LUMIX® Digital Cameras
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The Lumix G Vario 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S. Micro Four Thirds Lens is a standard zoom lens designed specifically for Micro Four Thirds System cameras. Its zoom range of 14 - 45mm (28 - 90mm in 35mm equivalent) is a good choice for a variety of subjects including landscapes and portraits. It has 1 Aspherical lens element which minimizes distortion at all focal lengths. Plus, it supports Panasonic's contrast AF system for accurate and fast image capture.
Panasonic's MEGA O.I.S. Optical Image Stabilizer helps keep photos sharp when your camera is handheld and in low light situations. It also has 7 aperture blades which deliver smooth-looking out-of-focus areas of your photos. This lens has a compact size of 2.63" (60mm) and weighs only 6.88 oz (195 g).
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Lens Construction12 elements in 9 groups (1 Aspherical lens)
MountMicro Four Thirds mount
Optical Image StabilizerYes
Focal Lengthf=14mm to 45mm (35mm film camera equivalent 28mm to 90mm)
Rated 5 out of 5 by Corot2 Great zoom sharp as tack and light weight
Maybe one of the best zooms I have ever had in my over 20 years in photography - beats all the other micro four standard zooms
Stays on the camera very often
February 17, 2016
Rated 5 out of 5 by Egregius V Very sharp and contrasty, handles well.
I use Olympus OM-D cameras and wasn't happy with my kit zoom lens. I saw a lot of online recommendations for this lens, so decided to give it a try. It's an older lens, bigger than the newer zooms covering the 14-42mm range. The zoom ring is large, rubbery, and tactile. I wouldn't say it sticks, but its action does have a cheapness to it - perhaps owing to the plastic materials, which are noisy and not particularly smooth. The manual focus ring is very good - tight and smooth, though not silent.
The image quality is excellent. At 14mm, it seems sharpest at f/4. At longer focal lengths, I find sharpness peaks at f/5.6-f/8. It can be just a bit sharper than the 14mm f/2.5 prime, particularly at the edges - though not always. I've compared a lot of images and generally prefer the prime at 14mm. The 14-45 produces images with a lot of microcontrast, but sometimes to the point that very fine details are not resolved as clearly as I'd like. (Black details on a white background can look a bit fat.) The problem is minimized with good light and an electronic shutter.
I do not use the in-lens stabilization, so cannot fairly comment about it.
November 17, 2015
Rated 3 out of 5 by Spanky Cheap
I bought this lens because I needed something wide. It still not as wide as I would like. The build quality is nowhere near that of the HD lenses. It's plastic with a sticky zoom.
August 24, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by villageidiot fine performer
Quick, fun to use lens, gets the results, fast focus, capable of even poetic, fascinating images. The only limit is what you can do as a photographer.
November 27, 2013
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