Panasonic 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 OIS Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic Digital SLR Cameras

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000PCS1NG
• Item model number: 14-50mm Micro Four Thirds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

The Panasonic 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 Leica D Vario-Elmarit Aspherical MEGA O.I.S. Lens is an interchangeable bright standard-zoom lens, developed by Leica exclusively for digital SLR cameras, and follows the Four Thirds Standard. This means that the lens is also interchangeable with other manufacturers that use this format. With a bright maximum aperture of f/2.8 and the incorporated MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer), this lens makes it possible without using a tripod to capture clear, sharp images even in macro shooting or low-lit situations. This provides users with more shooting flexibility. In addition, the lens maximizes this advantage by incorporating Panasonic's Venus Engine PLUS LSI into the lens.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Leica 14 -50 My Opinion, August 23, 2007

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Eldred Reaney "Arizona Photography" (Superior, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 OIS Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I just took the Leica 14-50 out on a two day photo shoot in New Mexico. I use the lens on my Olympus e-410. I was totally impressed with the corner to corner sharpness. The image stabilization works well. Is this lens worth the money? The answer is yes if you want the best!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sharp Lens, but flawed, March 8, 2010

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christopher "chris tedin" (chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 OIS Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

Probably the best thing about this lens is that it is almost up to par with Olympus. At best, it is sharp, with beautiful bokeh, etc, etc. Typical quality we expect from Leica-like optics (this isn't really a leica lens, but as close as you can get from Panaasonic's factories.) The bad thing is that it is not nearly as well built as Olympus. No moisture protection, so with an E-3 not a great fit. Also, it suffered from the all-too-typical "Zoom Lock" problem. A screw gets loose and it won't zoom past 25mm or so. It was a fairly easy fix, but not for everyone. A little irritating for a lens costing this much. If you suffer from this problem, please search out on the internet for the repair instructions. The fix is available for the brave ones out there. That having been said, I do like this lens. Just not as much as my spectacular 12-60mm or 11-22, which are almost bullet-proof.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome lens, but...., December 18, 2007

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RK "RK Corp" (Hollywood, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 OIS Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

everything about this lens is awesome. if you are thinking about it for your kit, it is clean, crisp, and well made. however, don't buy the lens on its own, it's cheaper to buy it as part of the DMC-L1 bundle!! i don't understand the pricing of this lens as a standalone. right now on amazon the amazing DMC-L1 (which is comparable to the Leica Digilux 3) is available for around 800 bones and comes with this exact lens. i know!!