Customer Reviews

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

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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!

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.

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!!

I purchased the Panasonic 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 OIS Four Thirds Lens to replace the 14-50mm f/3.5-5.6 that came with my Lumix L10 camera. Besides needing a faster lens, I needed the focus range indicator and the manual f-stops for situations where I need to use manual focus and for difficult and special lighting. The lens is very sharp and the auto-focus is quick and acquires subjects accurately. The contrast is excellent and color rendition true. The zoom function on the f/2.8 is much more compact than the f/3.5 lens, extending the lens housing only about 1/2 inch from 14mm to 50mm; this was a pleasant surprise, as the lens that came with the camera extended 2+ inches from 14mm to 50mm. The short zoom extension makes the lens much easier to handle when making quick changes in the zoom, plus the lens isn't sticking out an extra 2 inches to catch on things when I leave it 50mm. I am very happy with this lens and recommend it to anyone with a four thirds camera that needs a faster, more compact 14-50mm zoom.

This is a lens that adheres nicely to the Leica tradition. It's larger and heavier than other lenses that cover similar focal lengths, but it is faster and sharper than those lenses also. This is my new lens of choice for my G2.

I have a Panasonic GF1.... It's a Micro 4/3 camera
this lens is a for 4/3 cameras
So just be aware that you need a DMW-MA1 Mount Adapter to fit this ring on an micro 4/3.
I must admit that it is my fault but a focus on this possible problem would have been apreciate.
I ordered the Adpator... so didn't have time to use the lens.. but I'm confident