Bought this lens for my Panasonic Lumix GX1. I have 4 lenses for the camera: Sigma 19mm F2.8, Sigma 30mm F2.8, Olympus 40-150 'R' version. Optically the three other lenses are superior to this one. But as a kit lens and for the price (I bought it for $89 used), I won't complain anything. It is not as sharp or contrasty as the 2 primes or the telephoto lens, but it is probably the most useful lens when you walk around the city snapping away.
Okay I read some of the reviews by Olympus camera owners. Please do some research before buying. Optically this lens is very poor with huge distortion. A Panasonic camera corrects such distortion with in-camera software, so the final images come out nicer. If you own an Olympus micro 4/3 camera, go for the Olympus lenses. This lens does not make any sense for Olympus cameras.
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This Item  Panasonic HFS014042 14-42mm Zoom lens for Micro third cameras | Recommendations  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | $76.00 | -36% $349.99 List: $549.99 | $247.99 | $89.99 | $299.99 | $199.99 |
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| lens type | Standard | Telephoto | Standard | Wide Angle | Standard | Telephoto |
| compatible mountings | Micro Four Thirds | Micro Four Thirds | Four Thirds | Micro Four Thirds | Micro Four Thirds | Micro Four Thirds |
| lens design | Zoom | Zoom | Zoom | Prime | Zoom | Zoom |
| focus type | Micromotor | Auto Focus | Auto Focus | Manual Focus | Stepper motor | Micromotor |
| minimum focal length | 14 millimeters | 75 millimeters | 25 millimeters | 35 millimeters | 14 millimeters | 40 millimeters |
| max focal length | 42 millimeters | 300 millimeters | 25 millimeters | 35 millimeters | 42 millimeters | 150 millimeters |
| fixed focal length | 14 millimeters | 300 millimeters | 25 millimeters | 35 millimeters | 14 millimeters | 150 millimeters |
| real angle of view | — | — | 47 degrees | — | 75 degrees | 30 degrees |
| model name | Panasonic | 75-300mm | H-H025K | large aperture manual focus,lumix | m.zuiko | V315030BU000 |
| max aperture | 6 f stop | 6.7 f stop | 22 millimeters | 1.4 f stop | 3.5 f stop | — |
| diaphragm blades | 7 | — | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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light, small, inexpensive lens for daylight use
I have read that 14-45 might be a slightly sharper lens, but I have Panasonic GF1. I don't have any of the large G or GH models. So for me, size matters. Since I bought GF1, the idea was to go small. What is the point of getting a small m4/3 camera and then mount large heavy lenses on it? It defeats my purpose, I already have full-frame Nikon D700 with assortment of large and heavy lenses for it. So for GF1 I got 14-42, 20mm, and 45-200. These three lenses cover me from 28 to 400mm.14-42 is a very small, very light lens. Yes unlike the other two m4/3 lenses in my arsenal, 14-42 is made in China (the others in Japan) and has plastic mount (the other two have metal mount). It also costs $199, comes with a hood, and focuses silently and instantly, in any light. It focuses quieter and faster than 20mm F/1.7 for sure. It has build-in Image Stabilizer. Unlike on 45-200, you cannot turn off the stabilization via a switch on the lens itself. But you can of course turn off stabilization in the camera menu itself so the option is still there, it is just in the camera menu, not on the lens body.This lens is so light that you don't even notice the weight difference when you mount it on GF1. I plan on using it as a daylight walkaround lens. At night or in low light, I'll switch to 20mm F/1.7. Both lenses are so small that you can have the other in your jacket pocket and then switch them at any time.My review and five stars is strictly for the use with small m4/3 bodies, like GF1 or Oly pens. For Panasonic G and GH models, well they are large already so perhaps paying twice as much for 14-45 for alleged increase in sharpness (if it truly is there) makes more sense for you, since 14-45 might balance well on such a large body. For GF1/2, the small and silent 14-42 (so no sound of the lens when shooting a movie) is a smarter choice in my opinion
