Panasonic 14-150mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic Digital SLR Cameras

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Product Feature

• Compact and lightweight
• Optical performance by minimizing distortion

Product Description

Panasonic and Leica Camera have launched development of a Leica D large-diameter telephoto zoom lens designed specifically for digital SLR camera. The Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-150mm/ F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / MEGA O.I.S., lens offers an exceptionally long zoom range of 14-150mm (35mm equivalent: 28-300mm) and complies with the four thirds system to assure wide compatibility with other camera models.The lens provides a considerably longer telephoto range than the previously released Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm/ F2.8-3.5 ASPH. / MEGA O.I.S. lens, yet is just as compact and lightweight. This impressive downsizing is the result of incorporating four aspherical lenses in the unit. The aspherical lenses also improve optical performance by minimizing distortion, even at the 28mm wide end.The Leica D Vario-Elmarit lens incorporates Panasonic's Mega O.I.S. optical image stabilizer, which makes it easy to shoot super-telephoto shots without using a tripod. When the lens is mounted on the Lumix DMC-L1, Panasonic's first digital SLR camera, or the Vario-Elmarit 3, you can use the aperture ring provided and enjoy easy, intuitive shooting.This combination of an extended 28-300mm shooting range, Mega O.I.S. optical image stabilizer, and an aperture ring for intuitive control makes the Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-150mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / MEGA O.I.S. lens perfect for capturing clear, beautiful, expressive images when shooting a wide variety of subjects and in a host of conditions.

Panasonic 14-150mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic Digital SLR Cameras Review

Bought this lens as it was the fastest 4/3 system zoom lens at the time (April 2010). Extremely satisfied with it! Kudos to Panasonic management for choosing to partner with the best expertise around.

Performance:
- Zoom & Aperture: Great zoom versatility, but having experienced the very fast 20mm/1.7 pancake lens (with my gf1), it makes me miss a larger aperture once in a while. But then, in day time walking around, it gives me great freedom to zoom into favorite compositions. Actually wider than the 20mm prime for landscape shots. The maximum aperture runs up automatically from 3.5 (at 14mm=28mm equiv) to 5.6 (at 150mm=300mm equiv) easily noticeable when in Aperture mode.
- Stunningly sharp: Living 7 blocks away from the Chrysler building, when playing with some zoom shots, I discovered I could distinguish individual bricks and slabs on the facade when zooming in all the way. Again STUNNING sharpness.
- The image stabilizer called MEGA OIS does its job, but I try to stay away from low light & shutter speed situations with this lens. It will still be useful to practice steady hand shots, especially since this lens is very heavy. In my case I'll be buying a x-pod to increase versatility at slow shutter speeds. Generally wise to try and lean against anything solid and to use a viewfinder so that you can press the heavy camera-lens combination against your face for minimal stability.
- Out of focus areas look nice, although it is more difficult to use DOF as a creative element with this lens. Haven't experimented enough with the DOF program setting of the camera.

Usage:
- Very silent: Neither the focus nor the MEGA OIS makes notice-able noise so this lens is superb for video recordings as well.
- Build: The build of the lens feels very solid and very comfortable as you would expect of a Leica lens or any lens in price range. Perfect if it wasn't for creep: All the way in (at 14mm) the lens has (too) little resistance to creep. Once the zoom setting is over the slightest mechanical bump at 14mm, my lens WILL slowly creep out to 150mm.
- Transport: Using a belt suspended bottle cage (LowePro) combined with the camera's shoulder strap protects against creep and more importantly from the heavy camera-lens combination to sway into anything harmful. The LowePro bottle cage is also a great way to have this lens, including its hood, on standby when you're using your prime lens.
- 4/3 system-wise this lens works flawless. Particularly since image's original orientation is registered, that means that in play mode it is automatically displayed correctly (a feature the 20mm Panasonic kit lens not even has).
- With a GF1 and 20mm pancake lens, this lens makes the perfect set for either a small P&S equivalent small and portable camera that you'll even bring to parties and a great semi-pro zoom DSLR camera that'll let you shoot up a quetzal's ass.

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