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halfmac
Registered: November 2005
Posts: 11
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Panasonic 14-140mm f/4-5.8 ASPH MEGA OIS LUMIX G VARIO HD review by halfmac
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Review Date: 12/13/2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $450.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Small for reach, Great for video outdoors, Good walk around lens
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Slow aperture, heavy compared to other m4/3 lenses
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Lens is Sharp and takes very good stills but needs a lot of light because of the starting aperture at F4.0
Much Better than the kit lens for video because it is silent while focusing. Lens IS helps a lot too especially for the E-PL1 which only has in body IS which doesn't help with video.
Disadvantages are it's a heavy lens and not especially suited for small cameras like GF1 or EP series because of the bulkiness. It balances much better on the GH1.
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trentdp
Registered: September 2006
Posts: 26
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Panasonic 14-140mm f/4-5.8 ASPH MEGA OIS LUMIX G VARIO HD review by trentdp
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Review Date: 8/10/2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $640.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Excellent build and ergonomics
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A little soft at 140
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The IQ from 14-100 range is very good as indicated by the tests at this site. I agree with comments of other raters. This is the supreme 10XZoom lens for M4/3 cameras for video recording as nothing else compares with it's smooth/silent AF during video and relatively quick acquire of focus. It is a bit heavy on the smaller cameras but great balance on the G1, GH1 and GH2. It gets a bit front heavy even on the new G3 and all the Olympus M4/3 cameras. Many reviewers consider the lens a good fit on the GF1 and GF2 but a little out of proportion on the GF3.
It is my perfect vacation lens.
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SETI
Registered: April 2007
Posts: 20
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Panasonic 14-140mm f/4-5.8 ASPH MEGA OIS LUMIX G VARIO HD review by SETI
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Review Date: 3/12/2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $700.00| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Silent work,good construction,sunshade
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soft,price
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Great lens for video ! Absolutely silent, fast. But not as good for still pictures - need to use f/9 to achieve best results
Best regards. Dmitry
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photodrug/
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Ocean
Registered: September 2009
Posts: 21
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Panasonic 14-140mm f/4-5.8 ASPH MEGA OIS LUMIX G VARIO HD review by Ocean
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Review Date: 7/31/2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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small, good build, sun shade, no CAs, very sharp for a zoom
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Cons:
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heavy, thick, OIS could be better, no really good near performance
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better than Olympus 14-150 mm, but heavy and expensive
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m43
Registered: April 2010
Posts: 1
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Panasonic 14-140mm f/4-5.8 ASPH MEGA OIS LUMIX G VARIO HD review by m43
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Review Date: 4/27/2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $600.00| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Good Sharp Lens for stills and good especially for Video
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Cons:
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Heavy for Micro Four Thirds, largest aperture is F4 so needs a lot of light
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Lens is Sharp and takes very good stills but needs a lot of light because of the starting aperture at F4.0
Much Better than the kit lens for video because it is silent while focusing. Lens IS helps a lot too especially for the E-PL1 which only has in body IS which doesn't help with video.
Disadvantages are it's a heavy lens and not especially suited for small cameras like GF1 or EP series because of the bulkiness. It balances much better on the GH1.
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