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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The zoom range of this lens is comparable to the canon 28-300mm f/3. Distortions are minimal, which is exceptional for these type of high zoom lenses as one can judge by the size of the circles that are constant throughout the entire sensor. The optic...  Read More

Panasonic lens is very responsive with lumix dmc-gm1 body. Works great on both my panasonic gh3, and olympus omd-em5 cameras. This lens and my panasonic 25mm 1. Lens fit perfectly in one smaller cameral carry case. For larger body panasonic and olympu...  Read More

Oly in camera ibis is fine if you're shooting at shorter focal lengths. When the lens is powered off, there is play and that module can move around freely. This removes the need to change lenses, and allows more light.

The stabilisation is great and helps with freehand shutter speeds in the 20-40ms range. The optical stabilisation certainly works and is very noticeable for video.



Cons

After about 10 months of light use the base of the lens started to separate. On one side can see thin area of chrome near the cap and on the other side cannot. It is very distracting and noticeable if you are videoing.

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Highlights

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Quality


The image quality is excellent in most of the settings


Not the sharpest lens in the world no extended range lens ever is but the resulting images are good enough for my editors and t...  Read More


I wont need to struggle to change lenses with the 10x zoom


I really could not do this with the f4 lens because it would cap out at 5

Price


That costs 2500 and weighs nearly four pounds


Im an enthusiast but this cost almost as much as the camera


Instantly clear why this lens in 4x the price


As a last alternative for those on a budget i think price wise you would save a couple of hundred dollars by getting the smalle...  Read More

Shipping


Focus seems just as fast as usual at least in halfway decent light

Packaging/appearance


Really got tired of waiting for this new lens so i ordered it from panacam on tuesday night and received it friday morning in e...  Read More


I also have the two power zoom lenses that i use exclusively on the gx1 typically only one at a time for a specific purpose whe...  Read More


The fifth is at about 25 mm f11 reversed and shows the entirety of the millipede

Competitiveness


7 my nightvision lens and the lumix 14140 f3


I have not used the lens extensively yet but it appears to do as good a job as my nikon 18200 which i use on a d7000


This is expected of a superzoom lens though with a 10x zoom


Zero post processing from this lens and a panasonic gh4 4k video yielded great results though obviously not perfect from my amateur hands

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  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 78.7% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 109 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 15 2023.

Helpful InsightsBETA

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I bought the panasonic 100300mm f4


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Of course its no good for closer pics


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The panasonic lumix g vario 14140mm f3


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This lens sits on my gx7 all the time and the 1442mm lens has been retired to the closet


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    That costs 2500 and weighs nearly four pounds


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The lumix lens is a little more than a half pound


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The lumix is built with a lot of plastic and missing a focusing scale


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The lens is much smaller and lighter than the original f4 lens

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