| | |  | Lenses | Home » » » Panasonic 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 OIS Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic Digital SLR Cameras | | | | | | | Description: | | The Panasonic 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 Leica D Vario-Elmarit Aspherical MEGA O.I.S. Lens is an interchangeable bright standard-zoom lens, developed by Leica exclusively for digital SLR cameras, and follows the Four Thirds Standard. This means that the lens is also interchangeable with other manufacturers that use this format. With a bright maximum aperture of f/2.8 and the incorporated MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer), this lens makes it possible without using a tripod to capture clear, sharp images even in macro shooting or low-lit situations. This provides users with more shooting flexibility. In addition, the lens maximizes this advantage by incorporating Panasonic's Venus Engine PLUS LSI into the lens. | | | Features: | |
• Aspherical Lenses: Two large-diameter aspherical lenses
• Multi-coated lens elements reduce ghosting and flare to an absolute minimum
• Enables the lens to deliver an optical performance that meets Leica's lofty standards
• Circular Aperture: 7-blade circular aperture diaphragm produces brilliant out-of-focus characteristics
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Leica 14 -50 My OpinionAug 23, 2007
By Eldred Reaney
"Arizona Photography"
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!
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Sharp Lens, but flawedMar 08, 2010
By christopher
"chris tedin"
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.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Awesome lens, but....Dec 18, 2007
By RK
"RK Corp"
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!!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great LensSep 20, 2010
By Timothy Price
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.
Great lensMay 06, 2011
By Thomas A. Feazel
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.
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