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Is 12-32mm lens good?

Is 12-32mm lens good?

All in all, the little Panasonic 12-32mm lens is fantastically sharp. While not completely devoid of chromatic aberration, the Panasonic 12-32mm does very well at controlling it. Average CA is very low at the wider apertures at all focal lengths, and slowly increases as you stop down.

What is a 12-32mm lens for?

The Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH. Lens from Panasonic is a wide-angle to short telephoto focal length zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds format cameras. Its 35mm focal length equivalence is 24-64mm. With a retractable design, the lens is quite compact, especially when the camera is powered down.

Are Lumix lenses good?

The Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-42mm II has excellent sharpness throughout the zoom range and offers excellent value for money. With its compact design, lightweight, optical stabilisation and good build quality, it’s a lens that impressed us so it should leave a good impression on you, too.

Is the Panasonic 12-32 mm a pancake lens?

The Panasonic 12-32 mm is even more compact than the Panasonic 20 mm f/1.7 pancake lens. Before use, the lens first has to be popped up. The lens is then a maximum of 48 mm long. You can only take a picture after the lens has popped up. The mount is metal; the tube of our silver version looks metallic, but is plastic.

Is the Mega OIS on the Panasonic 12-32 mm?

Such a thing can only be good for the consumer. The lens is equipped with the rather pretentious name “mega OIS” on the front, indicating that the Panasonic 12-32 mm comes with built-in image stabilization. Given the compact size of this lens, it’s a great achievement by Panasonic that this lens is equipped with image stabilization.

What’s the price of a Panasonic Lumix 12-60mm?

The Panasonic Lumix 12-60mm does seem to slot into a new niche for MFT photographers. At £359, that seems a very fair price. The nearest equivalent might be the Olympus 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 Zuiko Digital ED EZ, priced at £279. However, this is not as long a telephoto, nor is the aperture as fast at the long end.

Which is better Panasonic 12-32mm or 14-42mm II?

As an advantage over the Panasonic 14-42 it starts at 12, obviously, which I find more important than the extra length in the tele range. I prefer it. I use it on the GX7 and G6.