14-42mm F3.5-F5.6 Panasonic kit lens, 2013 version

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Specs:

Mega OIS stabilization (step back from Power O.I.S stabilization)
9 lens elements in 8 groups, 2 aspherical lenses
Minimum focus distance - 0.20 m (7.87″)
Maximum magnification - 0.34 x
Minimum aperture - F22
Number of diaphragm blades - 7, circular aperture
46mm diameter filter (does not rotate)
49mm height
56mm maximum diameter
110g weight
Inner Focus
Black and silver color
Release Date is March 08

Links:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/01/29/Panasonic-announces-Lumix-G-Vario-14-42mm-f3-5-5-6-II-ASPH-MEGA-OIS

christianhubbard

March 08 is so far away though!

could this be coupled with gh3 for a kit? Maybe thats why american version does not have a kit.

John_Farragut

My next lens. I just want a small walkabout zoom lens for photography. I've read this has a painted silver lens mount so that it looks like the regular metal ones. :) Also 46mm filter means exchangeable with my other lenses.

vicharris

So what's the difference here? The OIS is a step back, that doesn't seem good. It's smaller. So, the first one was pretty damn small already? Am I missing something here?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@vicharris

It is step back from PZ lens, not original 14-42mm

vicharris

@Vitaliy_Kiselev Ahhhhhhh, got it. Thanks.

DrDave

The original kit lens, the 14-45, is a very good lens; the 14-42 was not as sharp. Interesting to see if the IQ holds up.

stoney

This seems like a stripped down version of PZ X 14-42mm. The same 20cm min focus distance.

Inner zoom? That will be nice with a power zoom feature.

John_Farragut

The internals are almost the same as the PZ. If they are pricing this much higher than the current kit lens, than I have to think about buying it. I've read that they will be pricing it around the same as the Panasonic 14-45, and that one is probably optically better. So you pay for having something small and light, it seems.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Power Zoom seems to be error made by dpreview, it seems like just kit lens made cheaper.

feha

This lens is better than the old kit lens (i think) as it is marked with HD and is smaller.

igorek7

There is now the official MTF charts of the new Panasonic G 14-42 II kit lens: http://www.panasonic.net/avc/lumix/systemcamera/gms/lens/g_vario_14_42_a.html At 42mm the chart looks a bit peculiar (bent). The Mk II lens does appear in specifications as something between the 2010 14-42mm lens and the pancake power-zoom with major focus on being compact, light and plausibly cheap.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

New zoom and PZ :

Via: http://www.focus-numerique.com/panasonic-sort-troisieme-14-42mm-4-3-news-3965.html

John_Farragut

That seems small enough for a standard zoom on MFT. Only a few mm longer than the Olympus 45mm. And I can use all of my 46mm filters! It's definitely on my list.

John_Farragut

I wonder if this lens will hold those Panasonic wide angle and tele converter lenses?

halimecondor

@John_Farragut

I'm interested whether it has a "painted silver lens mount", I don't think anyone has ever done that before, in this photo next to the previous version, the mount looks highly polished and metallic.

Henry

Here's a video with image comparison

John_Farragut

@halimecondor

I've read that it's indeed painted. The lens only weighs 110 grams, so... Hopefully, it doesn't flake.

Henry

Aria

WOW that's pretty impressive miniaturization of that zoom. I like how short the extension is now at full zoom. I thought it was kind of dumb until seeing these side by side videos. Now I actually want one.

igorek7

JPEG samples with the Panasonic 14-42mm II kit lens and G5 at http://www.quesabesde.com/noticias/panasonic-14-42mm-ii-vario-analisis-fotos,1_9459

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Review

Very positive.

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/panasonic-lumix-g-vario-14-42mm-f-3-5-5-6-ii-lens-review-21563

Vitaliy_Kiselev

This Panasonic 14-42mm zoom lens stands up very well against the alternatives, especially in view of its relatively low price

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Publications/DxOMark-Reviews/Panasonic-Lumix-G-VARIO-14-42-f3.5-5.6-II-Asph.-Mega-OIS-review-The-Cheapest-Standard-Zoom-for-Micro-4-3-and-Surprisingly-Good

Vitaliy_Kiselev

The Panasonic 14-42 mm II gives you beautifully sharp pictures, reaching the highest center sharpness at f/5.6.

http://www.camerastuffreview.com/panasonic-lens-review/review-panasonic-14-42-mm-ii

naphta

Hi all,

I hope this is the right place to post this question. I have this lens on a Lumix G6 body and I think I'm a little bit confused about 35mm equivalences and crop factor.

I've found somewhere (http://www.ephotozine.com/article/panasonic-lumix-g-vario-14-42mm-f-3-5-5-6-ii-lens-review-21563) that this is a 28mm - 84mm in a 35mm equivalent. Does that mean that it would be a 28-84mm lens on a camera with a 35mm full frame sensor? And that it actually is a 14-42mm on the Lumix series, but only on these? Or I am actually using a 28-84mm on my G6?

I understand that my G6 has a 2x crop factor (and does it change in video mode?). But this is the camera, not the lens itself.

Thanks for your help!

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Lenses do not have crop factors, lenses have coverage. It is 14-42mm lens. With m43 sensor it is equivalent to 28-84mm lens in common terms.

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