I had to try this one. Some people complained about stiff zooming. I just tested out the lens I'm selling. It's buttery smooth zooming all the way out. Has Panasonic improved this lens silently?
It's sold to me. Haha. Nobody wants it at the price, and I kinda like the lens.
Last night I couldn't help myself mounting the lens. Very nice balance on GH2. Surprisingly smooth zooming. With AFC on, zooming didn't miss a focused target. Very quiet focusing. With GH2's improved NR, photos at ISO 3200 are not great but good enough. The PTool extended usable ISO to 12800. The upcoming 12-35X and 35-100X are enticing but the high price. There seems only little performance difference between 14-140 and 45-175X. Maybe I'm just trying to justify keeping the lens... but it seems cheap enough and good enough for me.