Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f/4-5.6 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. Lens with Circular Polarizer and UV Filters Kit
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A little soft ar 150mm
I haven't had a lot of time to test this lens but in my opinion it was a little soft on the high end of the focal length range. A decent price for this lens still made it a good buy.
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Nice Mid-range lense
So far, this is a very nice mid range lense. The pics are sharp and it did a great job at my son's soccer game. Looking forward to seeing how it performs under other shooting styles.
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Good, not great images.
Bought this over the Olympus 40-150mm f/4-5.6 because it is slightly smaller (especially when fully extended), has smaller filter thread, and has better build quality. Was hoping that the image quality would be as good as the Oly, but I am afraid it just is not quite as good. I'm not a pixel peeper, but the Olympus just looks sharper to my eye. Images are good enough, I'll keep it for the small form factor and build. I don't shoot tele-photo ofte... Show More
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Great lens for the price!
I needed something that would reach just a little more without sacrificing portability. I've used it to take flower photos, animal photos, & landscapes. The price on this lens is amazing for what you get.
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Amazing performance at amazing price
I Have equivilant Oly lens and they are too close to call performance wise. Wanted Pany to use with GM5 for my lightweight walk around kit. I'm beyond being a pixel peeper and more interested in images this focal length can capture.
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Great Base Lens
This lens is great for a basic lens. No the best in low light. Awesome image and great for outdoors or semi close-up shots. Love it.
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Very sharp & lightweight.
This lens emphasizes the beauty of mirrorless systems with its size. Nice & sharp. The pics I've uploaded are not good by any means but they show the sharpness at f5.6 at 45mm & 150mm, out of the camera jpegs, taken with a G7, ISO 800, bounce flash.
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A very good starting Telephoto lens
Obviously, there are better options out there especially premium-grade lenses but if you consider the price you pay and the range you get. This is a very good starting Telephoto lens especially if you are new to photography. You'll get pleasing results without breaking the bank. This lens works great when used in good lighting conditions and still workable in low-light given you know your limits. The zoom ring feels good and very smooth to turn. I wish the Manual focus ring was a bit more tighter than it is.
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Lightweight Zoom
This is an amazingly light lens for 300mm equiv reach. I find it to be very sharp and colorful.
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Super Portable Zoom
I haven't fully checked out this lens yet, but it does seem like a really good compromise between size and zoom range. I usually work with primes, but occasionally need a long reach lens. This one fits my bill and my camera bag.
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Silver Beauty
I bought this lens on sale recently and had the chance to take it on a road trip - impressive. Especially for the $ off sale price. I've needed an auto focus telephoto for my cameras and had been looking at the Olympus version . . . I'm so glad I waited. Granted it's not the fasted lens but performs like a champ nontheless Solid build, sharp images, what's not to like. Plus an included lens hood? Thank you Panasonic and B&H Photo.
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Good for handheld
The stabilization is better than I thought. 4 stars because not as good in low light but good for outdoors.
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Well Built But Slightly Soft
I had high hopes for this lens. It was to be primarily used with various small Panasonic digital camera bodies for travel but sadly the image quality was not there. I had been using an Olympus 40-150 R lens for travel which produces very good image quality but lacked the Image Stabilization that would come in handy under lower lighting conditions. However, I found the Panasonic lens slightly soft which was unrecoverable in Photoshop. I will admit... Show More
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Perfect Telephoto Zoom
I won't claim to be a professional photographer or even an experienced one, cause I'm not. The Lumix GM1 is my first camera years and my first interchangeable lens camera ever, so I'm writing this review from the perspective of an amateur. Now with that out of the way, I think this lens is fantastic. For me it's sharp at all focal lengths and apertures. It provides great portraits with a very pleasant blurred background. The image stabilization i... Show More
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Nice lens
The increased reach has made all the difference. Not the absolute sharpest lens, but it does a nice job.
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good lens
I bought this lens for the specific zoom range, rear right cam for perfomances with GH3. Bought 2nd to match other GH3 on left rear. Works fine but you must have enough light as this is a slow lens. Also, the aperture moves with the zoom, an unfortunate but workable effect.
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Affordable and Powerful
Using with a Panasonic Lumix GH4 for video, mostly as a secondary camera on a tripod. Glad this lens has OIS so if I do go off the shoulder the image is stabilized. Only complaint would be that the rings (zoom and focus) are of hard plastic rather than a rubber or softer plastic. I use a Varavon SLING Follow Focus lever on my LUMIX 14-45 (B&H#VASFFB) and it sort of works on this lens, but the soft rings on the 14-45 grip the focus lever better. That's a small complaint for a great lens tho.
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Dependable Lens
Overall you can't lose with this lens.It has good image quality,long reach.I would keep it even as a walk around lens.The only complaint is it does not match the sharpness of a prime lens like the Olympus 45mm 1.8. But a zoom is not going to ever be as sharp as a prime.The Bokeh was quite good on this lens.I would recommend buying this lens
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We Love It And Would Recommend It!
We just had a College Graduation and Christmas, so we used our Panasonic Camera and Zoom Lens for pictures. They turned out so crystal clear! Wonderful pictures and even better memories!
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So lightweight !!!
This lens is my favorit when I travel with family ,I use it almost only outside beceause you need some disatance between you and the subject. I cannt say it is the sharpest of my lenses but sharpness is not the most important thing , fun is the most important!!! Portraits are easy with this lense although the background is not so blured due to small aperture.My friend had a 45-200mm lumix and it is so big!!! mine is small and light.I love it
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A much nicer lens than I expected
I purchased this to go with my Gx7 , It matches the kit lens perfectly, , the plastic is a very nice chrome .It's very well made for the money. Focuses very quickly and the stabilization seems to work fine. It's really sharp, surprisingly,soVery compact, It's a great deal for under $.
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Amazing for the price
The Lumix 45-150mm f4 is super compact and very light. Lengthwise it is long as the Canon 50mm F1.4. Extremely compact for a 300mm field-of-view (equivalent). It works amazingly well on my Olympus OM-D E-M10. Fast AF. There is no on-off switch on the lens for stabilization as with other Panasonic's. It really made no difference. Stabilization was controlled automatically by the camera body. AF during video was completely silent and fast. Manual f... Show More
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Probably a great lens
I ordered this lens to use with my BMDPCC it has image stabilization but it's controlled by the camera which the Black Magic Design Pocket Cinema Camera cannot do. Using the BMDPCC hand held with this lens with the BMDPCC's 3X crop factor it was hard to get a steady shot when using the zoom with out a tripod.
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Fine introductory Superzoom
I bought a Panasonic GX7 as a fun alternative to lugging around my Canon 7D when out and about. Because I thought the kit 14-42mm might be a bit limited I ordered the 14-150mm. Some people have said that it's too soft at the long end. I'm am enthusiast, so it'll do for until I can afford something faster like the 35-100mm f2.8. The attached photos give some idea of what you might expect hand-held at maximum zoom. I only had my first play real today, so it's possible that the photos might get sharper with more experience with the camera
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