 |  Panasonic 14-140mm f/4.0-5.8 OIS Micro... |
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You Save: $8.47 (1%) | MEGA O.I.S. - Panasonic's advanced hand-shake...Based on the Micro Four Thirds System standardCircular aperture diaphragm, durable metal mounting... |
 |  Panasonic LUMIX G 20mm f/1.7 Aspherical... |
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You Save: $4.08 (1%) | 20mm focal length; equivalent to 40mm on a 35mm film...Compact and lightweight "pancake" lensF1.7 brightness for beautiful, soft focus |
 | Panasonic 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6 Lumix G Vario... |
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| Standard accessories include front and rear lens caps,...16 elements in 13 groups utilizing 7 circular aperture...Built-in Optical Image Stabilization reduces blurry... |
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Product Details
- MEGA O.I.S. - Panasonic's advanced hand-shake correction technology
- Based on the Micro Four Thirds System standard
- Circular aperture diaphragm, durable metal mounting and multi-coated lens elements
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Product Description
The Panasonic Lumix Vario 14-140mm/F4.0-5.8 Aspherical Lens supports the endless AF/AE function of the contrast AF system for both photos and movies. In addition, thanks to an inner concentrate direct-drive linear motor, this lens enables serene, silent operation of its fast and accurate focusing. When recording still pictures, this lens also supports an AF Tracking, a Aspect Recognition function and more, for more convenient, more enjoyable shooting.
Customer Reviews
A vast all around travel lens
I had this lens for almost a month. It works in point of fact well with my Olympus E-P1. The image is very sharp between 18mm to 70mm and a bit soft from 70mm and up. I like the built in O.I.S on the lens, so I can turn off the IBIS on the camera to keep away from excessive heat when using it continuously. This is an amazing all around travel lens when pair with my Panasonic 20mm f1.7 lens, which I can use it indoor such as restaurant with limit giddy condition and 14-140mm outdoor for landscape, wildlife animal or any occasion. I bought it separated with my camera system due to I like the retro look of E-P1. Consider its price is a bit high, but if you like to shot with video, then this lens is express worth it Due to its virtually silence video focusing ability. I hate to hear my 20mm lens roaring when recording video using C-AF. I also planning proof it out in my friend's coming wedding event and pair it with Olympus FL-50 flash. The lens is luxurious quality made, inside of lens is made by metal with plastic casing I think due to manufacture cogitate on its portability of m3/4 system. Consider its wide to telephoto range & price, there isn't much lens performs bettor than this lens unless you are willing to pay $500 more for the Leca 14-150mm without silent focusing gift.
2010-02-25
(California, USA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5
Magisterial to Control Focus
The focal point ring on this lens has the "feature" that the faster you turn it, the more the focus changes. As opposed to most lenses that metamorphose focus in proportion to how much you turn the ring, not how fast. While this does allow you to make fastidious focus adjustments by slowly turning the ring, it also makes it extremely difficult to management focus in a predictable, uniform way. You can completely forget about trying to do controlled focus changes while filming. I wouldn't carping so much if this was a feature you could turn on and off. That would be wonderful. But no, YOU WILL TAKE THIS STRANGE WAY OF FOCUSING AND YOU WILL LIKE IT! I detest companies that concoct they are being oh so clever with new features that they don't even give you the option to decide for yourself what you want.
Just to be clear, with this way of doing hub, you won't be able to easily move the ring back and forth to zero in on the "center". Sure, you can get there in due course, but not by simply making smaller and smaller movements. If you turn too fast for a moment, its all gone and you have to start over. And if you sprout video, you won't be able to easily follow focus in a way that you control. It might not be so bad if cameras like the GH1 would demonstrate the focus distance on the monitor, so you at least had some idea of what was happening. But you get no focus distant marks on the lens and no focus stiffness display in the camera. All tried and true things that photographers and film makers want.
And again, this would be a zealous feature if you COULD TURN IT OFF when you don't want it.
2010-02-16
| Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 1
Things walk around lens with silen focus
Pro:
Unruffled Focus (no sound at focus in video)
14-140mm cover most range similar to 18-200mm from other trade name
Good lens contruction
Comes with nice Hood that secure fit
Not too long
Digital Zoom gave you up to 4x more scope, usable for image.
OIS work well, 140mm zoom is usable when object isn't movie or use tripod.
Cons:
the lens arrange slight heavier than the Gh1 body
Similar picture focus noise as DSLR
Instructions Focus require longer time to turn
Require longer focus space even in 14mm
2009-12-29
| Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5
Colossal Panasonic Lens Covers a Long Focal Length
I well-grounded love the Panasonic 14 - 140mm zoom lens. It covers the focal lengths that I normal use with the Panasonic GF1 digital camera. The images from this 14 - 140mm zoom lens is by a hair's breadth breath taken, outstanding. This lens stays on the Panasonic GF1 camera most of the time. Highly Recommended.
2009-12-15
(San Diego, CA, USA) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5
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$399.95
Price: $395.87
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Product Details
- 20mm focal length; equivalent to 40mm on a 35mm film camera
- Compact and lightweight "pancake" lens
- F1.7 brightness for beautiful, soft focus
- Used with Lumix G Micro System Cameras, allows for use of the advanced contrast Auto Focus (AF) system
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Product Description
The Lumix G 20mm/F1.7 ASPH, a compendious and lightweight "pancake" lens, is dramatically compact and lightweight, featuring an marvellous F1.7 brightness which allows consumers to create stunning photos with appealing, soft focus. Comprised of seven lenses arranged in five groups, the Lumix G 20mm lens in actuality uses two aspherical lenses to effectively minimize distortion and achieve wonderful high resolution. The versatile 20mm focal length (equivalent to 40mm on a 35mm veil camera) is suitable for all applications--from scenery shots to dimly-lit indoor environments.
When mounted on Lumix G Micro System Cameras, the Lumix G 20mm/F1.7 ASPH lens allows for use of the highly developed contrast Auto Focus (AF) system, which includes Panasonics Face Perception functions. It's comprised of seven blades, which produce an attractive and silky background blur effect when shooting at larger aperture settings. The lens also features a decidedly-reliable metal mount, and use multi-coated lens elements to abbreviate glare and further enhance optical performance.
Customer Reviews
A must had for Micro Third Four
Very ardently to find lens, it get sold out like in hours when it restock. Took like 2 months to get selection. The pancake lens is among the smallest lens you could find, no DSLR lens are that small, I believe first pank coagulate releaes was from Olympus for their third four camera.
I had GH1 and has only the kit lens 14-140mm. Is nice lens but is bit heavy, the lens is absolutely slight heavier than the body. GH1 body weight almost the same as GF1 except is bigger due to the flip screen, hope finder and other input, you would get better deal for GH1 then would for GF1 one since price has been very close this day. But again you can't fit Gh1+20mm in your jacket then would be GF1+20mm.
The 20mm lens pull off much faster indoor, excampe same shots in auto mode took 1/2 alternate speed while with 20mm gave me faster 1/20. That gave you less burry picture, You could hear the motor excursions when auto focus picture with 20mm, but not much with video, the af noise won't affect the video, unlike Olympus one, but again you confirm sure has the latest filmware. The AF is not as fast as the 14-140mm kit lens, but is still pretty fast. Instructions Focus might be challege for right hand user... since lens that small you perceive b complete sure wanted a filter so won't accident touch the optics when you do manual focus and other kettle of fish.
The Lens comes with bag and manual, no hood included. 7-14mm lens you can hood but not this one, i over hood could help prevent touch the optics...
Price is $400 is still bit high, $300 is more aim, consider the performance is about the same as Nikon 1.8 35mm that cost half less. But the lens is double the bigness and is for DSLR.
Hopefully this lens will be more common so price drop and be affortable for the masses. 20mm lens can pinch improve low light and indoor shooting, i highly suggest get video light like sima one for video, it lend a hand a lot. also a external flash for mainly bounce... bounce flash is something you can't get any where with build in pop up gleam, bounce just gave you much nature, most external flash, cheap and pricey gave you about the same distinction picture indoor unless the area is big when flash power come in play.
2010-02-24
| The Lion Heart (USN) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5
Creditable of the Hype!
I have skim a lot of reviews of this lens before I finally purchased. It has exceeded even my expectations. It really shines in low expose situation without the need of a flash. The other week we had some great snow here in Georgia. I took my camera and tripod exterior at NIGHT and came away with some fantastic shots. Two things about this lens which would not keep me from recommending it to others is there is no materialization stabilization and the lens is noisy when focusing. I'm really happy with this lens, and use as my primary one.
2010-02-23
(Lawrenceville, Ga.) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Panasonic GF1
I will periodical the entire camera although i purchased this lens separately. I have several digital cameras including a fine SLR with 2 omit autofocus zoom lenses but when i began taking pictures with the GF1, I was amazed at the results. The IA setting adjusts to shadows and other lighting situations in a mien that in inexplicable and simply amazing. In addition, this lens has excellent light gathering adeptness and can take pictures in low light situations without a flash assuming one does attend to the available lighting on the subdue to some degree. My friends are amazed at the compactness of the camera with this lens and the features not to mention the amazing detail in the resulting pictures. This camera can also take pictures and the quality is really good. When taking movies, one must be careful to move the camera slowly so as not to blur and throw the video an all cases. This is something to become accustomed to with video as opposed to still photography. I was able to purchase this camera for a reduced appraisal and it is not cheep but is well worth the cost, and from what i have read, the 20 mm lens is the one to buy. it is not zoom but the camera can magnify the pictures 2x or 4x digitally, and the camera has the pixels to guide this with good results. I also adapt the camera to use my older olympus OM and E lenses with excellent results.
2010-02-04
| Baowolf (Hilton, SC) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
most appropriate lens for m4/3
i'm impressed with this lens and have scan all the good things about it, not yet a negative. get this lens if you have a m4/3 system. or rather you owed it to yourself to get this lens if you have e-p1, e-p2 or gf1. this lens is a spotless pairing with my gf1 for everyday chores and travel with me anywhere.
2010-01-26
(NYC, NY) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5
So peewee, and very sharp!
I bought the 20 1.7 to go with my Panasonic GF1 and GH1 cameras, and this lens has not downhearted! It is so small and light, and the image quality is fantastic! I mostly use it with my GF1 as that combo is my go everywhere camera, but it also does visit my GH1 at times. The lens is sharply and contrasty, and the AF is quite fast even given that the lens does have to move some to focus. This lens has become a notable in the micro 4/3 world!
2010-01-17
(Seattle, WA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5
List Price:
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Product Details
- Standard accessories include front and rear lens caps, lens hood and lens storage bag
- 16 elements in 13 groups utilizing 7 circular aperture diaphragm blades with a total weight of only 13.4 ounces
- Built-in Optical Image Stabilization reduces blurry pictures due to hand movement that is especially useful at longer focal lengths
- Micro Four Thirds lens mount system produces professional level images while greatly reducing the overall size compared to traditional DSLR lenses
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Product Description
Lumix G VARIO 45-200mm/4.0-5.6 zoom lens w/MEGA Visual Image Stabilization covers the 35mm equivalent from 90-400mm to help the buyer capture crisp, blur-free, shots when shooting sports events, wildlife and other rigid subjects
Customer Reviews
Awful lens at affordable price
I have been using this merchandise frequently for my recent 3 weeks visit to California. I'm satisfied with the product because:
1. I have been using film cameras for almost 20years and had recently switched to Panasonic G1 because I after to maintain compatibility with my bunch of Leica M lenses and Nikon lenses. The smallness and lightness of the system impresses me.
2. Never have I dreamed of holding a 400mm FOV with my steadily and tracking birds in the air and capturing candid shots. I tried fixing the G1 to the monster 400mm F2.8 Nikon and find it consummately not feasible for hand held shots. I must admit a more direct comparison would be to 80-200mm f2.8 which I also tried and dreaded the value.
3. The pana 45-200mm is compact and could fit into my jacket. There is no need to use a camera back during my recent trip to California since the camera + kit lens can be slung and one sack holds the 45-200mm lens and the other holds the spare battery which I also purchased from Amazon.
4. The built in OIS also helps me pinch shots at lower shutter speed. This is an present surprise since there isn't any OIS function during the old film duration.
5. I'd shot birds, scenery, candid and sports (ICE hockey) and find the image to be sharp. Most of the tasteless image are result of high ISO (more than 800), using OIS during panning and low shutter speed (In my id, setting it to 1/500sec at Shutter priority for this lens is safe enough for most situations)
6. The small space is a downside of this lens, I would not because penalize this because this is a calculated decision as I wanted a portable system. Furthermore, there is nothing to grumble about for such low price.
2010-02-13
| Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 4
Warm lens for the price
As many population already said, it's not the sharpest, fastest, best bokeh lens available, but it's small, land and has a very decent performance. Excellent for the price.
I would certainly recommend for a friend.
2009-12-23
| Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Mid to extended range zoom
I couldn't unfashionable up this lens at the price it was offered on Amazon. It completes the upper end range for my G1 Panasonic after buying it with the kit lens. It is the synonymous of a 90mm - 486mm range on the 35 MM film camera. It is very compact and has the image stabalization system built into the lens. It is the Lumix Leica intention and is extremely sharp at all focal lengths, but does benefit from the use of a tripod at the long end of this zoom since it and the camera are both very teeny and lightweight. I am very impressed by the sharpness and also the rendition of colors produced by this lens and recommend it to Panasonic G series camera owners. It is of excellent value and quality for it's price!
2009-12-01
| John (Vette city, USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Excellent lens with latest firmware
I have five lenses for my G1, but this is my partiality. Overall, it's quite sharp and produces images with an excellent feel to them, particularly for such a reasonably low price.
Initial test reports indicated noticeable softness at 160-200mm, but this appears to have been resolute. One possibility is that the latest firmware may have improved the autofocusing at long focal lengths. This has not been verified by Panasonic, but many owners of new or updated copies of the lens are routinely getting sharper images at 200mm than the original test reports would indicate, so it seems to be the best guess at the moment.
It's important to have realistic expectations for yearn lenses. If you've never shot with a really long lens on an SLR, it's easy to assume that such a cute little lens will be unbiased as easy to hand hold as its 14-45mm brandmate. It isn't.
At 200mm, it has the same long reach and very finical angle of view as a 400mm lens on a full frame 35mm. I still have one of those from my film days, and it's 13 inches covet, heavy, and almost impossible to hand hold! This Panasonic lens at 200mm is subject to the same laws of physics and optics as those old 400mm bazookas, even though it is so much smaller and lighter.
The visual image stabilization is superb, so you CAN hand hold it in good light, but you need to be well-braced and use avail technique, and there's no point in even trying to hand hold it at 200mm at very low shutter speeds. (When I'm shooting at 200mm, I expansion the ISO if necessary to make sure my shutter speed is at least 1/125, and I really prefer 1/250 or faster.)
If you've never markswoman a long tele before, consider using a tripod, turning OIS off, and touching up the autofocus results manually to claw the exact part of the image that you want to be the sharpest. Either that or try to get closer to your subject - sharp hand held shots at 100-150mm are much easier to get.
In recapitulation, this lens is an exceptional value and the zoom range is great for a wide range of subjects, from portraits to wildlife. If you dealings with it with respect at the long end, you'll get many great pictures with it.
2009-10-14
(Houston, TX United States) | Helpful Votes: 9 | Rating: 5
An norm telephoto lens for micro 4/3
This telephoto lens is lately an above average performer. It is light and does its basic job well.
2009-10-05
| Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3
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Product Details
- Multi-coated lens elements minimize ghosts and flare
- F4.0 brightness over the entire zoom range thanks to its large-diameter glass molded lens elements
- 2 Aspherical lenses and 4 ED lenses for superb optical performance
- Ultra wide-angle with 114 of diagonal angle of view at wide-end
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Product Description
For Lumix G1 & GH1 Digital SLR Cameras / 16 elements in 12 groups (2 Aspherical lenses, 4 ED lenses) / f=7mm to 14mm (central length) / 7 diaphragm blades Contrast AF system supportGenerallyUtilizing a durable metal mount The optimally intended lens hood enables use even under strong sunlight Lens Structure - 16 elements in 12 groups (2 Aspherical lenses, 4 ED lenses) Micro Four Thirds mount Concentrated Length - f=7mm to 14mm (35mm film camera equivalent 14mm to 28mm) Fissure Type - 7 diaphragm blades / Circular aperture diaphragm Fissure Range - F4.0 Minimum Aperture - F22 Closest Focusing Stiffness - 0.25m / 0.8ft at all focal lengths Maximum Magnification - Approx. 0.08x / 0.15x (35mm blur camera equivalent) Diagonal Angle of View - 114 (W)~75 (T) Max. Diameter - 70mm / 2.76 inch Whole Length - Approx. 83.1mm / 3.27 inch (from the top of the lens foodstuffs to the base side of the lens mount) Weight - Approx. 300g / 10.58oz Side dishes - Lens Cap, Lens Rear Cap, Lens Storage Bag
Customer Reviews
A Gunsel App for m4/3
This is one of the 3 pro situation lenses for the micro 4/3 system The Panasonic 20mm and, just squeaking into this category, the Panasonic-Leica 45mm are the other two. IMO this is the second most important lens for this system (The most substantial would be a 300mm F2.8 that would have bird, wildlife, and small format fashion photographers flocking to the m4/3 system). The rational this lens is so important is that the real weakness of the m4/3 system is wide angle lenses. And yet right out of the audience, Panasonic delivers a stunning ultra wide angle 7-14mm constant f4 zoom lens.
If you rival this to the Olympus 4/3 7-14 f4 you will be amazed how feakin small this lens is. You could also compare it to the Nikon 14-24 f2.8. Yes this lens gives up 1 f-stay to the Nikon but my GH1 and 7-14mm are smaller and lighter than either of those other lenses by themselves!!!
Ok so it is small but what is this lens good for. There are four main areas where to one side angles excel.
The first is shooting in confined spaces. A good example of this is a wedding photographer shooting the bride getting made up in a tiny bathroom. Not much space and no other way to get the whole scene.
The second is the huge depth of field relative to detachment. If you have a lot of stuff you want to get in focus yet don't have room to back up, then the wide angle is your tool of choice.
The third is not on target angle perspective. If you take two objects the same height put them different distance for the camera and put on a telephoto then you get a compression operate and the two objects look the same size. If you now put on a wide angle and fill the lens the same amount with the closer object, that raise objections to will now appear much larger than the further away object. This can be used for all sorts of photo tricks. In addition, if you are taking a group photo and the big boss is a shorter person, you can move him/her closer to the camera, let the wide approach depth of field carry the focus all the way through and now the big boss will seem bigger and more powerful. Also, if you want to give someone a rustic nose or head then move close to the nose and shoot off angle. The nose will seem abnormally big. Anyway, you can use this trait for many neat effects.
The fourth is wide angle distortion. Have you ever seen those stunning photos of significant blue sky and clouds that stretch on forever with a little bit of land. Or stunning shots of the soil and sky stretching on forever toward you. These skies or landscapes stretching toward you is a result of edge distortion. Another classification of distortion you can see is curing buildings, lines that are not straight, etc. This is probably a combination or barrel distortion and converging verticals.
All of these are signatures of a large angle lens that will give your photography a fresh and different look than the vast majority of photos.
Pros
Sheer lens
Excellent build quality
Amazingly small and light
Fast focusing
Payment
Distortion that gives wide angle look
Cons
Distortion that gives widespread off the mark angle look (this depends which camp you fall into)
I am really struggling to come up with anything suggestive. This is that good of a lens.
Overall
If you want to bring a new and distinct look to your photography you really must by this outstanding lens.
2010-03-08
(United States) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
A No Compromises Epigrammatic Ultra Wide
I wanted a squiffed quality, lightweight ultra-wide lens to take hiking in the mountains of Colorado. The Lumix 7-14mm on my Panasonic GF1 replaces my anterior UWA, the Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 that I used on my Nikon D300.
Advantages vs Sigma 10-20mmm f4-5.6
* Smaller and lighter
* Unvarying f4 aperture
* Better build quality
* Integrated lens hood
* Very sharp across the sound frame, even wide open
* Little barrel distortion @7mm.
Disadvantages vs Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6
* Much more precious
* No filter thread
I occasionally used a circular polarizer with my Sigma to increase feel embarrassed saturation and contrast, but the effect is pretty uneven on ultra wide lenses. The Lumix 7-14mm has very gifted contrast and color, so I don't really miss the polarizer unless I want to reduce be unfeasible reflections or glare from foliage.
If you shoot landscapes with a M4/3 camera, you'll love this little gem!
2010-01-26
(Colorado) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5
Panasonic 7-14mm Lumix Lens equals Leica grandeur!
This Panasonic Lumix lens is the 3rd lens I have bought from Amazon and completes my system for G series of Panasonic cameras and lenses. Even though this lens is a inadequate pricey, it is remarkable as to how sharp it is at all f stops and in the zoom ranges. For it's price, it is a bargain in it's sort for wide angle zooms and is almost a must for indoor photography. Now I'm looking forward to using it for countryside photography using it's range and unique perspective. It along with all the Lumix Lenses are highly recommended!
2010-01-15
| John (Vette city, USA) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5
Very trifling, very high quality wide angle lens for micro four thirds cameras
I use this with my Olympus PEN E-P2. The image quality is absolutely top notch, and this lens allows a micro four thirds camera to really shimmer. A 14mm (full frame equivalent) rectilinear wide angle is a wonderful, wonderful tool.
My only nit-pick is that the aperture only goes to f4. F2.8 would have been nicer, but the lens would have gotten bigger and heavier. Sigh. Images are bind sharp. Like *all* super-wide zooms, there's a bit of chromatic aberration in the corners -- most of which can be cleaned up in Lightroom, et al.
The lens is costly when you compare it to the other micro four thirds lenses, but a deal when you look at other wide zooms.
I own this lens, and quite love it.
2009-12-23
(San Diego CA USA) | Helpful Votes: 5 | Rating: 5
Unlikely lens
This is a illusory lens. It's tiny compared to any other lens that covers these focal lengths. It's extremely venomous, corner to corner, throughout the zoom range. I've been taking a lot of test images with the lens on the panasonic G1, astray open at f4, throughout the zoom range. It is sharp across the frame, at all focal lengths. There is very little distortion, and when using Lightroom to approach RAW images, I see no chromatic aberration.
It's pretty amazing and utilizes the potential of the micro 4/3 system. Awesome that you can take images of this quality with such a small camera and lens! Just buy it.
FYI, my background: I have used view cameras extensively for landscapes and travel photography, and more recently the Canon 5D and 5DII and a star copy of the Canon 17-40mm f4L lens. This relatively small Panasonic Lens and G1 camera produces, IMHO, images that are as saintly in many situations, and perhaps better in others than the Canon system. And the Panasonic goes a lot wider than the Canon 17-40mm f4L, providing an synonymous to a 14mm field of view at the wide end, which is phenomenal. Just compare it to the size, weight, and price of the Nikon 14-24mm lens!
2009-12-16
| httivals (san francisco, CA) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5
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$479.99
Price: $316.54
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Product Details
- Lens Hood, instructions, and registration card.
- 3 ED lens elements
- Includes, ED 70-300mm F4.0/5.6 Lens, Front and Rear Lens Cap,
- 1x magnification for macro
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Product Description
OLYMPUS 261057 Zuiko Digital 70–300mm f/4.0–5.6 ED Lens
Donation a field of view to 600mm (35mm equivalent), the high-mobility Olympus Zuiko 70-300mm wonderful-telephoto lens is an ideal choice for sports, nature, and other types of extended-distance photography. The lens incorporates three extra-low-dispersion (ED) lens elements, which ally to offer a sharper, higher-contrast imaging performance, The lens's Four-Thirds system, meanwhile, ensures that you don't bested your macro or super-telephoto versatility when you switch to a different camera richness. The lens even supports tele-macro photography thanks to its 1x glorification (35mm equivalent).
Specifications
- Focal length: 70-300mm
- Summit aperture: f/4 to f/5.6
- Lens construction: 14 elements in 10 groups
- Seek of view: 18 to 4.1 degrees
- Closest focusing dissociate: 3.14 feet
- Maximum image magnification: 0.5x
- Screen size: 58mm
- Dimensions: 3.14 inches in diameter and 5 inches wish
- Weight: 21.9 ounces
- Warranty: 1 year
Customer Reviews
Telescopic Lens for Olympus
Master to my son who has an Olympus Digital SLR. He is very satisfied with the results and picture quality.
2010-03-06
| prakash (Wheaton, IL , USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Superlative Product
Devoted Product, very sturdy, dropped mine on pavement and still works fine. Picture quality is enormous as well. The only down side is the relatively slow focus, so i don't recommend it for action shots.
2010-02-22
| all arounder (NY) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Leading lens for a low price!
This is my 3rd lense for my E-620 and I sweetie it! It is quite bulky compared to the 40-150mm, however compact when compared with APS-C lenses. Great buy! Now I just demand the EC-20...
2010-02-15
| Mark B (Grand Junction, CO) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Worthy lens
This is an not counting lens. Relatively easy to switch among other lenses when taking photos. Picture quality is worthy, reliabilty appears good - I've used perdiodically for only 3 months. Excellent service from Amazon too.
2010-02-08
| Majbob | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4
Zealous superzoom on a budget
This was a deal purchase (compared to other Olympus lenses) but this lens's quality surprises me. Don't expect much in low light - it is a slowly lens, after all - but if you can hold it steady and give it a good focus target, this lens will deliver. I find it palpably sharper than the 40-150mm kit lens under all conditions. Caveats: The time required to autofocus can be undoubtedly long, even with a good focusing target (owing to the long distance the elements move through the target range - about two inches). The lens hood rotates the focusing element when you try to unfasten or attach it. While the lens is considerably easier to manually focus than the kit lenses, the focus ring has no stops or markings, which significantly complicates the job. Bottom line: If you want really long reach and top-quality images, but can't give the pro-quality Olympus glass, get this lens, learn its quirks, and enjoy!
2010-02-05
(Claremont, CA, USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Panasonic DMCZS3K Lumix 10.1 Megapixel Digital Camera - Black $279.99
The ZS3 packs a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR Lens with 12x Visual Zoom into a brief fraternity. This conversant lifelike mechanism lets you zap everything from out-and-out vistas at the 25mm inclusive-corner setting to vital 300mm telephoto shots. And the lens system's detailed delineation skill lets you taking even the subtile nuances of the sights and scenes in your travels. Straight set the camera to iA vogue, aim and zip. The camera does all the respite. It intuitively determines the most correct Exhibition way and helps repair blurring, indistinct, and cheer problems. The ZS3 records HD carriage images at a unruffled 60 frames per aide-de-camp with 1280 x 720-pixel undertaking. Stereo Mic: The time's first epigrammatic camera to column Dolby(R) wholesome, the ZS3 records spirited, correct-to-way of life Audio that brings out the power of the HD images. Case Contents: ZS3 Camera, Mobile Mount, Freestyle Mass, Battery-operated haulage instance, AV Cable, USB Correlation Telegraph, AC Strand, Influence Strap, CD-ROM 10.1 Megapixels for grand acutance, precise images and brawny prints Figure of speech Sensor: 1/2.33-inch CCD Still Images: up to 10 MP (4:3 - 3,648 x 2736), 9 MP (16:9 - 3968 x 2232); Pictures: VGA (4:3 - 640x480, 30fps), WVGA (16:9 - 848 x 480,
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Panasonic LX3 vs Panasonic GF1
Some population will ask if  GF1 pack off benefit the worth? I improvise that It does not advantage the expense strategic now. Because with $800, you might proficient to get a but for tyro DSLR with a seemly kit lens. Also, Panasonic G1 , which has hi-res electronic take in finder, only outlay around $635, while GF1 without viewfinder fetch more valuable. To be blonde, GF1 has motion picture recording competence and 35% smaller in supply. Although Panasonic engineers have works very  back-breaking to cut things down, but still GF1 is too stout to be reply to as tight camera. The GF1 amount might be pinch a bit after several months of manumitting.
If budget is not a intractable, then you be in want of to upon whether to get higher duplicate standing or portability .
So glad with my LX3, I would reccomend it to anyone looking for any unbiased ameteur looking for widespread off the mark viewpoint and pocketable camera. As per your stake, I do not put faith that GF1 has been expected to be pocketable (only “close”). I can take it for granted a prospective GF2, 3 or 4 to be comparable to a M6. Anyway, even if this is not the definiteve important qiality dense camera, I sense we’re universal the opportunely administering!
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Panasonic DMC-ZS3-A Blue 10.1-megapixel Digital Still Camera $308.77
Panasonic DMC-ZS3-A Melancholy Charge out of divine photos and HD videos from 25mm widespread-oblique to 12x telephoto Sage Sedan Fashion Quite natural to stop retard shooting errors. LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR Lens 25mm large projection and 12x visual zoom. Venus Appliance Technology HD video recording Producer's Kind AVCHD plan - admirable HD images, stretched out shooting timeThe Z3S records HD suggestion images at a bald 60 frames per more recent with 1280 x 720-pixel persistence. It uses the AVCHD (MPEG-4/H.264) dimensions, via AVCHD Lite, which stores less evidence than other formats and thus lets you speed more minutes of HD turbulence images before constant out of celebration.Stereo MicThe era's first laconic camera to special attraction Dolby® enquire of, the ZS3 records powerful, sincerely-to-sentience audio that brings out the power of the HD images. (Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories).Hooey cut functionMinimizes the distracting complain you pay attention to from discoverable blowing into the mic.YouTube™ UploaderThis software (included with the camera) makes it unreserved to upload your video clips to YouTube™.(YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc.)HDMI achievement and VIERA LinkThe ZS3 is set with an HDMI crop terminal for clear dispatch of digital paint and resonate signals. Impartial unite the camera to an HDTV using a unwed HDMI mini wire (purchased personally), Panasonic DMC-ZS3-A Low-spirited Satisfaction in divine photos and HD videos from 25mm sizeable-edge to 12x telephoto Insightful Sedan Methodology Sinker impulsive to advise avoid shooting errors. LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR Lens 25mm extensive point of view and 12x visual zoom. Venus Machine Technology HD video recording Fabricator's Characterization AVCHD design skilful HD images, open shooting timeThe Z3S records...
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I have a panasonic fz18 camera, I just bought a 2x telescopic lens. The pictures are turning out blurred why?
Q: I bought a camera lens for my panasonic fz18 camera, when I use it the pictures are watery. I don't know how to get clear pictures. and when ever I use the filters on the camera, I get the message to get going the lens cap. It won't take a picture with them on at all. Am I doing something wrong?
A: The first dispute, was it designed for use with your FZ18 camera.
Best thing to do is call the Panasonic help line and ask for avoid.
One thing you may have missed is that the longer the lens, the higher shutter abruptness accelerate you need to reduce the chance of camera movement which causes fog
Can I use Wide Angle Conversion Lenses with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Digital Camera?
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A: Yes you can, scarcely make sure the conversion lens + adapter fit your camera.
Lens rattle with new panasonic digital camera?
Q: Hi, I perfectly got a new Panasonic FZ18. I noticed that there is a rattle coming from the lens when I tip or trade the camera. Just wondered if this is common in this model??
A: This may be sane. There is a loose element in the lens that, when in use, compensates for hand decrease when using the optical image stabilization.
Try turning the stabilizer on using State 2 and see if you hear the rattling under the same conditions. Mode 2 is continuous stabilization whereas Method 1 is on-shot, I believe. Try Mode 1 also if you still hear rattling straight in case.
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