GH3 Panasonic 14mm F2.5 Lens

Not a beautiful lens, but it's nice and wide and sharp in the middle. Not good for architecture. There are some videos online to help you judge.
 
EDRAKEL said:
Anyone using this lens? What are your thoughts on it. Mr. Bloom gave it
a bad review.
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I use mine a fair amount. When I first got it I ran comparison tests on the same scene using both the Lumix 14mm and the Olympus Zuiko 14-42mm "kit" lens at the 14mm end. At f8 I couldn't tell even a slight difference unless I did some "pixel peeping" where the Lumix 14mm had a slight edge. The f2.5 maximum aperture over f3.5 on the "kit" lens gave it a usable advantage in low light scenes.

I don't look for absolute "perfection" in lenses like this but rather "practicality" and I find practical usage a great benefit. This lens takes up such a tiny bit of space in the corner of my bag (or in a small pocket in the bag) that I can pretty much always have it with me. Nonetheless I find this Lumix 14mm to be sharp enough overall to be very useful both in stills and "motion picture" use.

My first choice, of course, would be the Olympus Zuiko 12mm f2.0 but the $799 price gets a bit in the way.
 
I find it to come in handy, and think its a decent lens for the low price. It doesn't have much "character" to it, but its not soft or mushy. It works well for video and auto-focuses faster than the 20mm Lumix lens. I don't have experience with any of the better wide angle lenses, so I can't give a fair comparison. I'm sure Phillip Bloom's experience with higher end cinema lenses will influence his preference, but if you're on a budget I think the 14mm is a good value.

If you can afford it, the Lumix 12-35 gets much better reviews, and it is a far more flexible lens, albeit at a greater cost. We get what we pay for, ya know?
 
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