Panasonic Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 ASPH
Announced September 21, 2010
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
Panasonic Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 ASPH is an exceptionally compact and lightweight pancake lens that delivers consistent edge-to-edge sharpness for street and landscape photography. Although it offers fast, silent autofocus and high-quality results, the lens carries a high price tag and can be prone to flare.
Weighted from 9 reviewer scores
Pros
- Excellent sharpness across the frame
- Compact and lightweight pancake design
- Fast and silent autofocus suitable for video
- Well-built construction
- Good control of chromatic aberrations
Cons
- High retail price for a prime lens
- Susceptibility to lens flare
- Severe chromatic aberration when used on non-Panasonic bodies
- Limited maximum aperture and physical handling constraints
- Slow autofocus performance compared to other Micro Four Thirds lenses
- Launch price $399 (USD)
- Focal length & aperture 14mm f/2.5
- Mount & coverage Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
- Filter thread 46mm
- Autofocus motor Micromotor
- Weight & size 55g (1.9 oz) · 56 x 20.5 mm (2.20 x 0.81 in)
What the Reviewers Say
All 9 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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With a few words - a small wide-angle lens suited for photojournalism.
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On the one hand the tested lens is really a small, lightweight, well-turned-out device, giving us a very good image quality in the frame centre.
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The Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 Lumix G lens produces excellent images and is good value for money.
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The LUMIX G 14mm F2.5 ASPH is a tiny yet perfectly formed wide-angle lens that delivers excellent results, making it a great lens for landscapes and unobtrusive street photography, although at £357.99 / $399.95 it's pretty expensive for a prime lens.
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It's a tiny and incredibly lightweight lens but performance is really excellent when it comes to image quality.
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I really had fun with this lens and took loads of images with it. I found it performed excellent every time it was slung around me on the E-P2. What else can I say besides I LOVE IT!
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This is the alternative for Micro Four Thirds shooters if you want to keep your cameras really small; just get the 14mm f/2.5. It is as if you're not carrying any lenses at all in front of the camera.
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The 14mm pancake is highly recommended. It continues Panasonic's approach to quality kit lenses, and I've enjoyed all of Panasonic's Micro Four Thirds optics so far, apart from the rather high price of the fisheye, ultra wide and 100-300mm, and the slightly soft 55-200mm.
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[O]verall, what you need to know about this lens is that it's very affordable and it's fantastic and it's still tack sharp at F2.5 and F2.8, and it is everything that you need in terms of a wide lens for this type of camera system.
