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PanasonicCinema·MICRO 4/3 mount
Panasonic Lumix G X VARIO 35-100mm F/2.8 Power OIS
Specifications01
MountMICRO 4/3
Focal length35-100mm
Max aperturef/2.8
TypeCinema · Zoom
Weight360 g
Filter size58 mm
Physical length100 mm
Min focus distance0.85 m
Max magnification0.1
Aperture blades7
Optical elements18
Groups13
Lens hoodbarrel-shaped, bayonet mount, supplied
Additional Info02
Category["Micro-Four-Thirds"]
Keywords["Micro-Four-Thirds","Panasonic","Tele","Zoom"]
Review AuthorKlaus
Review Rating7
Equiv Aperture“f/5.6” (full format equivalent in terms of depth-of-field)
Other FeaturesNano-Coating, Power OIS, weather sealing
Review VerdictThe Panasonic Lumix G X 35-100mm f/2.8 Power OIS is an expensive tele zoom lens but it lives up to its high reputation. From a user perspective, there is little to complain. It is dead sharp in the image center and pretty good in the border region. Since distortions are auto-corrected, there is nothing to worry about here. You may spot some light falloff in the corners at f/2.8 but it's not overly disturbing and gone from f/4 onward. Lateral CAs are quite low. The quality of the bokeh - a major aspect of a fast lens - is very good. The background blur is beautifully rendered and there's almost no bokeh fringing. On the downside the less critical foreground bokeh is slightly busy and highlight discs aren't totally perfect. When looking behind the scenes - thus into uncorrected RAW files - you can spot a fairly high albeit not excessive degree of distortion at 35mm. Other than that there're no issues in the original characteristic of the lens. The build quality of the lens is excellent thanks to high quality materials, weather sealing and a constant physical length throughout the zoom range. The focusing speed is high and essentially noiseless so the AF may also be usable for movies to a certain degree. Panasonic's "Power OIS" (image stabilizer) is well proven by now. It may not excel like the Canon or Nikon counterparts but it can give you some extra potential when shooting without a tripod in low light situations. All-in-all a very capable lens and as such "Highly Recommended"!
Review Criteria{"Build Quality":9,"Optical Quality":7,"Price / Performance":7}
Review Published2013-10-06T09:50:00+00:00
Equiv Focal Length“70-200mm” (full format equivalent)
Optical Construction18 elements in 13 groups inc. 1xUED & 2xED elements
Field Notes02
Panasonic Micro Four Thirds zoom lens (35–100mm) with constant f/2.8 aperture for low-light and portrait/short-telephoto use, with optical image stabilization (Power OIS).
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