Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS

The Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS is a 42mm macro lens designed for the MICRO 4/3 mount and released in 2014. Manufactured by Panasonic, it offers a maximum aperture of f/1.2, covering a 42mm focal range, weighs 425, accepts 67 filters. Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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What is the Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS?

The Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS is a 42mm macro lens for the MICRO 4/3 mount with a maximum aperture of f/1.2. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS use?

The Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS uses the MICRO 4/3 mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/micro-43.

What is the maximum aperture of the Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS?

The Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS has a maximum aperture of f/1.2, placing it in the ultra-fast lens category. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS released?

The Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS was released in 2014, placing it within the 2010s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the Panasonic-Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F/1.2 ASPH OIS?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/948853-panasonic-leica-dg-nocticron-425mm-f12-asph-ois. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.