| Announced | 2011-12-14 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 499 |
| Aperture | f/3.5-6.3 |
| Focal range (mm) | 12 - 50 |
| Filter diameter (mm) | 52 |
| Max diameter (mm) | 57 |
| Mount type | Micro 4/3 |
| Stabilization | No |
| AF Motor | High-speed Imager AF (MSC) |
| Zoom type | Ring |
| Rotating front element | |
| Tripod mount | No |
| Color | Black, silver |
| Full-Time manual focus | |
| Number of lenses | 10 |
| Number of groups | 9 |
| Diaphragm blades | 5 |
| Circular aperture | Yes |
| Length (mm) | 83 |
| Weight (gr) | 211 |





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The Micro 4:3 market is full of technology, each new generation apparently having some new enhancement, with a new, more superlative name. Panasonic is no different, but this new Lumix G VARIO 14-42 f3.5-5.6 II Asph. Mega OIS carries neither the ‘Power Zoom’, or the ‘Power O.I.S’; there are aspheric elements but no ED glass. Without all the latest refinements is it worth having at all? Yes, it is: well priced and punches above its weight. |
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Designed with compactness in mind, micro 4/3 lenses go for the smallest size possible most of the time. But to achieve these dimensions, they sometimes have to compromise on image quality. In this review, we cover a wide range of standard lenses, both prime and zoom, and show that not all lenses are equal in terms of the trade-off between compactness and image quality. |