| Announced | 2012-05-21 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 1129 |
| Aperture | f/2.8 |
| Focal range (mm) | 12 - 35 |
| Filter diameter (mm) | 58 |
| Max diameter (mm) | 68 |
| Mount type | Micro 4/3 |
| Stabilization | Yes |
| AF Motor | Stepping Motor |
| Zoom type | Ring |
| Rotating front element | No |
| Tripod mount | No |
| Color | Black |
| Full-Time manual focus | |
| Number of lenses | 14 |
| Number of groups | 9 |
| Diaphragm blades | 7 |
| Circular aperture | Yes |
| Length (mm) | 74 |
| Weight (gr) | 305 |





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The Micro 4:3 market is maturing nicely: there are products available now to suit a wide range of needs. Up to now the upper end of this sector consisted entirely of fixed focal length lenses, but the Panasonic LUMIX G X Vario 12-35mm f2.8 ASPH. Power O.I.S changes all that. This is the first ‘standard’ zoom lens that DxO Mark has tested that really competes with fixed lenses on this format. |
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Added by ronnbot |
May 07
Better than the Canikon?
Interesting comparison. Why not compare to similar lenses in other format like what was done with the 35-100/2.8?
Anyway, this lens is a good one. It has better overall score than both Canon and Nikon 17-55/2.8 with better sharpness and CA than the Canon and better transmission and vignetting than both: http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Lenses/Compare-Camera-Lenses/Compare-lenses/(lens1)/173/(brand)/Nikkor/(camera1)/0/(lens2)/960/(brand2)/Panasonic/(camera2)/0/(lens3)/169/(brand3)/Canon/(camera3)/0 Reply | Read all replies for this comment |
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Added by sflxn |
May 12
Re: Better than the Canikon?
First, get a clue about which lens to compare with. Pana 35-100 needs to be compared with 70-200/2.8 from Canon and Nikon on a FF sensor. The dinky m43 lens isn't in the same universe as the Canon and Nikon equivalent.
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Added by sflxn |
May 12
Re: Better than the Canikon?
My bad. I saw the comments from the 'Forums' page. It didn't have a link back to the lens page you were commenting about. I just saw 35-100 and assumed you were talking about that lens. Now, I know you're talking about the 12-35 lens. The forums page is very poorly done on this site.
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Added by bobajoul |
August 24, 2012
personal use
Rented the lens for a family vacation, fantastic results. Great exposures and very sharp and vivid colors. Did punch up the saturation before use, but liked it so much i ordered one.
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