Has anyone paired this lens with the Panasonic GX7? If so, what is your thoughts? I have the GX7 and torn between this &amp; pan and panny Thanks.
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Typically i would recommend sticking with the Panny lens as they usually don't have in body stabilization in body, however in this case the GX7 does have it. Decide what you prefer, slightly and i really mean slight advantage for the Oly in resolving power or the slight improvement in light gathering and typically cheaper price for the Panny.
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I've been using this lens as my main lens with Panasonic GH4 and I love it! It is sharp, fast focus, it covers zoom range that you use most. Highly recommend.
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Hey Aaron, I actually haven't used a filter with this lens/camera setup yet. I am afraid that my NX1100 is not living up to what I had hoped and may soon find a good home. Hope you have better luck with yours!
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I have. I love it. I'm often using my old Yashinon 50mm/1.2 on it. I also have the same Olympus lens that you do... works great. I shoot on the 7D.
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I think if you turn it off in-camera, it's off regardless of whether you have the dedicated switch on or off on the lens itself. It seems to have been designed with the expectation of the newer design of the current 14-42 which has no dedicated switch on the lens. It needs to be activated via the menu. I think it also must be activated to set the IS mode. I have the IS turned on in my G1 and use the 14-45 and 45-200 as normal. No problems. I know it works as I use slr lenses with no IS, where the lack of IS is immediately obvious. I think the menu setting just provides power for the lens IS. I never turn it off in camera regardless of whether I'm using the oem lenses or the slr lenses. I don't turn off the "shoot without lens" when I switch from the slr lenses to the oem either. It's the Olympus m4/3's that have the more involved IBIS where the Panasonic IS can overide and a user might want to select the IBIS or IS. I'm assuming you know the GF has no in-body IS. The G1 has the in-menu option, I thought the GF1 had it too. I've taken over 25,000 shots with that setting, no issues to date. NOTE: If your lenses are older, you might want to install the latest firmware updates. That seems to have a big effect on the performance of the G-bodies and lenses in some cases.
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I would bundle. It's a great camera like all Panasonics - but it needs a long lens. I got used to my compact Panasonic with a 10x lens and so I am hoping to save up for the better zoom. I like close ups!
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I tried it with a PANA 45-200mm micro 43 lens on a PANA GH2. There was no issue of vignetting. However, the DOF can be shallow that may require focus stacking for close-up work. Otherwise, I am happy about it.
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hello nick, i am not familiar with setting of Panasonic since i have used any, i only used canon and nikon and sony so far...
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Hi, thanks question. Perhaps this lens can not work Aoto Foucus for GH2. I think much better More new type lens for Panasonic. Thanks in advance.
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Have you made a decision? I'm in the same boat. Got a bunch of Sony DVs but the camera is huge. Time to move to HD. I like the Canon HF M40 because its got alot of the same optics as the G10 at half the price. The Pan has a much better range on the wide end, so I'm torn. Not sure if the Pan features are as good as the Canon otherwise.
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I would go for the middle (B) range and not even interchangeable lens if not worthed. So: apart from price, loving fidelity in colours and proportions (I hate "postcard" photos), and speed, what between:Sony Nex 5NsOlympus E-PM1Panasonic GF3 (if better than G3, otherwise please tell me)?Any non interchangeble lens as worthed as those? (Olympus XZ-1?)Eventually, thanks a loT
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I'm looking for a case myself. Panasonic makes an old school leather case (DMW-CGB1 for the body and DMW-CGL1 for the part that wraps around the lens), which is kind of nice. JapanExposures sells a handmade version, but it just covers the body, not the lens. I've also looked at that custom leatherette textured covering, which might add a little protection. But I'm not super jeeped about any of those. Still looking...
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I have owned both and prefer the GX7. More options, also a great sensor crop option that gives 2.4x greater zoom reach with zero degradation of image. GX7 has a newer sensor. I ended up selling the GH3 and keeping the GX7.BTW IBIS does not work with video, but with Panny lenses this is a non-issue.
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No, the image stabilization is in my Panasonic Lumix GX7 body, not in the 7-14mm lens. This system works fine and I like that it makes an already expensive lens, less expensive.
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The version of this lens I bought at Amazon is the sony NEX version, it is sure that it doesn't fit on panasonic GH whatever.There is a Micro 4/3 version that is supposed to fit on any micro 4/3 body (Panasonic, Olympus), but I've no personal experience of that.
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Lenses usually autofocus only on the systems they are designed for. The lens in question works on the Olympus Pen system. I have never seen or used that Panasonic, though I would doubt that a specialized Olympus lens would work.
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Yup... Know that feeling. I added the Panasonic 20mm after a month. Nice to have a lens with a large aperture.