Review on 📷 Panasonic LUMIX Professional 12-60mm Camera Lens: Leica DG Vario-ELMARIT, F2.8-4.0 ASPH, Dual I.S. 2.0 + Power O.I.S, Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds - H-ES12060 (Black) by Viswanath Lopez

I bought this lens to shoot outdoor videos for my Youtube channel with my Panasonic Lumix G9. Thanks to its 12mm wide angle and effective 5x optical zoom, it is excellent for this use case. If you use ex. With the teleconv function of the latest Panasonic cameras, you can get an effective 7x lossless zoom for free. If, like me, you shoot landscapes and mainly static subjects, a camera with a high-resolution sensor shift mode can extend your range even further. corners. Don't expect perfectly sharp images throughout the scene at the wide end - that's the compromise you'd expect from a wide-angle to mid-telephoto lens. I see a mostly clear image with no distortion at around 18-20mm and up. In the video world, this is not as important as it is for photographers. The range you get for the size justifies the range you get for me. The aperture immediately drops to f/2.9 at 13mm and continues to decrease from there until you hit f/4 at around 55mm. Since I mainly shoot landscapes in 4K videos, I rarely use f/2.8, but it comes into play when shooting vlogs. I find f/2.8 to be the perfect place to walk and speak in front of the camera to achieve perfect background blur while avoiding "breathing" focus. I find the bokeh at f/2.8 pleasant thanks to the round bokeh balls thanks to the 9-blade aperture. Defocused backgrounds look smooth to me. I usually use f/5.6 to f/7 when shooting landscapes at 12mm and f/8 to f/11 when getting closer to 60mm; You'll notice some diffraction around f/11, but it's not bad enough to be unusable. Chromatic aberration has been largely corrected, but you'll see some greens and purples with sun flare. To me, that's better than the glare in the sun in the frame. Another plus is the weather protection. This lens doesn't see a lot of bad, wet weather, but living and shooting in the desert I often come across it. The only major downside I've encountered is that (1) this lens is heavier than cheaper plastic counterparts; although for me it's a pro that adds durability. I am happy with the images this lens produces; I find this lens to suit those who typically carry wide-angle and medium-telephoto lenses and want to reduce the weight and complexity of mounting. This will likely come as close as possible to the universal lens of the M43 system.