Panasonic VARIO-ELMARIT 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 ASPH Lens

The only Four Thirds lens with stabilisation., Good optical and build quality., Brighter focal ratio than kit lens., Analogue style aperture ring.

Relatively expensive when sold alone., Aperture ring only works with L1 & Digilux 3., OIS Mode 2 only works with L1 & Digilux 3., Limited availability by itself.

too high chromatic aberration at 14 mm and at 50 mm and maximum relative aperture.

Leica is renowned for the high quality of its optical products and we can confidently say that the Vario-Elmarit 14-50 mm f/2.8-3.5 Asph Mega O.I.S. doesn’t disgrace its producer. Quite the opposite in fact – for a zoom lens with a 3.6x multiplier it...