Exclusive Nano Surface Coating
Crystallizing Panasonic's optical technologies, the "X" lens features superb
image rendering for lifelike textures, crisp edge-to-edge contrast, a unique
Nano Surface Coating for minimal ghosts and flaring and natural atmospheres
with remarkable transparency.
Compact Retractable Lens Barrel Design
Although the lens is not a single focus length lens but is a zoom lens, the
retractable-type zoom lens boasts outstanding compactness with approx. 26.8
mm* in length and approx. 95g in weight to realize ultra-high mobility.
Notably, the astonishingly short overall length is realized by the inclusion
of 4 aspherical lenses. The zoom lever on the lens barrel gives user a
stable zooming while manual focusing is also available with manual focus
lever for more precise control.
Premium Lens Design
The new LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. lens offers a
versatile zoom range of 14-42 mm (35 mm camera equivalent: 28-84 mm)
suitable for a wide range of scenes from dynamic landscape to portrait.
Comprising of 9 lenses in 8 groups, the lens system features excellent
contrast at entire zoom range. The inclusion of 4 aspherical lenses that
helps achieving the downsizing of lens unit also improves optical
performance by minimizing distortion, even at the 28 mm wide end. The 2 ED
lenses effectively compensates for the chromatic aberration.
Plus, Panasonic's Nano Surface Coating technology is adopted
to minimize the reflection at entire visual light range (380nm-780nm) by
applying the extra-low refractive index coating with nano-sized structure on
the surface of the lens. It results in the super clear picture with dramatic
reduction of ghost and flare.
POWER O.I.S.
The POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) which is newly integrated in the
LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. makes it easy to
shoot super clear shots even in low-lit situations such as in night time or
indoors. With the improved sensitivity of the gyro sensor, the new POWER
O.I.S. suppresses large, slow movement 2x more effectively**.
Support for Light Speed AF
When mounted on the cameras of LUMIX G Micro System, users can take
advantage of the contrast AF system and the convenient functions applied
from it. Adopting an inner focus system driven by a stepping motor, the
superior optical design realizes outstanding smoothness to support the high
speed AF system of LUMIX G cameras. It achieves approx. 0.1 second Light
Speed AF*** thanks to the downsizing of focus lens and its amount of
movement. By speeding up the aperture control, shutter time lag is also
shortened by approx. 40% compared with the LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm / F3.5-5.6
ASPH. / MEGA O.I.S..****
Focus and Aperture Design
With its minimum focus distance of 0.2m (14-20mm) / 0.3m (21-42mm), the new
lens provides a maximum photographic magnification of 0.34x (35 mm
equivalent). 7 aperture blades consists a circular aperture diaphragm and
produces an attractive smoothness in out-of-focus areas even shooting at
large aperture.
Two Lens Barrel Color Options
Offering more fashionable, sophisticated look with two color option of
black and silver, the new LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./POWER
O.I.S. perfectly matches any color of cameras from LUMIX G Micro System to
be a part of the photographic life.