Panasonic 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6 Lumix G Vario MEGA OIS Zoom Micro Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic and Olympus Micro Four Thirds Cameras by Panasonic

Nikon Lens Reviews : Amazing Panasonic Telephoto Four Thirds Lens

It’s important to have realistic expectations for long lenses. If you’ve never shot with a really long lens on an SLR, it’s easy to assume that such a cute little lens will be just as easy to hand hold as its 14-45mm brandmate. It isn’t.

At 200mm telephoto lens, it has the same long reach and very narrow angle of view as a 400mm lens on a full frame 35mm. I still have one of those from my film days, and it’s 13 inches long, heavy, and almost impossible to hand hold! This Panasonic telephoto lens at 200mm is subject to the same laws of physics and optics as those old 400mm bazookas, even though it is so much smaller and lighter.

The optical image stabilization is superb, so you CAN hand hold it in good light, but you need to be well-braced and use good technique, and there’s no point in even trying to hand hold it at 200mm at very low shutter speeds. (When I’m shooting at 200mm, I increase the ISO if necessary to make sure my shutter speed is at least 1/125, and I really prefer 1/250 or faster.)

I purchased this telephoto lens soon after I bought the Lumix G1 camera. The camera came with a 14-45mm lens but I wanted an alternative for portraits and animal photography. The 45-200mm Lumix G Vario fit my needs well and I was not disappointed when I mounted it to the G1 body. The images are crisp and clear with no peripheral distortion. I especially enjoy the telephoto lens housed Optical Image Stabilization system. I really thought an in-camera OIS was the better system, until I tried the G1 lens line-up.

In addition to the OIS the lens also contains the aperture mechanism. Using the camera preview function the lens stops down to the set f/stop value and allows true depth-of-field preview. Overall I find this lens an invaluable addition to my camera kit. I’d certainly recommend it to anyone doing more than simple snap shots. To top off the attraction it is made by Leica and the exquisite fit and finish really shows, not to mention sharp high resolution images. Reviewed by Tim Frazer

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