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  | sent on 02 Gennaio 2025 Pros: Optical and mechanical quality, weight, second-hand price. Cons: Some small internal reflections, manual focus ring. Opinion: My first lens for the Em1, chosen for hiking use, paid less than 200 euros at the end of 2023. I think it's the best cheap zoom I've ever had. I confirm the many merits already written in previous reviews, personally the only things I didn't like are some small internal reflections that peep out in the city nights and the MF ring very small and attached to the zoom ring: when you use it it is easy to touch the latter with your hands. However, they are two forgivable flaws from a perspective of this kind. The feeling of solidity is so surprising: it is all plastic but the small size makes it solid, and the dials are both very fluid. I replaced it with the Zuiko 12-40 f2.8 because of the EM1 mark1 MAF that suffers a lot from the dark. Having a couple of extra stops helps a lot both in AF and MF but, I repeat, it is a specific problem of the camera, not of this lens. It would not make much sense to compare the Pana to the professional Zuiko however I guarantee you that in terms of sharpness they are equivalent and, especially on excursions, I happen to regret it. |
  | sent on 14 Luglio 2024 Pros: much more than I expected... Cons: much less than I expected... Opinion: .. it was really a coincidence that I came across this lens, the story starts from the fact that I was looking for a second G 80 Pana body. that I found... I would say a real deal, little used, complete with box and booklet, just out of warranty, then 4 batteries, battery grip... and.. and.. the 12/60...all practically at the price of the camera body alone. I'll sell it immediately, I said to myself, I'll get something.... Stories... I started using it and I got a taste for it! I state that I already have the fantastic Oly 12/40...but those extra 20 mm, when you go out with only one lens... make the difference! In my review notes of the Oly in fact I denounced that the only 'flaw' was the short extension which was sometimes a limit. Well, now I'm keeping this and even if the performance comparison we know has no history, I'm unexpectedly reaping really pleasant satisfactions! Stabilized (double with the Pana body), tropicalized, really light, it will sometimes take the place of the legendary Pana 14/140 that I will never sell. For a kit lens I would say that it is more than satisfactory. vote above 9. |
  | sent on 01 Giugno 2024 Pros: Sharp, ultra-light and precise. More than decent construction Cons: The brightness, but you know that even before you buy... Opinion: An amazing optic, it costs a trifle, yet it is built quite well. It's the "poor" version of the more famous PanaLeica, but brightness and build quality aside, I don't really know how much the gap is proportionate to the price. It's sharp at all focal lengths, excellent even in the image edges where often the kit lenses collapse miserably, it's very light, in short, for 200 euros what more can you expect. The focal range is also very successful, covering 90% of what you can ask for from a handyman. The double stabilization is perfect for those who have a Panasonic body. If we really want to find a flaw in it, vignette at the extreme edges with the widest focal lengths. |
 | sent on 30 Aprile 2024 Pros: Lightweight, sharp, stabilized, works in tandem with the sensor stabilizer (Dual Is) fast and silent AF, tropicalized, solid construction, metal body mount. With M4/3 24/120 Cons: Call it an optical kit, and if you really want, the price in buying it separately, but you can find it used for about € 200 and even less. Opinion: A well-made all-rounder optic, often underestimated because it is sold in kits, but in my opinion it is worth all the money spent, I had two as I had bought two Lumix bodies, one of the two put on sale in a flea market and sold within a couple of hours. Very sharp, and having the double stabilization it compensates with the shutter speed without raising the ISO, in videos it is very silent in the AF. What can I say, I'm holding on to the second specimen. ? |
 | sent on 20 Aprile 2024 Pros: weight, size, price, (double) stabilization, perfect focal range Cons: Given the price, none. Opinion: Let's start from the bottom: it's not a bright optic, period. For the rest, only merits: it is small and very light, plasticky but well built and tropicalized, it covers a fabulous focal range (24-120mm eq.), it focuses very close and has stabilization, which on compatible Panasonic bodies becomes double. Generally good resolution (better wide side). |
 | sent on 12 Maggio 2023 Pros: weight, sharpness, tropicalized Cons: Extreme angle vignetting Opinion: versatile optics. Brightness is a feature for which it is not a defect. Quite sharp at all focal lengths, well built, slightly tropicalized. Excellent minimum focusing distance both in wide angle and in tele. Also good for close up. as defects I found an annoying vignetting in certain conditions (clear sky or uniform colors) in the extreme corners |
 | sent on 31 Luglio 2022 Pros: weight, size, sharpness, price. Cons: Considering the price practically no one apart, perhaps, the opening of the diaphragm but I do not care. Opinion: After a thousand thousand years of SLR I decided to try an ML, especially for weight and bulk, and the choice fell on a Pana G80 with its Panasonic Lumix G Vario 12-60mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS kit lens. Accustomed to the modest quality of the kit lenses of other brands I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of this lens that was practically almost given to me with the car. Very sharp, especially from f.8.0 upwards, very light, very compact. It has nothing to envy to more noble goals. Really good. |
 | sent on 25 Maggio 2022 Pros: Size, quality and price Cons: I can't find any Opinion: This lens is the main reason for my switch to the m43. Sharpness to sell, light and discreet at the right point well matches my Olympus body, shooting in RAW I do not encounter any problem, vignetting distortion and various aberrations are automatically corrected by dxo. Thanks to the equivalent 24_120 mm it is possible to use it as the only lens that I did on the occasion of a holiday in the Dolomites not feeling the need to have anything else. |
 | sent on 26 Marzo 2021 Pros: Small, light, handy ideal for street photos and reportage. Cons: Bright within the limits of this lens, but adequate for price and use. Opinion: The classic handyman of medium canvases that we find in all brands of obbietti for generalist use, such as street and reportage. In these goals we do not seek the maximum of sharpness, resolution and range, it has to do its job and this 12-60 does it great. I combined it during the purchase phase with a Panasonic GX9, a great machine for use that I make of it and with this 12-60 I get street photos that with my Nikon Z6ii and Z7 I would have dreamed of. You go completely unnoticed, you shoot two meters away from people who don't notice and I get incredible results. I am considering completing everything with a canvas such as the 45-175 and I think I have excellent equipment, light versatile. Trying to believe, it does not work miracles, but its duty and does it well, very well, like others more famous and expensive. |
 | sent on 23 Ottobre 2019 Pros: Focal excursion, weight, silent Cons: at about 40mm is already at f/5.6 Opinion: I took this lens to replace the 12-32 and have a greater versatility of use without having to carry other lenses around, especially in those situations where there is no time and way to replace the goals. Leaving aside the qualities already listed, to which I can just add a greater and constant image quality on all the focal points compared to the 12-32, I find rather annoying that it will close to f/5.6 already at just over 40mm. I'm not saying it had to get to 60mm, but it wasn't that sudden either. Taken used at a good price, I definitely wouldn't buy it again. |
 | sent on 27 Febbraio 2019 Pros: Tropicalizzatta, light, excellent image quality, focal coverage, stabilized Cons: I can not find fault, I find only annoying the lack of a switch to activate or deactivate the stabilization, the being 3.5-5.6 NIN I consider it a defect, for the F 2.8 you go on other with other prices Opinion: It's the zoom I use the most. The focal length ranges from 12 to 60, so you do everything. The sharpness Val from the excellent to the exceptional. Those who have had the opportunity to compare it with the Leica 12-60 do not report appreciable differences apart from the possibility of the Leica to have larger openings. The lens is pretty much always mounted on my room and is giving me a lot of satisfaction. In the past I used the Zuiko 14-42ez, since I took the Lumix Zuiko I use it only when I have to put the camera in my pocket |
 | sent on 31 Gennaio 2019 Pros: Excellent in all respects, sharp even at 60mm, where according to MTF charts should be lacking. Good performance also as a close-up lens. Light and compact. Cons: Focus ring without reference, uncomfortable to use for manual focus. Obviously it's not very bright. Opinion: Taken in kit with the intention to replace it with some pro lens, it made me recreate and remained in my kit. Really effective throughout the focal range and really versatile, good even for close-ups. At 12mm is sharper than the Samyang 12 F2, at 60mm it loses comparison with the Olympus 60 macro, but it does not disfigure. Very good price-performance ratio. |
 | sent on 12 Gennaio 2019 Pros: Used price, focal range, weight, construction, sharpness, tropicalized, lens hood including Cons: 3.5-5.6 Opinion: Good lens everything to do, covers from wide angle to medium tele, comfortable in most cases, including lens hoods. It offers excellent sharpness, also thanks to the M43 sensor, I use it on WCO 5mkii, the only new opening, but it is still a good quality compromise at the right price. I recommend it to those who like me, wants to carry around from 24mm to 120mm equivalent, in a single lens, for light outputs. |
 | sent on 04 Dicembre 2018 Pros: Cost, size, tropicalized Cons: a dark hair Opinion: Honest kit lens, performance much higher than you can imagine. I took it because it offers a very good focal range and it is weather sealed, feature for me important. From mistress of the fixed I use it in family and itinerant trips where I do not want to lose the shot and behaves excellently. High-level sharpness, fast focus, very effective stabilizer. It is obviously a bit dark, which on M43 is limiting, but this is known and helps to hold a low price. Taken used at €200, for use by handyman with good light I could not ask for better (I would have liked a similar lens when I was in Canon and in Fuji). |
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 | sent on 22 Settembre 2018 Pros: tropicalized, stabilized, construction, sharp, 12/60 EQ at 24/120 light weight, aesthetically elegant, and good feel to the touch. It's not optics from kits as they say. But it's worth much more than the Kit Plasticoni from Canon or Nikin in APSC, type I 18/55. Those are optics from economic kits Cons: It does not have a constant diaphragm, but this is known immediately, for the rest I have not found Opinion: I bought two lumix G80 with 12/60 Lens, now one of the two lenses I sold it to replace it with a fixed bright, it didn't make sense to have two machines with the same zooms. However, apart from that, I have already done several services, with these Zoom handyman, light but robust, excellent to the touch in continuous use, sharp in my opinion, happy with the purchase, are tropicalized, the system then double stabilization sensor/lens is Very effective, they allowed me to do nocturnes with 1 second of exposure freehand, I recommend this lens for general use, street, portrait and more, if you do not have special needs or demands. It's fast in focus, even low light conditions. |
 | sent on 10 Febbraio 2018 Pros: Compactness, tropicalization, interesting focal excursion. Cons: not constant brightness (eg 24-120 Nikkor VR 4 but we talk about other weight) well compensated by the OIS or IS system if used on Olympus Opinion: Purchased after reading some evaluation found on the net. Lens with good sharpness and not excessive distortion. Interesting bokeh. Tropicalization is a not inconsiderable added value. rnNot obviously replaces the classic triads of the 24 - 35/40 - 85/90 equivalents of fixed optics, but represents an interesting compromise especially for those who, like me, are multibrand, and want to understand the potential of the system. Definitely approved for quality / price ratio. |
 | sent on 18 Luglio 2016 Pros: Sharp, bright enough Cons: when no one test well Opinion: Arrived today did thirty shots in a half hour, then still to be tested thoroughly and in optimal conditions. Excellent sharpness, excellent resistance to flare, very low aberration. excellent construction, plasticky but of excellent workmanship and finishing. Pleasing the complexion. Dustproof and splash-proof. Oggiornerò later, with more shots than with the chatter. |
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