Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH : Specifications and Opinions

Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH, front

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The Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 ASPH is a wide-angle lens for 4/3, manufactured from 2016. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 1203 €;

15 users have given it an average vote of 9.5 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Micro 4/3: this lens is compatible with mirrorless micro-4/3.

Specifications
Focal lenght	12 mm
Angle of view	83.4° (equivalent to a 24mm in Fullframe 24x36mm format)
Format	4/3
Max. aperture	f/1.4
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	15 elements in 12 groups
Min. focus distance	0.20 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.10x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Stepper Motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	62 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	335 g
Dimensions	70 x 70 mm
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Rhoken

sent on 27 Dicembre 2025

Pros: Image quality, construction, autofocus, materials, dimensions, rendering

Cons: Aperture ring incompatible with Olympus bodies, AF/MF switch too sensitive

Opinion: A niche and expensive lens but one that pays off once you take it in hand. Completely made of metal (lens hood included) and tropicalized, it looks beautiful, massive and full-bodied even if the dimensions do not show it. The image quality is at high levels with a slightly warm and less surgical rendering than the Zuiko, the f/1.4 aperture returns an excellent blur even if the focal length is not the most suitable for portraits. Too bad the feeling didn't click completely.

Easter_Egg89

sent on 02 Giugno 2024

Pros: Metal construction, sharpness even at wide aperture, flare resistance

Cons: Absence of stabilization (in the videos you can see that it is slightly less stable than the panaleic 12-60).

Opinion: Taken to take wide-angle photos in low-light contexts (cityscapes at dusk, photos in dimly lit interiors), and in that area it proved to be excellent. The thing that positively impressed me is the sharpness and three-dimensionality of the image even at wide apertures. Far better than the Panaleica 12-60 (which at 12mm is f/2.8, and which is a lens that normally satisfies me a lot) in difficult lighting conditions. Excellent construction, size and weight not problematic for me. The lack of stabilization is a small flaw that is only visible when compared to stabilized zooms. As much as I prefer to use zooms, I have to admit that using a fixed like this in difficult contexts guarantees really good results. Highly recommended if you are looking for very high quality bright wide angles (PS I bought it used from the store, I admit that when new at full price maybe I wouldn't have bought it).

Fabribrizio

sent on 09 Gennaio 2022

Pros: Quality, fine metal construction, colors.

Cons: Maybe the weight, but maybe.

Opinion: Screaming lens, excellent construction, you hold it in your hand and feel the weight but you know that all quality, optically a portent, the photos practically do not need much, panic sharpness, bought almost for a whim now I can no longer remove it from the camera body. Compared with other Olympus lenses, on which I use it very well and without problems, the colors are much better, sometimes even excessive, the Zuiko lenses in my opinion are more neutral. What to say recommended definitely.

Aleziggio

sent on 08 Aprile 2017

Pros: resistance to flare, sharpness, opening. On the starry skies shows coma only to open diaphragms and total absence of astigmatism (among the wide-angles, it is a not so common value)

Cons: If we really want to find them, for those who are used to micro 4/3 optics is slightly heavier than average and has metal construction. But I would say that it has no cons

Opinion: specially purchased lens to photograph the Northern Lights in Iceland, being able to shorten exposure times and improve the details visible on the lights in the sky. And this Wonder from the Leica glass did not disappoint. On other occasions, day backlight, I noticed excellent resistance to flare: the images are always very contrasting and sharp. As for the use on starry skies, the lens demonstrates an excellent control of the coma of astigmatism, which are typical defects rather marked even on lenses maybe emasked but optimized for other aspects; shooting at f1.4 the stars show chromatic aberration and slight coma on the edges, showing no signs of astigmatism, but gradually closing the diaphragm, already at f3.2 you get stars with a high degree of pointsformity all over the frame (see photos of the hill of the Nivolet confirming). For those who have a passion for starry skies, they are truly remarkable features in a wide-angle. Only limit, as you might expect, the inevitable purple fringing a diaphragm all open; anything excessive or that can't be corrected in post. For me the reputation of premium lens is all deserved, I do not really know what more can be asked of a goal. On the other hand, the price is also "premium" but if you have an m4/3 kit and you need to shorten the exposure times in the wide-angle area, the choice can only fall between the Leica 12 mm and the Voigtl-nder Nokton 10.5 mm f0.95. As far as I could try, the Pana-Leica is already absolutely usable at TA without problems of vignette or excessive softness at the edges. The Voigtlnder 10.5, which is located at about the same price, has even more extreme characteristics, if I had to make a comparison between the two I would say that the Panansonic 12 wins in the value of quality/(weight less), while the Voigtl-nder is an uncompromising solution, suitable for those who have no problem using manual optics

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