photo:pan14mm
Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 pancake lens for Micro Four Thirds
introduction
Panasonic introduced this 14mm pancake lens as a kit lens for the GF series to provide a compact kit with wide aperture 28mm (in 35mm terms) wide angle field of view.
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has marginally more CA than the zoom lens
much less barrel distortion (1.5%) than the zoom lens at 14mm (7.7%)
has more vignetting (2EV) than the zoom lens at 14mm (1.3EV)
version II adds a stepping motor for fast, silent AF
specs
version I
14mm focal length = 28mm wide angle in 35mm term
f/2.5
filter size 46mm non-rotating
internal focusing
close focus 18cm
6 elements in 5 groups
55mm diameter x 20.5mm long
weight 55g
~$300
version II
announced Sept 2014
similar size and design to version I
stepping motor for silent, fast CDAF
7 rounded blades
6 elements in 5 groups, 3 aspherical elements
close focus 0.18m (0.1x magnification)
reviews
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can be prone to flare and has 1.5% barrel distortion although easily corrected
very sharp wide open (marginally better at f/4 with edges best at f/5.6), fast AF, low CA, good value
photo/pan14mm.txt · Last modified: 2014/09/17 23:26 by gary1