Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f/4.0-5.6 ASPH Review and Lowest Price Deal

The ultra compact lightweight Micro Four Thirds lens from Panasonic features built-in optical stabilizer with virtually silent autofocus optimized for both still and video capture.

Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f/4.0-5.6 provides zoom range equivalent to 90-300 mm on a full frame camera, but comes in a ultra compact housing  even when compared to APS-C lens in a equivalent focal length.

High quality plastics with a gun metal finish have been used for much of the lens barrel's construction and the lens mount is metal. The zoom action is smooth, and zoom creep isn't an issue as the zoom mechanism has just enough resistance to prevent the lens travelling forward on its own when pointed downwards.

Focusing is performed internally, so the 52mm filter thread doesn't rotate, which makes this lens ideal for use with polarising and graduated filters. Autofocus is pretty quick in single focus mode in good light, although it may struggle to keep up when attempting to track moving subjects or for focusing in dim lighting conditions. The manual focus ring is well damped, which makes fine adjustments quite easy to apply.

The optical image stabiliser allows sharp hand held images to be taken at shutters speeds as low as 1/40sec at 150mm, which is around three stops slower than the usual rule of thumb would allow otherwise.

Performance in terms of sharpness and resolution is great throughout the focal range and considered excellent in the center of the image.  This is such a bargain and excellent value for the money at below $219 + free shipping.

This lens is a much better choice when compared to Olympus MFT version of 40 - 150 mm if you'd like to use it for video recording as well.

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