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First impressions: Panasonic 12-32mm pancake zoom

Started Mar 28, 2014 | User reviews thread
zuikowesty
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Re: First impressions: Panasonic 12-32mm pancake zoom

I don't think the CA is a show stopper, since it usually easily removed in PP, but I was surprised at the amount, and how close to image centre it begins. But to be fair, I have only taken a few shots with it.

Forgot a few more niggles: I read someone complaining about Oly lenses not having a bump so the red dot can be felt in low light - well the 12-32 has no bump, and it's white on silver! Maybe it glows in the dark, but it's hard to see in the light! Also the close focussing is not nearly as good as the 14-42IIR, and combined with false positives, this can be a problem. The first close up I took was OOF (probably too close to focus) but it gave a focus lock solid light and beep. Same on E-M5 and E-PM2.

I'm hoping the IQ will meet expectations so I can forget about these mostly minor issues!

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