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Small Gem Kit lens for M 4/3

Started Jul 11, 2014 | User reviews thread
jnat Senior Member • Posts: 1,508
Re: Small Gem Kit lens for M 4/3

I have the same lens (a II with plastic mount) bought with another Panasonic camera, that I've now used with a gx7.  Have not observed anything similar to what you described.  The combination works fine.  The lens clicks in snuggly, as it should.

I've seen other lenses, on other cameras, that seemed almost like too tight a fit, and in one instance had an old lens (metal mount Canon, by the way) that I think was slightly warped, as it did not attach smoothly at all and, although it was an extremely tight fit, sometimes seemed to lose good contact electronically.  I'd certainly be concerned about the contacts, and longevity, with the situation you're seeing.

A dealer should have other lenses on hand, and it should not take much experimentation to determine if the problem is the mount on the camera or the mount on the kit lens.  Sounds like something needs adjusted or replaced.

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