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Small Gem Kit lens for M 4/3

Started Jul 11, 2014 | User reviews thread
Impulses Forum Pro • Posts: 10,039
Re: Adam:

How can I identify the external (cosmetic) differences between the various 14-42 lenses? Do you have pix that show the differences/

I`ve not got size pics to hand but the new one can easily be identified by its shiny-ness and that it has HD on it .. the old one is even bigger than the 14-45 . obviously the PZ is a pancake and has HD on it  ........

there are two cosmetic versions of the cheapo old 14-42 , one is all black, one has a gunmetal coloured base like the 14-45 has but both are large and neither have HD on ..

the new one is about the size of the collapsible Oly lens its that small

Or about the size of various primes (45/1.8, 12/2, just slightly longer than a 15/1.7) and other small zooms (just slightly smaller than the 9-18)... I think it's perfectly at home on a GM, otherwise nothing but a pancake would be at home on them, 'course a pancake like the 12-32 is even more portable, at a cost.

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