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Upgrade or not Panasonic 14-42II new version

Started Mar 6, 2015 | Discussions thread
Impulses Forum Pro • Posts: 10,039
Re: Upgrade or not Panasonic 14-42II new version

Glick1 wrote:

I do find the zoom on mine to be "jerky". It is impossible to use it for video.

That can vary a lot tho. I've handled two or three 14-42 II, one was as smooth as my mother's 12-35*, one was close, and a third had a slight hitch at the extremes.

*I actually bought that 12-35 for her and I returned the first one I bought because it wasn't anywhere near smooth and even made a scraping rubber noise as it turned.

Point is, QC roulette will have a role in this. Split kit 14-42 II will have a plastic mount btw, which I think is fine for such a small lens but it'll bother some. Retail boxed ones have a metal mount.

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