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Is Panasonic 14-45 still the best cheap start zoom today ?

Started Mar 17, 2015 | Questions thread
photofan1986
photofan1986 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,841
Re: Is Panasonic 14-45 still the best cheap start zoom today ?
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Funny, I found the Oly 14-42R pretty poor. Not bad sharpness overall, but inconsistent across the focal range (good at wide angle, really so-so at tele end), and build quality pretty low.

The Panny 14-45 is much more peppy and contrasty, and offers better sharpness across the frame.

Oh and I owned at least three copies of the Oly.

YMMV of course.

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