Panasonic 35-100mm F4-5.6 v Panasonic 14-140mm f3.5-5.6

OrdinarilyInordinate wrote:

Again, please have a look at the SLR gear description; you keep providing examples outside the troublesome window of shutter speeds they noted. We are certainly not off topic--it's relevant to anyone looking into 14-140mm II, which includes the OP.

You mean the following comment?

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"Shutter-related Blur Problems
... this lens related to motion blur ... on our GX1 test body. When ..... Power O.I.S. disabled ...., ... noticeable motion blur at shutter speeds around 1/40 to 1/50 of a second at focal lengths of 50mm and longer. ..."

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Beforehand, it is not the usual trouble windows as I learnt from thread on this forum! I'm so aware of the general complaints and never realize it was reported like that! I must confess a little out of my comprehension.

When OIS had been turned off, the tester was indeed shooting with a small non IBIS body, with a not heavy (only 250g, roughly 2/3 of my 45-200) but extended zoom lens (affect the balance of combo) without any sort of stabilization!

I assume you might well aware that if we shoot without stabilization, we better follow the rule of safe shutter speed. A 50mm (eq to 100mm FF) would require at least 1/200" (I'm confidence to make it at 1/100"around) for a steady shoot. It is still not fool proof depending on the shooter and his physical condition (e,g, in a hurry), or using a camera having ergonomic issue. GX1 fits the bill and if the tester didn't put on the VF2 as I must have, I would also concern with steadiness of images even shoot with 14mm! Now the tester found blurred images for 50mm onward at 1/40"~ 1/50" (way slower than the theoretical safe speed). Anything unexpected? Don't overlook one thing, stabilization is not bullet proof.

I had participated into a few threads investigating SS of 14-140 MII (Becasue I just bought it at that time, I must follw the issue to see would I also be a victim). including our dear friend Vesku who lead a major complaint on the over sensitive OIS in video shooting of 14-140 MII (with full respect to his finding). But he always appreciates the excellence of this lens on still images!

Some reviews are good, some might be faulty because of a lot of untold reasons. Sometimes might not be related to the site, but of individual tester. They are not writing a Holy Bible, don't simple take every word they said.