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Nostalgia - The original kit Panasonic 14-45

Started Jul 30, 2015 | Discussions thread
Anders W
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Re: Nostalgia - The original kit Panasonic 14-45

larsbc wrote:

I've been using the 14-45 that came with my G1 for the past five years as my primary micro four thirds lens. Only this month has it been supplanted as my primary lens when I finally bought the Panasonic 12-35/2.8.

The 14-45 felt cheap and its zoom ring's rubber sleeve was loose

The rubber sleeve sliding around a bit after some use seems to be a systematic problem with this lens. I fixed it on mine as described here four years ago and have had no problems with it since. By now, my copy is semi-retired since about a year back, when I bought the 12-40/2.8. But I have no plans of selling it. It's nice to have a backup for what is arguably the most important lens, especially one that is significantly smaller and lighter while still being a good performer optically.

but the lens delivered very good image quality. I remember when I first got the G1 + 14-45 kit and how I marvelled over its small size (smaller than a Nikon 50mm prime).

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