Lumix G 85 with 14-42 mega ois lens

I recently bought a G85 and adapted my canon lenses . Unsatisfied with the performance I bought a 14-42 mega ois used. and a 100-300 power ois .With the 14-42 I noticed a significant loss of burst in H , It would only achieve 6 fps . and in M 3fps ( tried everything ) Decided to put on the 100-300 and the one canon lens I have left ( EFs 10-18 ) and the camera preformed as it should. 9fps in H and 6fps in M.

The problem is the lens . Anyone have a similar experience ?

yesfan72 said:

I recently bought a G85 and adapted my canon lenses . Unsatisfied with the performance I bought a 14-42 mega ois used. and a 100-300 power ois .With the 14-42 I noticed a significant loss of burst in H , It would only achieve 6 fps . and in M 3fps ( tried everything ) Decided to put on the 100-300 and the one canon lens I have left ( EFs 10-18 ) and the camera preformed as it should. 9fps in H and 6fps in M.

The problem is the lens . Anyone have a similar experience ?

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There are 2 14-42 from Panny. They should both in Mega OIS. Usually the first version (older, poorer built quality specially mine has a very stiff zoom ring :-( ) is usually refer as mk-I (not official product name) and the newer one, which has improved optically, is officially named 14-42 mk-II. Mk-II has been described the best 14-XX kit class lens of M43.

I have the mk-I. I hate it: not about IQ, but its construction and very stiff zoom ring. After a few test shots I intended to sell it. But under a shameful quotation (~US$20! :-( ), it gathers dust since 2013.

Just mounted it on G85. At Burst-H, unscientifically (without a stop watch) I should roughly be able to get 7~8 fps (AFS) on either the short or the long end, no noticeable different from my other active lenses.

Agreed....optically the 14-42 m1 is o.k. construction is bad

stiff zoom and manual focus ring . Now I need a replacement ....thinking of the 14-140 power ois ? thoughts

Did you try at max aperture?

Some of these older lenses do not work well stopped down due to the slow aperture motors.

The 14-42 Mk1 was the worst lens I ever had. I replaced it with the older 14-45 which is very good. That was then replaced with the 12-32.

Allan

I assume you are thinking about the f/3.5-5.6 version. (There are 3 14-140 from Panny, the oldest f/4~XX & two smaller in size f/3.5-5.6).

If so, both of the 2 newer 14-140 should be obvious better options than 14-42 (mk-I).

It is a 10x superzooms, covering from 28mm eq FoV wide to mid tele of 280mm eq FoV in a single lens, sharper on wide opening, small (similar size to 14-42) and is 265g only, DUAL IS 2 compartible, and it is WR on mk-II version...

As per the clean SOOC JPG output from later Panny cameras upto ISO1600~3200 and 5+ stops of effective stablization, it is a lens capable for quite low light shooting (if slow shutter speed works) making it an (nearly) all round player.

The only draw back, cost more :-( .

It is a lens permanently glued on my wife's main camera (I am happier with a 12mm started zoom lens) for many years. Never disappointed us.

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Albert
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