12-35 2.8 vs 14-140 II - how much better?

I got G7 and chose 14-140 lens as a kit.

It is great considering size weight and the price bundled with the G7

But i wonder how much better is the 12-35. Is it much sharper and and does it have the nano coating wow contrast?

If i got it i would still keep the 14-140 II likely (3.5-5.6) for certain situations.

I do have fx nikon and lot of lenses but using them less and less.

I have 25 1.7( which is ok but no super impressed with it. ) and 42.5 1.7 which is excellent. Maybe i will also get the 25 1.4 leica eventually but time will tell...

I tried 15 1.7 and liked it a lot but it was visibly decentered so it went back. Not sure if to try it again or get the 12-35 (i like the 12mm end although not essential and ois)

Thanks

Way better.  

12-35 f/2.8 replaced my very sharp 14-45 f/3.5 on my Panny GX7, and recently acquired Oly Pen F.   For travel, 12-35 is my "go to" lens fitted on the camera.

Good luck.

Lena

akjos wrote:

I got G7 and chose 14-140 lens as a kit.

It is great considering size weight and the price bundled with the G7

But i wonder how much better is the 12-35. Is it much sharper and and does it have the nano coating wow contrast?

It is sharper. But not THAT much.

At 25mm f4, the Pana 12-35mm equals or betters any prime lens in terms of resolution. It is that good.

On the other hand, 14-140mmII is very good as well.

I tried 15 1.7 and liked it a lot but it was visibly decentered so it went back. Not sure if to try it again or get the 12-35 (i like the 12mm end although not essential and ois)

There is definitely a difference between 12mm and 14mm. I can get shots with my 12-35 that I can not get with 14-140mm because it is not a 12mm lens at the wide end.

If money is no problem, get a 12-35mm. It is close to immune to shutter shock, unlike 14-140mmII which rattles like crazy.

You will be satisfied with 12-35. But do not expect a drastic increase in sharpness. There is not THAT much of a difference.

I got the 14-140 as kit with the GH4.

Based on the positive opinions in this thread, I must have gotten a really bad sample.

It is nowhere close to the 12-35 f2.8 and it gets even worse on the longer end when compared to the 35-100 f2.8  and the Oly 40-150 f2.8 respectively.

Andreas Voigt wrote:

I got the 14-140 as kit with the GH4.

Based on the positive opinions in this thread, I must have gotten a really bad sample.

Keep the shutter at 1/400s or  faster to avoid shutter shock with 14-140mm.

It is nowhere close to the 12-35 f2.8 and it gets even worse on the longer end when compared to the 35-100 f2.8 and the Oly 40-150 f2.8 respectively.

That is not true. Very sharp at 140mm even wide open.

Robiro wrote:

Andreas Voigt wrote:

I got the 14-140 as kit with the GH4.

Based on the positive opinions in this thread, I must have gotten a really bad sample.

Keep the shutter at 1/400s or faster to avoid shutter shock with 14-140mm.

It is nowhere close to the 12-35 f2.8 and it gets even worse on the longer end when compared to the 35-100 f2.8 and the Oly 40-150 f2.8 respectively.

That is not true. Very sharp at 140mm even wide open.

Agreed, since I have cameras with electronic shutters, all lenses I own got better .

Before that my 20mm f1.7 (which doesn't suffer from SS) was really better then my 14-45mm, but now the are equal.

Only prime that is a little sharper then the 14-45 is my Oly 45mm f1.8. But only when stopped down to f8. I tested a 12-35 f2.8 against my 14-45 but could not see any meaningful difference except of course the f stop.

I don't own a 14-140 but did use it a few times, from a friend and it is indeed a sharp lens when used with electronic shutter. It is a kittle less sharp then the 14-45 45-150 combo but not by much and only visible with 1:1 viewing.

I posted about this a while back after I got a 14-140II to complement my 12-35/2.8 and 35-100/2.8. I got it for hiking & travel, and keep my 2.8s for low light event work & portraiture. Test shot comparisons convinced me I wasn't giving up much. The 2.8s ARE a bit sharper, but you'd be hard-pressed to see a difference in a properly sharpened print at 16"x21".

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57096621

akjos wrote:

I got G7 and chose 14-140 lens as a kit.

It is great considering size weight and the price bundled with the G7

But i wonder how much better is the 12-35. Is it much sharper and and does it have the nano coating wow contrast?

If i got it i would still keep the 14-140 II likely (3.5-5.6) for certain situations.

I do have fx nikon and lot of lenses but using them less and less.

I have 25 1.7( which is ok but no super impressed with it. ) and 42.5 1.7 which is excellent. Maybe i will also get the 25 1.4 leica eventually but time will tell...

I tried 15 1.7 and liked it a lot but it was visibly decentered so it went back. Not sure if to try it again or get the 12-35 (i like the 12mm end although not essential and ois)

Thanks

First 265 pictures shot with 14-140mm. Switch to 12-60mm for next 302 pictures as I needed the extra 2 mm at the wide end for some shots. Last 18 pictures were with Nikon D5. M43 camera was GX-8.

http://www.brianric.com/Relay-for-Life-Events/2016-Relay-for-Life-Events/2016-Fairless-Hills-Relay-for/

secretworld wrote:

Robiro wrote:

Andreas Voigt wrote:

I got the 14-140 as kit with the GH4.

Based on the positive opinions in this thread, I must have gotten a really bad sample.

Keep the shutter at 1/400s or faster to avoid shutter shock with 14-140mm.

It is nowhere close to the 12-35 f2.8 and it gets even worse on the longer end when compared to the 35-100 f2.8 and the Oly 40-150 f2.8 respectively.

That is not true. Very sharp at 140mm even wide open.

Agreed, since I have cameras with electronic shutters, all lenses I own got better .

Before that my 20mm f1.7 (which doesn't suffer from SS) was really better then my 14-45mm, but now the are equal.

Only prime that is a little sharper then the 14-45 is my Oly 45mm f1.8. But only when stopped down to f8. I tested a 12-35 f2.8 against my 14-45 but could not see any meaningful difference except of course the f stop.

I don't own a 14-140 but did use it a few times, from a friend and it is indeed a sharp lens when used with electronic shutter. It is a kittle less sharp then the 14-45 45-150 combo but not by much and only visible with 1:1 viewing.

Of course, no doubt, the 14-140 produces acceptable results. Otherwise I would not use that lens. But the question was "compared to the 12-25".

And for video it is my lens of choice.