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Panasonic Lumix G X PZ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6

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A zoom lens by Panasonic for Micro Four Thirds cameras, 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6. A pancake-thin power-zoom kit lens.

MakerPanasonic
Focal length14-42mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/3.5-5.6 (it gets darker as you zoom in)
Made forMicro Four Thirds sensors
MountsMicro Four Thirds
Stabilisedyes
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080028-84mm equiv.14-42mm on Micro Four T…
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Micro Four Thirds 28mm · 65°
How wide 14mm sees at its wide end on each sensor it covers.
f/3.5
f/3.5 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On Micro Four Thirds (Micro Four Thirds): like 28-84mm on full frame; f/3.5-5.6 gives about the depth of field of f/7-11.2 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the OM System PEN at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.