Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Wideangle Prime lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with
MFT cameras.
What type of photography is the Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 is a member of Panasonic's Summilux series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
Summilux Series Lenses in Micro Four Thirds Mount
Reasons to Buy Panasonic Lumix G Leica DG Summilux 12mm F1.4 ASPH Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Panasonic Lumix G Leica DG Summilux 12mm F1.4 ASPH lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Weather-sealed |
| Autofocus |
| Aperture Ring |
| Hood supplied |
| Very Fast Aperture |
| 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh |
| Minimum focus distance of 0.2m / 7.9 inch |
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Lens Mount
Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 is compatible with cameras that have a Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Micro Four Thirds lenses are Panasonic G9 II, OM System OM-5 and Panasonic GH6.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 has a maximum diameter of 70mm and total length of 70mm. It weighs 335g / 11.8 oz.
Below you can find a scaled side-by-side image of Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 and Panasonic 9mm F1.7 ASPH (Micro Four Thirds mount) to get a better idea of how their sizes compare in real life. Check the detailed comparison of these two lenses here.
Comparison image of the Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 and the Panasonic 9mm F1.7 ASPH Size and Weight
Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 has a filter thread of 62mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4:
Focal Range
Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 has a fixed focal length of 12mm which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 24mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
Weather Sealings
The Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 is a weather-sealed lens, which provides extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have effective protection, you have to pair the Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 with a weather-sealed camera body such as the Panasonic G9 II, OM System OM-5 and Panasonic GH6.
Optical Image Stabilization
Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.1x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.2m. 0.1x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Below are the 3 Wideangle Prime type MFT mount lens alternatives with highest max magnification ratios:
Aperture
Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 has a max aperture of F1.4 and a minimum aperture of F16.
Optical Formula
Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4's optical formula consists of 15 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 aspherical lenses
- 1 ED lens
- 2 UED lenses
Lens Hood
Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 is available in Black color.
Popular Comparisons of Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4
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