Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S is an Auto Focus (AF)
Superzoom Zoom lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Micro Four Thirds mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S is compatible with cameras that have Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Micro Four Thirds lenses are Panasonic GH6, OM System OM-1 and Panasonic GH5 II.
Focal Range
Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S has a focal range of 14-140mm and 10.0X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 28-280mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.25x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.3m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.25x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f3.5 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 14mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f22 at 140mm .
Optical Formula
Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S's optical formula consists of 14 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 3 aspherical elements
- 2 ED lenses
Lens Hood
Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Panasonic 14-140mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S is available in Black color.
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