Panasonic 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS is an Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Zoom lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Micro Four Thirds mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Panasonic 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS 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 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS has a focal range of 14-45mm and 3.2X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 28-90mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Panasonic 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Panasonic 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS 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 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.17x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.3m. 0.17x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Panasonic 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS 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 45mm .
Optical Formula
Panasonic 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS's optical formula consists of 12 elements in 9 groups . Special elements used in this design is 1 Aspherical lens.
Lens Hood
Panasonic 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Panasonic 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS is available in Black color.
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