In my latest video I’m taking the M.Zuiko 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ kit lens for a spin. This power zoom works also with Lumix cameras and is optically good. It’s a viable option for a Lumix camera with IBIS, if you are fond of power zooms.
Here is the video and below it are some sample photos. Enjoy.
Hi Matti
From the data I have seen, the older Olympus 14-42 R II is a better cheap lens in the Olympus line up. I have it and it is OK. The Panasonic 12-32mm is also better than the Olympus EZ. The Panny 45-150mm kit lens is also good up to around 100mm. The Olympus 45mm f1.8 when on sale, is a great shooting bargain indeed. And of course the Lumix 25mm f1.7 is good, when avoiding f4 due to focus shifting.
Have a great year Matti, Loren
Hi, I have both 12-32 and 14-42 ez. They are equally sharp. 14-42 ez is really an underrated lens
Yes it’s a neat little lens, the M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens on my Olympus PEN E PL2. I do appreciate
your super sharp images of Helsinki architecture. I haven’t been to Finland yet but my daughter is CFO for Siemens Nokia in N.A. so she has been. I’m an almost fully retired Industrial Designer and looking after a Bible College in Lahore, Pakistan. Now just illustration and hobby photographer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hans-koopman-820b8312
Hi, thank you for your review. In 2024 I bought this zoom as a kit lens and I can confirm your words. I must add that it has a terrible behaviour with high contrast scenes (reflective objects, sun, etc…): it burns the highlights (raw read by Capture One 21, which does not recognises this lens).
Thanks for sharing your experience with this lens. I’m not sure what you mean and I never noticed serious issues with this lens.