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Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50 mm f/2.8-3.5 Asph. Mega O.I.S.
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| Manufacturer | Leica |
|---|---|
| Model | D Vario-Elmarit 14-50 mm f/2.8-3.5 Asph. Mega O.I.S. |
| Lens style | Universal zoom |
| Focal length | 14 - 50 mm |
| Maximum aperture | f/2.8 - 3.5 |
| Angle of view | 75 - 24 o |
| Closest focusing distance | 0.29 m |
| Maximum magnification | 1:0.32 |
| Minimum aperture | 22 |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 7 |
| Auto focus type | AF |
| Lens Construction | 16 elements / 12 groups |
| Filter diameter | 72 mm |
| Macro | No |
| Available mounts | Four Thirds |
| Dimensions | 72 x 102.8 mm |
| Weight | 490 g |
| Additional information | - For Four Thirds format, - Optical image stabilization included (Mega O.I.S.) |
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User profile: Professional
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Owner since: 2 years
Price: 115€
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Big and heavy compared to MFT lenses, large diameter than the Olympus competition. The name Leica makes it difficult to find a good priced unit. Mine has been around 120€ which has been a bargain. The manual focus ring is in front of the focal distance which takes some time to get used to. Not sealed.
Pros: I love the zooming range of 14-50 (28-100 on full frame),.the colours and even the focus. It is an optically excellent lens over the full range. Can be easily adapted to a MFT camera, it is 2-3 stops faster that the modern standard Pana or Olympus lenses
Summary: I use this lens as my daily lens, it fits perfectly for my Olympus OM-D E-M1. One year ago, I have owned a Oly ED 14-54 for one year, but the autofocus was not nearly as fast as on the Leica. And the colours are different. I prefer four third lenses in many cases as these are 2-3 stops faster than the later MFT lenses like the Pana G Vario 12-60. But his depends on the type of photography as the autofocus is slower than in modern lenses.
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Owner since: 1 month
Price: 800+
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Cheap plastic construction, poor reliability, flakey electronics. Slow an noisy focus, (noisy even in manual mode) Auto focus not so useful in movie modes. Expensive.
Pros: Fast 2.8 wide angle. Pretty sharp, Very good contrast and rich colors, little distortion. F-stop ring on lens is nice and works with Panasonic GH2 through the adaptor. Can replace two primes and a zoom for about the same cost.
Summary: Perhaps one of the more useful zooms for 4/3" cameras. Good walk around zoom that can actually serve as a fast wide angle, landscape and portrait lens, and is as sharp as many primes that don't offer auto focus. It can be used on 4/3" and M 4/3" cameras such as the Olympus and Panasonic 4/3" and Micro 4/3" cameras and Panasonic GH cameras and makes a nice movie and still lens. First copy started to act up on a Panasonic GH2 and only occasionally works on the GH1 with the Panasonic (adaptor required) and an Olympus E3, right out of the box. I am waiting for the replacement copy but I see a few complaints for failures and stories of repairs being difficult and expensive. Handy lens that can fill the gap for a fast, wide-angle 4/3" zoom. It's pretty sharp, but it seems not very robust, but if you get a solid copy and treat it gently I suspect it would provide good service.