Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 Micro Four Thirds Lens
Eisa Award
Best product 2012-2013
The Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f2.8 lens wins best compact system lens for 2012-2013
Awards 2012
What Digital Camera winner as best consumer compact
"There's nothing lightweight about the specifications, though: an all-metal lens barrel, waterproof seals, internal focusing and Optical Image Stabilisation are just a handful of its merits."
Photography Blog Awards
Lens of the Year 2012 Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm Lens
The LUMIX G VARIO 12-35mm F2.8 ASPH standard zoom offers a versatile focal range and a fast maximum aperture in a relatively small package, backed-up by excellent image quality throughout the focal range, the best build quality of any Panasonic Micro Four Thirds lens yet released, a tactile manual focusing system and impressively fast and quiet autofocusing.
- A Compact and Lightweight Lens with Full-Range F2.8 Brightness
- High-performance X Lens Crystallizes Panasonic's Optical Technologies
- Nano Surface Coating Technology for Dramatic Reduction of Ghost and Flare
- POWER O.I.S. - Greater Correction Performance
- 4 Aspherical Lenses, 1 UED Lens and 1 UHR Lens
- Silent Design HD Lens, Featuring Auto Focus in Video Recording
Specifications
Lens Construction - 14 elements in 9 groups (4 aspherical lenses , 1 UED lens, 1 UHR lens)
Mount - Micro Four Thirds mount
Nano Surface Coating - Yes
Optical Image Stabilizer - Yes (POWER O.I.S.)
Focal Length - f=12-35mm (35mm camera equivalent 24-70mm)
Aperture Type - 7 diaphragm blades / Circular aperture diaphragm
Minimum Aperture - F22
Maximum Aperture - F2.8
Closest Focusing Distance - 0.25m / 0.82ft
Maximum magnification - Approx. 0.17x / 0.34x (35mm camera equivalent)
Diagonal Angle of View - 84°(Wide) to 34°(TELE)
Filter Size - f58mm / 2.3in
Max. Diameter - f67.6mm / 2.7in
Overall Length - Approx. 73.8mm / 2.9in (from the tip of the lens to the base side of the lens mount)
Weight - Approx. 305g / 10.8oz (excluding lens cap and lens rear cap)
Standard Accessories - Lens cap, Lens hood, Lens rear cap, Lens storage bag