PANASONIC LUMIX Professional 12-35mm Camera Lens G X VARIO II, F2.8 ASPH, Dual I.S. 2.0 with Power O.I.S., Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds, H-HSA12035 (2017 Model, Black)

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Overview Simply amazing lens. I am a professional photographer and videographer and I use this lens with my GH5 for video only. I have never taken a single picture with my GH5 so I cannot speak to the photography features of this lens, but for video it has exceeded my expectations. This lens provides buttery bokeh when used wide open, weather sealing when paired with the GH5, and fast auto focus. I use hybrid auto focus usually with this lens and occasionally manual focus if it is not properly pulling focus. Other Users Complains I read a few reviewers who were complaining about this lens because in their words "it is too zoomed in". Come on people you need to know how to read lens specifications before you buy a lens like this; this is not a wide angle lens and no I would not try to use this on a gimble or anything except a tripod. On a proper video tripod or even a stable monopod, you can properly stabilize this lens and focus on the scene vs. the stability. This is a 70-200mm full frame equivalent lens. My Experience I got this lens mainly to shoot events where you are usually too far away to get footage with a wider lens. This lens has proven great for events, for truly shallow depth of field when zoomed in and filming up close. For one shoot I used this lens dialed in at 100mm, the tele convert feature in the GH5, and was shooting at 4K so in post I was delivering to the customer 1080P so I was able to punch in again another 2x giving me crisp clear shallow DOF footage at almost 600mm FF equivalent! All with this tiny lens. The footage was nothing short of amazing. So if you need a GH5 lens that is great for events, super shallow DOF, weather sealed, and know what it takes to properly stabilize a 70-200mm FF equivalent lens, you will not be disappointed with this lens. Also autofocus works with this lens so you can save time by using hybrid AF like I do, and I love the focus transition feature of the GH5; I use it all the time in properly blocked scenes, but this only works if you use native lenses that support AF. Conclusion Just like my Canon 70-200mm lens for photography; this has become my go to lens when filming interviews (for the shallow DOF), events (for the long reach), and for the cinematic look (buttery bokeh). If you are looking for a lens to throw on your Crane or Ronin S, this is probably not the right lens, but if you have a good tripod with fluid video head and need an excellent lens with some reach, this is probably the best it gets for the GH5. Oh and if you are wedding videographer stop reading this right now and just buy this lens already, you can thank me later.

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Great lens. Not sure if there is a significant difference between this and version 1 with the exception of the Dual 2 stabilization when paired with the GH5. Part of me debated returning this and getting the V1 lens, but I decided to hold off. The dual stabilization is just too good. Either way...both this version and version 1 are phenomenal lenses when paired with the GH4 or GH5 (probably others, but these are the only bodies I have tried either with).

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Fast, accurate, and quiet with a very sharp image. It is light and easy to handle. If you could only have one lens for for your micro 4/3s camera, this is the one to have.

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As David Thorpe is fond of saying "You get what you pay for with this lens". Yes, this bad boy is pricey but its worth every penny. Just take a look at the sharpness demonstrated in the attached photo. of a WWII plane and the reflection caught in its propeller nose. Nuff Said!

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This is my first "70-200" zoom, as I have had almost exclusively primes till now. The lens is sharp and focuses fast with a Panasonic G9. Coming from Canon gear, I love the small and lightweight aspect of this lens.

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This is a great fast lens for the 4/3 system. You get a good zoom range, fast aperature, and great dual IS (if used on the GH5). Super sharp lens and high build quality.

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I bought this lens for use with the GH5. It rocks! My standard go-to walking around lens. Combined with the in-camera stabilization of the GH5, shaky video is a thing of the past. Would recommend as a standard lens in your arsenal.

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The optics combined with the GH5 are just superb..

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This lens is a great performer in all conditions. While it may not be as fast as a quality prime lens, the focal range it offers is amazing! Great image quality and very solid stabilization. Even zoomed all the way in, handheld video is very good and quite usable. This thing practically lives on my camera and is a b-roll capturing dream!

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Full disclosure: Im a total photo/video amateur, and this was my first ever lens purchase. Maybe Im easily amazed, but I havent found any flaws to complain about with this lens. Im mainly doing YouTube videos, so its almost entirely portrait-style talking-head kinds of videos. I was worried that the 12mm minimum focal length on a M43 sensor wouldnt be wide enough, but its perfect for me at just over arms length away from the camera. The widest aperture setting of f2.8 seems to be shallow enough of a depth of field for my purposes, although I have found myself occasionally wishing for an even wider aperture to improve low-light performance and allow for a lower ISO setting. Build quality is what I would expect for a lens of this cost (which was wildly expensive for me as a newbie, but apparently its a reasonable cost relative to what some other lenses cost). Its solid, sturdy, has a hefty weight to it, the focus and zoom rings are smooth and satisfying, and the image stabilization is truly amazing to me. It makes hand-held shots look cinematic and smooth, Im really impressed. Im using this lens with the GH5, and together they make a pretty impressive pair.

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