Is the Panasonic Lumix G 12-60mm f/3.5-5.6 THE BEST KIT LENS?

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10 ай бұрын

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@Razidurgh 7 ай бұрын

The variable aperture during zooming is easy to solve: you have to set the aperture to 5.6 or more before you start the video shooting. Then you will have a constant aperture throughout the entire zoom range.

@shutteringthrulife 10 ай бұрын

Nice video! I just picked up a new to me 12-60 f3.5-5.6. I haven’t put the lens through its paces, but I believe it’s going to work out just fine. So far, I really love it on my handheld run and gun G9 video set up. The lens coverage gives me all the range I need. When I need the extra light, I just put on one of my f1.8 Olympus primes. Also, the linear focus firmware upgrade makes this lens a joy to use with my Smallrig follow focus. With its weather sealing, this lens is much more than just a “kit” lens.

@PaulHeimlund 10 ай бұрын

Completely agree! This is way more than a normal kit lens ;)

@mikechiu4734 9 ай бұрын

Great story! Thinking upgrade from 12-32 , comparing this lens to Oly 12-45 f4 , but after watching this video i think this lens can cover most of my needs in travel while save a lot more money!

@PaulHeimlund 9 ай бұрын

Sounds like a good idea ;)

@CafeEnergy 9 ай бұрын

Also remember if you have a Panasonic body with IBIS you won’t get dual IS if you use an Olympus lens.

@holden1256 3 ай бұрын

I used to want to sell the 12-60 kit lens when i was fixated about bokeh and fast prime lenses. But i decided to keep it as it is very good and sharp for landscape at f8.0, i use it a lot more now. Very good for a kit lens.

@supergaugesicht9981 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video! I am currently looking for a good GH5 lense to capture a "total" of a concert in a really dark environment - while the camera is around 30 to 50 meters away from the stage. My idea was to maybe use a speedbooster on my kit-lense (yes, I'm not the smartest guy) - do you have a recommendation for another lens which is fairly good in dark and still very sharp in this range for me - thank you so much =)

@kwchalky02 9 ай бұрын

It's a good kit lens, I had one. But I hardly ever used it because I also got the 14-140 as a kit lens with another body, and I used it all the time instead of the 12-60. So from my own use perspective the 14-140 has been a better kit lens for me (similar size, weight and quality of images, but with 10x zoom). However if you get the 12-60 it's definitely a good lens.

@PaulHeimlund 9 ай бұрын

Sounds like an interesting alternative. Thanks for sharing!

@thatlisteningguy 5 ай бұрын

The 14-140 is not weather sealed is it?

@kwchalky02 5 ай бұрын

@@thatlisteningguy the latest version (from 2019 onwards) is weather sealed. 🙂

@thatlisteningguy 5 ай бұрын

Great news! That’s going on my wish list then 😄🙏🏼

@cazewonda 10 ай бұрын

Great review. Would you recommend I return my Lumix 45-150mm for the 12-60mm or keep both? I'm mostly going to be doing traveling and landscapes.

@PaulHeimlund 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! If you can I’d keep both, as the range going from 60 to 150mm is great to have for landscape, and 12-60mm great for cities and towns. They’re both small and lightweight as well ;)

@cazewonda 10 ай бұрын

Thank you@@PaulHeimlund

@kinlungchan 3 ай бұрын

I use the 45mm-150mm for nature and bird photos. You get an equivalent 300mm zoom. It produces sharp and colourful photos fully zoomed out. Keep the lens 🙂

@cazewonda 3 ай бұрын

@@kinlungchan you're totally right. I held on to the 45mm-150mm and got the Leica 12-35mm alongside. Both have combined really well as very convenient buddies.