Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-42 f3.5-5.6 II Asph. Mega OIS review - The Cheapest ‘Standard Zoom’ for Micro 4:3 and Surprisingly Good

Introduction The Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-42 f3.5-5.6 II Asph. Mega OIS has a very long name, for a fairly small lens. With a Micro 4:3 mount, it will fit on cameras from both Panasonic, its Lumix G range, and Olympus, its Pen range and the OM-D.This 14-42 is the second model covering this zoom range, both also having the same aperture range. The design of this new version consists of 9 elements arranged in 8 groups, two of the elements being aspherical. At the wide end of the zoom range the lens has an aperture