Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm F2.8 ASPH. Power O.I.S. announced

Wednesday December 14, 2022

By Angela Nicholson

Panasonic has announced the Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm F2.8 ASPH. Power O.I.S. because the alternative for the Lumix G X VARIO 12-35 mm F2.8 II ASPH. In line with the producer, it’s considered one of Panasonic’s highest high quality Lumix G Micro 4 Thirds lenses and it has been designed to satisfy the robust optical requirements set by Leica.

The brand new Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm F2.8 ASPH. Power O.I.S. weighs simply 306g however is splash- and dust-resistant, and able to working at temperatures right down to -10°C.

Panasonic has constructed the lens from fourteen components organized in 9 teams with 4 aspherical components, one UED (Extremely Further-Low Dispersion) aspect and one UHR (Extremely Excessive Refractive Index) aspect. The UHR aspect is alleged to have an up to date design with greater transmittance and extra pure color copy.

Panasonic has additionally utilized its Nano Floor Coating to scale back reflections. This coating works with a brand new light-shielding part to minimise ghosting and flare.

There’s additionally a 7-blade diaphragm, with a round aperture for easy, engaging bokeh.

The brand new lens includes a shorter minimal focusing distance than its predecessor, simply 0.15m on the widest level, and a bigger magnification ratio of 0.21x on the 17mm level.

It additionally has a brand new mechanism to suppress focus respiration and a micro-step aperture management for easy publicity adjustment whereas taking pictures video. The focusing can also be mentioned to be silent. All of this, plus the stabilisation system, makes the brand new lens well-suited to video in addition to stills images.