| Panasonic Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm F2.8-3.5 ASPH Mega OIS | |
| Maker: | Panasonic |
| Mount: | Four Thirds |
| Focusdrive: | Micromotor |
| Feat-Ws: | n |
| Feat-Is: | y |
| Feat-Ar: | y |
| Feat-Mfo: | n |
| Type: | z |
| Flength: | 14-50mm |
| Aperture: | 2.8-3.5 ~ 22 |
| Elements: | 16 |
| Groups: | 12 |
| Diaphragm: | 7 |
| Close-Dist: | 0.29m (00.95feet) |
| Max-Dist: | Infinity |
| Max-Mag: | 0.32 |
| Max-Diameter: | 78.1mm |
| Max-Length: | 97.4mm |
| Weight: | 490g |
| Filter: | 72mm |
| Start: | 2006 |
| Reference: | http://www.dpreview.com/products/panasonic/lenses/panasonic_leica_14-50_2p8-3p5_ois/specifications |
The Panasonic Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm F2.8-3.5 ASPH Mega OIS is an interchangeable camera lens announced by Panasonic on February 26, 2006.[1] It was the first Leica lens with optical image stabilisation.[2]
Initially, the lens was sold bundled with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 and the Leica Digilux 3 Four Thirds System digital single-lens reflex cameras.[3]
The lens uses 16 elements in 13 groups; two elements have aspherical surfaces. It is equipped with an aperture selection ring which is usable exclusively with the DMC-L1/Digilux 3 and DMC-L10 camera bodies.[4]
There are some variations in lens markings, depending on which camera it was bundled with initially; engraved on the ring around the front element for the version bundled with the Panasonic DMC-L1, the brand ("LEICA") is by itself on one side, opposite the lens name and data ("D VARIO-ELMARIT 1:2.8–3.5/14-50 ASPH. Φ72"),[5] while in the Digilux 3 bundle, the brand and name are grouped together ("LEICA D VARIO-ELMARIT") with the lens data opposite ("1:2.8–3.5/14-50 ASPH.E72").[6] Other variations in markings exist, including prominent "LUMIX" branding on the side of the Panasonic-bundled lens.
Popular Photography praised the lens' "superior sharpness and distortion control"[7] while Camera Labs additionally emphasised the "superior build quality".[8]
Contemporaneous lenses with similar coverage: