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4 Great Zoom Lenses for Panasonic Cameras

Chris Gampat
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12/14/2022
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One of the reasons why you buy an interchangeable lens camera is because of what zoom lenses can do. There are lots available on the market. Some give you extra reach in a smaller package. That’s one of the reasons why we really like the products Panasonic produces. And with that said, we’re rounding up some great zoom lenses for Panasonic cameras. Check them out after the jump!

Table of Contents

  • Pro Tips on Using Zoom Lenses for Panasonic Cameras
  • Panasonic 12-60mm f2.8-4 Power OIS
    • What’s It Best For?
    • How’s the Image Quality?
  • Panasonic 25-50mm f1.7
    • What’s It Best For?
    • How’s the Image Quality?
  • Panasonic 100-300mm f4-5.6
    • What’s It Best For?
    • How’s the Image Quality?
  • Panasonic 35-100mm f2.8
    • What’s It Best For?
    • How’s the Image Quality?

Pro Tips on Using Zoom Lenses for Panasonic Cameras

Here are some tips on using zoom lenses for Panasonic cameras:

  • Some of Panasonic’s higher end lenses have aperture rings. You can set these to the A-mode and let the camera control the aperture if you wish.
  • All the lenses in this roundup have been reviewed by us. In fact, in all our roundups we feature only products we’ve fully reviewed. You can see those in our hyperlinked review posts.
  • This roundup is sponsored by Panasonic, who trusted us because we’re in the group of publications with the most lens reviews.
  • This roundup focuses on lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras. So every focal length you see should be doubled to understand its full-frame equivalence. The same goes for the depth of field with the aperture.
  • These zoom lenses boast weather resistance. Why is this so important? It keeps the sensor cleaner.
  • All of these zoom lenses can be used on Micro Four Thirds cameras.
  • We really like using these zoom lenses in aperture priority. And we think you will too!

Panasonic 12-60mm f2.8-4 Power OIS

  • Weather sealing
  • Fast focusing
  • Image stabilization
  • Sharp image quality

What’s It Best For?

General photowalking

How’s the Image Quality?

In our review, we state:

The sharpness on the Panasonic 12-60mm f2.8-4 Power OIS is really top notch for what the current sensors are capable of doing.

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Panasonic 25-50mm f1.7

  • Bright f1.7 aperture consistently through the zoom range, yet it’s not a prime
  • Weather-sealed, metal design
  • Subjects are really sharp, with only minor softness at the corners and extreme edges.
  • Great bokeh that doesn’t look like Micro Four Thirds
  • Flare adds some character
  • Decent autofocus

What’s It Best For?

For when you need just a bit more reach while photo walking!

How’s the Image Quality?

In our review, we state:

The Panasonic Leica 25-50mm f1.7 has the aperture and sharpness of a prime lens, yet the versatility of a zoom. The optic mixes lovely, soft backgrounds with sharp subjects and some fun flare.

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Panasonic 100-300mm f4-5.6

  • Sharp image quality at the shorter end
  • Fairly compact size
  • Very quiet to focus
  • Image stabilization is wondrous

What’s It Best For?

Birding and wildlife.

How’s the Image Quality?

In our review, we state:

We absolutely love the way that colors are rendered with this lens…

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Panasonic 35-100mm f2.8

  • Some of the best image quality we’ve seen from a Micro Four Thirds zoom lens
  • Built in stabilization
  • Low distortion
  • Already very sharp but when you add a strobe to give specular highlights you’ll see your image sparkle
  • Weather sealing
  • Beautiful colors

What’s It Best For?

Portraits and events

How’s the Image Quality?

In our review, we state:

I literally uttered, “Jesus Christ, this is awesome.” And it really is.

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This piece is presented in partnership with Panasonic. We’ve independently and ethically reviewed all the products in this post already without sponsorship. And we worked with them to recommend a few key gems to you.

The Phoblographer’s various product round-up features are done in-house. Our philosophy is simple: you wouldn’t get a Wagyu beef steak review from a lifelong vegetarian. And you wouldn’t get photography advice from someone who doesn’t touch the product. We only recommend gear we’ve fully reviewed in these roundups. If you’re wondering why your favorite product didn’t make the cut, there’s a chance it’s on another list. If we haven’t reviewed it, we won’t recommend it. This method keeps our lists packed with industry-leading knowledge. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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