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4 Great Constant Aperture Zoom Lenses for Panasonic Cameras

Chris Gampat
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12/23/2022
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Lots of photographers will only buy constant aperture zoom lenses. And it’s often because it makes their jobs so much easier. Why zoom in and out while having to change camera settings? However, the problem is that constant aperture zoom lenses tend to be very big. If you’re shooting Micro Four Thirds with Panasonic cameras, then it’s much more manageable. Here are some great constant aperture zoom lenses for Panasonic cameras worth a look.

Table of Contents

  • Pro Tips on Using Constant Aperture Zoom Lenses for Panasonic Cameras
  • Panasonic 7-14mm f4
  • 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 12-35mm f2.8
    • 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 Constant Aperture Zoom Lenses for Panasonic Cameras

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

  • Some of Panasonic’s constant aperture lenses have aperture rings. You can set these to A-mode and let the camera control the aperture instead if you wish.
  • All the constant aperture zoom lenses in this roundup have been reviewed by us. In fact, in all our roundups we feature only products we’ve fully evaluated. You can see those in our hyperlinked review posts.
  • This roundup is sponsored by Panasonic, who trusted us because we’ve got some of the most lens reviews of any publication around.
  • This roundup focuses on constant aperture lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras. So every focal length you see should be doubled to understand the full-frame equivalence. The same goes for the depth of field with the aperture.
  • These constant zoom lenses all boast weather resistance. Why is this so important? It keeps the sensor cleaner than it would otherwise. Indeed, these are designed to be Panasonic’s best lenses.
  • 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 7-14mm f4

  • Exceptional image quality
  • Pretty compact size
  • Fast focusing
  • Built-in lens hood
  • This lens made the sensor deliver colors that popped

What’s it Best For?

Landscapes, cityscapes, and more.

How’s the Image Quality?

In our review, we state:

With some of Panasonic’s other zoom lenses, we didn’t feel the color rendition was very exceptional. But this lens renders some excellent colors no matter what the mode may be. In practice, this means that the beautiful emerald green landscapes of Ireland will look every bit as punchy and vibrant as they did when you were first there.

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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 12-35mm f2.8

  • Excellent build quality
  • Fairly small zoom lens
  • Optical stabilization is quite nice
  • Sharp wide open and reaches its maximum at around f4
  • Weather sealing

What’s it Best For?

Best For: Landscapes, cityscapes, and more. Event photographers will like it.

How’s the Image Quality?

In our review, we state:

The Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 is the zoom lens everyone should have in their camera bag.

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Panasonic 35-100mm f2.8

  • Some of the best image quality that 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?

Portrait and event shooters.

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

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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