Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 14-140mm f3.5-5.6 ASPH Power OIS lens review: Brighter, lighter, smaller and more affordable

Introduction Panasonic is overhauling its line up of older lens models, revamping the cosmetic appearance, and, where applicable updating focusing and image stabilization systems.This new model replaces the Lumix G Vario HD 14-140mm f4.0-5.8 ASPH Mega OIS lens – a hugely popular model with filmmakers, on account of its 10x zoom ratio and constant 0.5m minimum focus distance.As the equivalent to a 28-280mm, the original model had a complex optical construction comprising of 17-elements in 13 groups and used four aspherical elements and two ED lenses to reduce the size while lowering chromatic aberrations to a