I have come to love my Panasonic GH1. Formerly had Pentax DSLR. My SLR lenses performed very well on micro 4/3 format, I guess because the smaller focal plane is less demanding. Even a "so-so" 35-70mm tele was transformed inot a great long range lens on the Panasonic. However, running everything manually was less awesome. My fav lens: 35-100 f2.8 is great for several reasons: the speed, manual zoom & of course built in OIS. Now I just use two lenses 12-60 and this 35-100. Bodies are so cheap, I have them both mounted. If you can only afford one, I do recommend the less expensive 12-60, and take outdoor tele shots with some mid-range piece of SLR gear, but then save your pennies to get the 35-100 someday. Your mileage may vary: I'm not a pro.
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Great image quality. I little bigger than I expected since I have the 35-100 F3.5 lens which is much shorter. This lens is also much heavier than my older lens. I expect to use this primarily indoors and/or outside at night. The older lens is great for day time and it is much lighter and easier to carry around.
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If you are use to Full Frame or APS-C cameras there will be some learning curve but, not too much. As for what some complain about noise...Noise is in everything depending on your knowledge and a myriad of other factors. Learn you Art, learn your camera and a good outcome will result. Very Happy! Below is the same bird...(I pay my models well). On the Left, shot with 80D and Tamron 70-200 G2 On the right, shot with Pana G9 and the 35-100 Lumix GX Vario One is zoomed in a bit closer, minimal editing, and I am new with the Panasonic system. That said, I did everything in Manual and I know I missed a hair on the focus. That said, you have a comparison to perhaps gauge by. A lot of youtube stuff on the 35-100...almost all favorable!
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No matter how many reviews you will read about this lens, it's hard to believe how sharp it is until you see it for yourself! Very, very, impressive! It's not only a great everyday lens, but also an outstanding portrait lens. Don't hesitate, just buy it!
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Have only used it a couple times but it was in perfect condition when it arrived and the pictures I got of a hawk on my back deck were extremely sharp even wide open. Def recommend this lens so far.
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