The Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH MEGA O.I.S. is the original kit zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras, covering 28-84mm full-frame equivalent with optical image stabilization. It features aspherical glass elements and MEGA O.I.S. The lens is the standard kit zoom of the early LUMIX G VARIO series.
Product released: October 31, 2008
Latest firmware version
Version 1.1, released September 13, 2011
What's new in version 1.1
Enhanced stability of O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) in video recording.
Reduced sound of auto focusing in video recording.
This lens offers more comfortable HD video recording by improving the video recording performance with the firmware update.