Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 12-35mm

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 12-35mm

Panasonic
90 Overall Score
vs
NiSi ATHENA PRIME Cine Master 8 14mm

NiSi ATHENA PRIME Cine Master 8 14mm

NiSi
28 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Panasonic
100
NiSi
36
Professional
Panasonic
92
NiSi
26
Landscape
Panasonic
91
NiSi
14
Budget
Panasonic
90
NiSi
31
Street
Panasonic
84
NiSi
35
Portrait
Panasonic
83
NiSi
45
Travel
Panasonic
82
NiSi
15
Wildlife Sports
Panasonic
78
NiSi
26
Macro
Panasonic
76
NiSi
14

Specifications

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 12-35mmNiSi ATHENA PRIME Cine Master 8 14mm
Optics
Typezoomprime
Focal Length Min12 mm14 mm
Focal Length Max35 mm14 mm
Elements14—
Groups9—
Aspherical Elements4★—
ED Elements1★—
CoatingNano Surface Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8—
Min Aperturef/2.8—
Constant✓★—
Diaphragm Blades7★—
Build
MountMicro Four Thirds—
Formatmicro-four-thirds—
Weather Sealed✓★—
Weight0.31 kg★—
Filter Thread58 mm—
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeAutofocus—
Stabilization✓★—
Stabilization Stops5 stops★—
Focus
Min Focus Distance150 mm★—
Max Magnification0.21x★—

Pros & Cons

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 12-35mm

  • Strong stabilization (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong optical (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong build (85th percentile)85th %ile
  • Strong social proof (85th percentile)85th %ile

NiSi ATHENA PRIME Cine Master 8 14mm

  • Strong aperture (66th percentile)
  • Below average macro (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average optical (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average social proof (29th percentile)
  • Below average build (32nd percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 12-35mm

Scores 90 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 10 of 22 specs.

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 12-35mm Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports