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

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

Panasonic
90 Overall Score
vs
Big Mike's BM-SLY420NK-K2 420-800mm

Big Mike's BM-SLY420NK-K2 420-800mm

Big Mike's
30 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Panasonic
100
Big Mike's
28
Professional
Panasonic
92
Big Mike's
21
Landscape
Panasonic
91
Big Mike's
25
Budget
Panasonic
90
Big Mike's
40
Street
Panasonic
84
Big Mike's
25
Portrait
Panasonic
83
Big Mike's
34
Travel
Panasonic
82
Big Mike's
26
Wildlife Sports
Panasonic
78
Big Mike's
25
Macro
Panasonic
76
Big Mike's
39

Specifications

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 12-35mmBig Mike's BM-SLY420NK-K2 420-800mm
Optics
Typezoomtelephoto
Focal Length Min12 mm420 mm
Focal Length Max35 mm800 mm
Elements14—
Groups9—
Aspherical Elements4★—
ED Elements1★—
CoatingNano Surface Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/8.3
Min Aperturef/2.8f/8.3
Constant✓★✗
Diaphragm Blades7★—
Build
MountMicro Four ThirdsNikon F
Formatmicro-four-thirds—
Weather Sealed✓★—
Weight0.31 kg★0.99 kg
Filter Thread58 mm—
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeAutofocusmanual focus only
Stabilization✓✓
Stabilization Stops5 stops★—
Focus
Min Focus Distance150 mm★420 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

Big Mike's BM-SLY420NK-K2 420-800mm

  • Strong stabilization (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong versatility (70th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (4th percentile)4th %ile
  • Below average build (6th percentile)6th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average optical (20th percentile)20th %ile

Verdict

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

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

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

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports