Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12060 12-60mm

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12060 12-60mm

Panasonic
90 Overall Score
vs
Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm

Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm

Tokina
36 Overall Score

Scores

Wildlife Sports
Panasonic
95
Tokina
22
Professional
Panasonic
94
Tokina
29
Street
Panasonic
93
Tokina
33
Portrait
Panasonic
93
Tokina
23
Budget
Panasonic
92
Tokina
25
Travel
Panasonic
89
Tokina
34
Landscape
Panasonic
89
Tokina
32
Video Cinema
Panasonic
86
Tokina
22
Macro
Panasonic
77
Tokina
57

Specifications

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12060 12-60mmTokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm
Optics
Typezoomfisheye
Focal Length Min12 mm8 mm
Focal Length Max60 mm8 mm
Elements1411
Groups129
Aspherical Elements4
ED Elements2
CoatingNano Surface CoatingMulti-coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/22
Min Aperture2.8-4f/2.8
Constant
Diaphragm Blades9
Build
MountMicro Four ThirdsFujifilm X
Formatmicro-four-thirdsAPS-C
Weather Sealed
Weight0.32 kg0.28 kg
Filter Thread62 mm52 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typelinear motormanual focus only
Stabilization
Focus
Min Focus Distance200 mm100 mm
Max Magnification0.3x1:10

Pros & Cons

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12060 12-60mm

  • Strong af (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong versatility (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong optical (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong bokeh (87th percentile)87th %ile

Tokina SZ 8mm f/2.8 8mm

  • Strong macro (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong build (78th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (12th percentile)12th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average aperture (21st percentile)

Verdict

Winner: Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12060 12-60mm

Scores 90 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 6 of 21 specs.

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12060 12-60mm Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports