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

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

Panasonic
90 Overall Score
vs
Samyang Cine SYCV24M-NEX 24mm

Samyang Cine SYCV24M-NEX 24mm

Samyang
34 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Panasonic
100
Samyang
52
Professional
Panasonic
92
Samyang
45
Landscape
Panasonic
91
Samyang
28
Budget
Panasonic
90
Samyang
30
Street
Panasonic
84
Samyang
45
Portrait
Panasonic
83
Samyang
63
Travel
Panasonic
82
Samyang
19
Macro
Panasonic
79
Samyang
26
Wildlife Sports
Panasonic
78
Samyang
28

Specifications

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 12-35mmSamyang Cine SYCV24M-NEX 24mm
Optics
Typezoomwide-angle
Focal Length Min12 mm24 mm
Focal Length Max35 mm24 mm
Elements14—
Groups9—
Aspherical Elements4★1
ED Elements1★—
CoatingNano Surface CoatingUMC multi-coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8f/1.5
Min Aperturef/2.8f/1.5
Constant✓✓
Diaphragm Blades7★—
Build
MountMicro Four ThirdsSony E
Formatmicro-four-thirdsfull-frame★
Weather Sealed✓★✗
Weight0.31 kg★—
Filter Thread58 mm77 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeAutofocusmanual focus only
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

Samyang Cine SYCV24M-NEX 24mm

  • Strong aperture (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average macro (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average social proof (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Pricing

Samyang Cine SYCV24M-NEX 24mm is $373 cheaper (1.7x less).

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 12-35mm0.101score per dollar
vs
Samyang Cine SYCV24M-NEX 24mm0.064score per dollar

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit H-ES12035 12-35mm offers 1.6x better value for money

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

B&H Photo
$898
Adorama
$898
Amazon
$898
Amazon
refurbished$920
Newegg
$940

Samyang Cine SYCV24M-NEX 24mm

Newegg
$525

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

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