The Panasonic Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 ASPH Lens ($399.95 direct) is a compact wide-angle lens for use with Micro Four Thirds cameras . Its field of view is equivalent to a 28mm lens in full format 35mm photography-a classic focal length that can be useful for numerous photographic subjects.

This 14mm optic for Micro Four thirds compatible cameras from Panasonic offers a relatively bright maximum aperture of f/2.5 in a compact pancake lens body and costs around ￡290. It is fairly unique in it specification for Micro Four Thirds format cameras in terms of focal length aperture and size...

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 Lumix G, a lens with a pancake body costing around £290.

Miniature size; Excellent sharpness; Fast AF; Low CA; Good value price

Can be quite prone to flare with a bright light in the frame

At 14mm the lens has a diagonal angle of view of 75°, equivalent to that of a 28mm lens in a 35mm system.

a perfect pair with 20/1,7 especially if you prefer primes instead of zoom lenses

sharp center; smallest serious m4/3 lens; cheap

corner sharpness not that great; but if you stop down a little improves considerably

This is a really nice lens for the micro 4/3 system. It is small, light and makes even my E-P2 nearly pocketable. Image quality is very good, focus is fast and at f2.5 it beats just about any wide angle zoom. Highly recommended.

Tiny and fast; a no brainer of a landscape lens

No lens hood included

Bought this to use with Black Magic POCKET Cinema Camera as a stealth/guerilla/walk around lens. No one even looks twice at me with this, everyone thinks I'm just taking photos.

Nice little lens but CA is an issue. In fairness, I think Lumix cameras can correct for this but I shoot Olympus. The lens is sharp and very compact. Focus is silent. Good enough for the money.

For what it is – a very small, sharp, fast lens for an affordable price – it's great. The build-quality is also note-worthy. It's the perfect complement to a G series or Pen camera when you're going for portability.

Easily Interchangeable; Fast; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Strong Construction; Super Tiny

Aberration; Fringing

It's a tiny and incredibly lightweight lens but performance is really excellent when it comes to image quality.

Consistently sharp across the frame; Very small and light; Metal mount

Narrow manual focus ring; Pancake design restricts maximum aperture to f/2.5