Another thing to consider is the hassle of exchanging lenses in the field, when you can miss a shooting moment. I think the merit in image quality does not seem to surpass the versatility of super zoom.

Gracias

Picked up the 14-140 II used (in like new condition) for $180 and I couldn’t be more excited! Been after this lens for a while 😅

Great video! The methodology, objectivity and execution are great!

I just ordered my first camera a few days ago and one of the lenses i ordered with it was the 12-60, I'm now waiting for them to arrive. After ordering I soon began to question my choice of the 12-60 and whether I should've gotten the 14-140 instead. After this video I feel content with my choice :) I'm sure I would've been happy with either lens though.

I recently bought this lens and I think it's now my favourite.
It's as sharp as the 12-32 ,which is pretty good. I compared it to my 100-300 and 100-400 and it's not quite as sharp as those in the corners when all at 100mm but it's nit picking stuff and not something that jumps out at me.
The size and weight is fantastic and at 280mm it crops surprisingly well.
Was close to getting the Olympus 12-100 but in the end I knew I would regret not going for the more compact option. It's something I'm happy to take out along with the 100-300.
It's very sharp tbh and if you never compared it to anything else you'd be really happy.

Hi Todd, great video! I used to own the 14-140 one year ago and I'm starting to regret selling it 😂 it's a great compact solution and after using a lot of different MFT lenses, I can say it's not that bad. Ironically, I never tried the 12-60 cause my kit lenses were the 14-42 and the 12-32, so I'd like to try it and see if it's actually better than the two kit lenses I mentioned. You got me curious! Thanks for the comparison anyway, it's great to see other people talking about micro four thirds here on Youtube! Subscribed 😎

Good video, very informative.  Thanks. My travel kit consists of the 12-60 and 75-300. It is light and versatile.

Agreed... This is my daily walkabout lens.. was on my GX9 now on EM53... Take around 23,000 images a year as I travel FT... cheers 🙏

I just bought the 14-140mm for my upcoming vacation.. I considered few lenses and decided that it would cover the most ground as I don't want to take all my other lenses.... The only thing now is to select a small prime which is either going to be the 9mm Leica or the 15mm 1.7 DJI... I don't quite need a super wide lens but it makes the most sense when considering the other focal lengths I own... still the 15mm would cover street shots and night/low light shots.

Thanks, very useful comparisons.

You have my subscription! Ukrainians like I, watching your videos!
P.S. I want this lens sooo much! 😍

I was on the same boat, didn't want to carry around a bag full of lenses so I sold them and got the 14-140. I'm no "professional" I just enjoy capturing life as it happens.

Thanks for your thoughts on this lens. I've the 12-35 f2.8, 15mm f1.7 and the 45-150.
I think that I've enough. I never sold my 14-42 kit lens which sometimes comes in handy because I've a screw on CP filter that fits it.
I won't talk about the Samyang 12mm f2 and 7.5mm f3.5, (Fisheye) and the Laowa 7.5mm f2 in my collection with my GX7 and GX9 😂
I won't go into my Nikon DX and FX set up and lenses 😂😂📷👍

Curious on your take if the 14-140 being soft would be a problem to use that lens as a Video Safety Shot for a Wedding Ceremony?

14-140 is interesting also because 45-145 only cover to 135mm. Than I replaced with a 45-175mm.

I keep thinking about the 14-140 as it makes a lot of sense on paper.
But… I already have the 45-175 which I’m just SO happy with and I know at the longer end it outperforms the 14-140. I also already have the 12-32, 12-60 (and 15mm f1.7).
I bought the 12-60 to fill the gap between the 12-32 and 45-175…. But it wanted that overlap into the slightly telephoto range rather than getting the   14-45 because there would be no overlap and I’d always have to make that decision which one to use. The 12-60 is perfect as I KNOW I don’t need to opt for the 45-175 unless I am going to really need that range.
All that said… the 14-140 would take way that niggle altogether as it covers almost everything I’ll ever need.. but… and it’s a big BUT, it just doesn’t produce the same quality as the 12-60 or 45-175, and I’m just not prepared to sacrifice the image quality for the convenience.

Very informative - thank you!

Hi, Thanks to your dedailed video, I decided to buy one myself. It's a nice lens, very sharp.... But... Is it normal that sometimes when taking stills mostly when zooming all in that my G9 mk2 takes a while to kick in the IBIS?  It's shaking for about 1 or 2 seconds and then the image is still... Thansk for your advice. Kind regards. herman

I just got a new Lumix G Vario 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 II
and the first thing I noticed is the zoom ring is sticky, not smooth at all.
Is this a thing with this lens?

Good morning Todd. I had the 14-140 but when I took my walks in the countryside or in the city I missed the 12 mm. So I sold up and got the 12-60 and the 35-100 2.8 II.
The 35-100 is a fantastic lens but I don't use it much because very often the 12-60 is enough. I don't know if it's worth adding a 45-150 or if the quality of the 35-100 still allows me a quality crop when I need a little more length. Good day