The panasonic 14 42mm f35 56 asph ois lens is a wide angle to standard zoom designed specifically for the micro four thirds format its ultra compact and extreme lightweight design offers a versatile zoom range of 14 42mm 28 84mm on 35mm format suitable for all areas of photography the lens features superb image rendering for lifelike textures crisp edge to edge contrast a unique nano surface coating for minimal ghosts and flaring and natural atmospheres with remarkable transparency i