Panasonic GH1 14-140mm lens zoom looseness issue
I was literally running around and shooting photos and videos all day (school parade!), when I discovered a slight issue with the 14-140mm kit lens. (Innuendo warning: I’m too tired to phrase this in a way that WON’T make the gutterminded giggle.)
The zooming mechanism was super tight when I first got it, which made for some really jerky zooming, but meant the lens stayed where you put it if the camera was jostled. After a LOT of use, though (it is my only lens for the GH1 and I’ve shot well over 30,000 photos and many hours of video on it), the mechanism has become really loose. So loose that the lens actually extended halfway while I was running with it pointed down. On the bright side, I now get really smooth zooming in videos… but it’s still a bit disconcerting, and I can only hope it doesn’t get looser…
…because that just won’t be classy anymore.
