Compare Panasonic DG 12mm F1.4 vs Panasonic DG Nocticron 42.5mm F1.2 vs Panasonic G 42.5mm F1.7
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Circular aperture
7 blades, Rounded blades
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
14 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
11 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical lenses, 1 ED lens, 2 UED lenses groups
2 aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 UHR glass element. Nano surface coating. groups
1 aspherical element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
Size | Diameter
70 mm / 2.76 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
70 mm / 2.76 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Weight
335 g / 11.84 oz
425 g / 15.02 oz
130 g / 4.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.2 ~ f/16
f/1.7 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
12 mm
42.5 mm
42.5 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
85.0 mm
85.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.1x
0.1x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
310 mm / 12.20 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2016-06-15
2014-01-06
2015-02-23
Model Name
H-X012
H-NS043
H-HS043
Reviews
Neofiliac score
78%
86%
69%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Good rendering
- Bright maximum aperture
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Well built
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Good rendering
Cons
- Rather expensive
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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