The Panasonic Leica 12-60mm lens is a versatile standard focal length zoom lens designed for the Micro Four Thirds (M43) system. It stands out with its impeccable build quality and impressive optical performance, making it a reliable choice for a wide range of shooting scenarios. One of the standout features of this lens is its ability to handle sunlight, producing beautiful sun flares and stunning sunstars that add a creative flair to your photos. This characteristic, combined with its compact and durable design, makes it an ideal lens for travel photography, where capturing dynamic and diverse environments is key.

However, like many lenses designed for the M43 system, the Panasonic Leica 12-60mm does have some limitations, particularly in low-light conditions. Whether you’re shooting night scenes or indoor environments with limited lighting, the lens can struggle to perform at its best. This is not so much a flaw of the lens itself but rather a limitation inherent to the M43 sensor format, which typically has smaller sensors compared to APS-C or full-frame systems, resulting in reduced light-gathering capability.

For the purposes of our tests, we paired the Panasonic Leica 12-60mm with the Panasonic GX85 (also known in different markets as the GX7 Mark II or GX80). This combination allowed us to fully explore the lens’s capabilities and assess its performance across a variety of conditions, including the aforementioned challenges in low light.

[Sunstar test @ 12mm]

[Sunstar test @ 60mm]