Panasonic m14-45 vs. Olympus m14-42

[jsnack]

I have the GF1 with the 20/1.7. I'm looking to add a zoom. At first, I wanted the Pany, but have come to appreciate the smaller size of the Oly...which is what a camera the size of the GF1 is all about.

Has anyone used or compared both of these lenses? What will I lose besides image stabilization by using the Oly on the GF1?

 

[Terry]

Copied from a post (by the lens reviewer) at DPReview....

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=33310156

Advantages of Panasonic 14-45mm
Sharper
Lateral chromatic aberration corrected in software
Distortion fully corrected in software (Oly 14-42 only partially corrected)
Significantly faster AF
Optical IS
More common 52mm filter thread
Designed to take a hood

Advantages of Olympus 14-42mm
Much better macro performance
More portable when collapsed (but larger when extended ready to shoot)

Here are the reviews....

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicGF1/page19.asp

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/OlympusEP1/page21.asp

 

[jsnack]

Thanks for the links...looks like the Panasonic is the clear winner.