Image quality TOP

Who buys this lens to shoot sharp images ... who has done everything right! Actually, I bought the lens only in the kit to get the camera cheaper - the lens I wanted to sell. The curiosity it but then let me try yet. And what can I say, since the lens is in my possession. I have compared the lens with Olympus 45mm at f8 and the same focal length and could not distinguish the images. No Chance! Even at full zoom, the images do not show muddying and details very well.
Extremely fast and accurate is the focus This is followed by Canon should even take an example.

Where benefits are, of course there are also disadvantages:

-The Lens is made entirely of plastic. Processing is indeed perfectly, yet you get the feeling to hold a toy in the hands, so easy is the lens. Maybe the one or the other may even be an advantage for a queasy feeling remains.

-The Lens extends at full zoom out to twice its length. Do they know you take out or can the purchase be the same.

-no image stabilizer in the lens: interferes with Panasonic cameras, of course, very, straight at the telephoto end. Added to this comes yet
-the maximum aperture of f5.6 at the long end, because you have to go on a bright day ever on ISO 800 to ever shoot a reasonably sharp image out of my hand.

All these "disadvantages" are picked up from the very good optical quality. And who runs the lens on an Olympus Pen, who is also need to worry about the lack of image stabilization worry. The only real downside I see in the plastic design, let's see how long will the lens. At least you take the advantage of a good price.
Weigh yourself.