This telephoto zoom lens is easy to use in every way and should have a permanent place in your equipment. Use the 45 mm setting (KB: 90 mm) for impressive close-ups. You can use an even more powerful zoom with the 200 mm setting (KB: 400 mm). With this telephoto zoom lens, you can easily adapt your shots to your subject and creative ideas. The lens offers a balanced correction of aberrations of different kinds and guarantees high image quality. Dust and splash-proof, it's the perfect companion for your outdoor shots. Hold motifs particularly uncomplicatedly or spontaneously. Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.), a technology built right into the lens, delivers great photos with sharp, blur-free contours in all areas of the image. The O.I.S. is constantly being further developed and optimized. For this advanced technology, the popular MEGA O.I.S. function has been further optimized. Even strong camera shake and vibrations are compensated as soon as they occur. This makes it possible to shoot lifelike subjects without a tripod. The extremely sharp images will impress you from a standing position. Many LUMIX G lenses are optimized for video recording. In addition to the easy changing of the aperture setting without sudden exposure changes, the silent zooming and the silent focusing for optimal audio recordings is particularly convincing. Defy the elements in almost any weather and shooting situation. This splash-proof and dustproof lens is so rugged it can withstand the toughest outdoor conditions. The lens system inside is protected from sand, rain, and other influences, making it ideal for shooting under adverse conditions. Now nothing stands between you and the creative nature and landscape shots you desire.