Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm F1.2 ASPH. Power O.I.S. Lens

The LEICA DG NOCTICRON 42.5mm / F1.2 ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. is a short-telephoto portrait prime with a very shallow plane of focus. It is a Micro Four Thirds lens, so the 42.5mm focal length frames like 85mm on a 35mm camera, and the optical formula runs 14 elements in 11 groups (2 aspherical, 1 ED, 1 UHR). It is built to the Leica DG optical standard Panasonic applies to its higher-tier glass.

Maximum aperture is F1.2, closing to F16, the diaphragm has 9 blades in a circular iris, and it focuses to 0.5m. Maximum magnification is 0.1x (0.2x, 35mm equivalent), the filter thread is 67mm, and the lens measures 74mm max diameter x approx. 76.8mm length at approx. 425g. A physical aperture ring is fitted.