Taking advantage of the life-size magnification capability and deep depth of field, this compact lens offers excellent
performance in shooting from casual macro shots, like flowers or food, to impressive portraits to landscape.
It features an outstanding closest focusing distance of 0.105m allowing you to shoot true-to-life macro shots of flowers, or tiny accessories.
MEGA O.I.S. suppresses hand-shake both from short, fast movement and large, slow movement.

The first Micro Four Thirds lens from Leica consists of 14 lenses in 10 groups, using both an aspherical lens and an ED lens to realize outstanding compactness and light weight while minimizing distortion and chromatic aberration. It incorporates an inner focus system of 3 groups of floating structure, which enables excellent resolution and contrast without changing its overall length from full life-size magnification to infinity. Panasonic's Mega O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) prevents hand-shake, making it easy to shoot clear and sharply focused macro shot or when shooting in dimly lit places without using a tripod. This lens also excels in portraits, mid-range snapshot, or landscapes in addition to the original 1x macro shots.