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Panasonic Leica DG Elmarit 200mm f/2.8 Power O.I.S

The compact size of the lens makes it an ideal candidate for travel photography Panasonic Lumix G9 and 1.4x converter, 1/100sec at f/4, ISO 400

One thing Micro Four Thirds users have never been short of is a good selection of telephoto lenses to choose from. Two standout zoom lenses are the Panasonic Leica DG Vario Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 Asph Power OIS and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO. When the number of available telephoto zooms is compared to the number of telephoto primes, you realise there's not all that many of the latter. Unlike Olympus, which offers the excellent M. Zuiko Digital 75mm f/1.8 ED and mighty M. Zuiko Digital 300mm f/4 IS PRO, the longest prime Panasonic has had to offer is the Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 Mega OIS.

Late last year, Panasonic began addressing the shortage of fixed telephoto lenses in its line-up by unveiling the very long-titled Panasonic Leica DG Elmarit 200mm f/2.8 Power OIS. Given the

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