For what it's worth here are four shots I took yesterday with the 35-100, default jpg settings straight out of the camera, exported from Lightroom with a bit of compression to help with the sizes. that, in our testing, provided three and a half stops of hand-holding stability at 35mm, and an impressive four and a half stops stops at 100mm. aperture, letting you capture portraits and close-ups with stunning background blur (bokeh) - even as the sun starts to go down. based on the Micro Four Thirds system standard features a versatile focal distance of 35-100mm (35mm camera equivalent: 70-200mm).

Under these more rigorous conditions, the 35-100 was not quite up to the best M4/3 prime lenses, but still acceptable at f/5. You don't have to push a button or lever to extend the lens, just turn the focus ring and you're good to go. I definitely recommend it if you are looking for the smallest and lightest (slow) zoom possible without sacrificing image quality.

The optical stabilizer allowed me to achieve sharp images consistently at around 1/15s, which equates to a shutter speed around 3.

A petal shaped hood is supplied, which does an excellent job of shielding the lens from extraneous light that may cause issues with flare. Well that's true, but having the two lighter lenses on two bodies splits the weight (one on a wrist strap and one in the bag) and often I only take out one body anyway.Zooming to 50mm results in increased sharpness in the centre of the frame, but at the expense of slightly reduced performance towards the edges of the frame. The AF tracking performance when zooming is also improved thanks to high-speed frame analysis for focus control. I.S (H-ES35100) is a "Leica" designated, high performance lens for the Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera systems.