It's sold to me. Haha. Nobody wants it at the price, and I kinda like the lens.
Last night I couldn't help myself mounting the lens. Very nice balance on GH2. Surprisingly smooth zooming. With AFC on, zooming didn't miss a focused target. Very quiet focusing. With GH2's improved NR, photos at ISO 3200 are not great but good enough. The PTool extended usable ISO to 12800. The upcoming 12-35X and 35-100X are enticing but the high price. There seems only little performance difference between 14-140 and 45-175X. Maybe I'm just trying to justify keeping the lens... but it seems cheap enough and good enough for me.
I had to try this one. Some people complained about stiff zooming. I just tested out the lens I'm selling. It's buttery smooth zooming all the way out. Has Panasonic improved this lens silently?