Panasonic 20-60mm VS 24-105mm F4 - What's The Best Kit Lens for your Panasonic Lumix S1/S5/S5II?

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This is exactly what I was looking for - thank you!

Loved this comparison. It’s the 20-60 a super unique focal range lens vs the tried and true classic 24-105 with an added great macro capability! I’m torn between the two personally depending on what you do.

I love how you compared the lens extension when you zoom. I haven't seen that before where you have a wide range with minimal barrel extension on the 24-105, but a lot of barrel extension through a small zoom range on the 20-60. Thank you for that.

This was such a well made and engrossing review. I did not feel the time at all.

Thanks for comparing these lenses Luca.

GRacias por el video, muy bueno!!

Thanks for the great review mate! I just bought the two lenses of off ebay impulsively and can't wait to find out which one would suit me better.

Great video! I love my 24-105.

Nice review. 👍👍

I have the 20-60 and the 50 1.8. I only want one more lens, a 105 or 3.5 for portraits. The 20-60 is a great travel lens. Very underrated. I mostly use mine between the 20-40mm range.

Another great video👍. I have the 20-60 kit, 28-70 2.8 Sigma, and 50 1.8 Panasonic. I like the kit lens for family, travel and no-pressure, relaxed content. I'll also use it at 20mm instead of buying a wide aperture prime, even though it's at f3.5 at 20mm. I damaged the kit lens and while it's getting fixed I bought the 28-70 2.8 because of the great reviews and faster aperture (it's also light and relatively inexpensive compared to similar lenses). I'll probably keep both because I want to be able to walk around and shoot at 20-24mm with the Panasonic lens. The 50mm is for low light. I bought it because the 35mm 1.8 was on back order. I also have a Sony A7III with a 24-105 and 35 1.8. The 24-105 is my fast professional workhorse. I'm still learning how to work the S5's focus most efficiently. I'm taking it with me on our holiday vacation to Texas and plan on using it in San Antonio, Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth over the next two weeks. I really like the colors, and the 10-bit, 4:2:2 internal video recording is the big selling point for me. I do a lot of US Army field photography and video and will begin to include that along with my personal creative content starting this week on Instagram @ed.robles1. It's been a long time but the S5 and watching this and other channels has been inspiring.

Very detailed. I have the 20-60mm but I have been thinking of getting the 24-105mm because of its versatility and the kind of work I do. I have been doing more documentaries and event coverage and having a 24-105mm would be really useful. Are there any other options or prime lens suggestions you can recommend to use alongside 20-60mm. Really trying to weigh my options before deciding on what to go for. Great video

Do you think the 20-60 variable aperture makes a big difference for videos?

I was planning on making this exact video soon! I’ll have to see if our conclusions are the same…

I agree with you. The overall performance of the 24-105 wins for me especially on the S1. But the 20-60 is nice too

Great review, just purchased the S5ii with the 20-60 but the 24-105 It would have been the best choice, especially for stabilization. Do you think the 24-105 with F4 will handle good dark situations? Thank you for the help.

On a gimbal, on the wide end the weight of the 20-60 is similar to the s35 1.8 s50 1.8. Only a minimal adjustment is needed. It also uses the same filter ringsize. For that reason, I have it. The 24 1.8 is not worth it for me as I don't use wide angle that much anyway.

I have the 20-60, and Sigma 24-105 in EF mount. Of course, the Sigma is much larger, heavier and longer, especially with the EF to L adapter. In bright conditions, the 20-60 is fine. 24-105 is better for reach and constant aperture. But the interesting thing is that 4k 50p on the S cameras has a 1.5x crop, making the 20-60 into 30-90. The extra reach increases the versatility of the 20-60.

Hi Luca, thank you for this video, I enjoyed listening about your experience with each lens! I currently have 3 zooms: the 24-105, 20-60 and Sigma 28-70. Three zoom lenses are overkill for my Lumix S5. I want to sell one off- which would you let go? I also do not plan to buy wide aperture-primes.