MidEastGal
TPF Noob!
I called Panasonic Canada to ask about any updates and whether they recommend buying the lens at this point in time. The person who replied said at this point there are no firmware updates issued by Panasonic regarding this lens. He said that usually if there is a problem and they are aware of it, the way to know they addressed it is if he detected a firmware update on the system. He didn't. SO he concluded if they are aware of the problem, they must be dealing with it at the moment. The decision to buy it or wait is up to the customer.