usayit
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Usayit, thank you so much for this informative reply and links. What about the Panasonic 14-45? Would you recommend this one for video (and stills but mainly video) indoors?
Can't vouch for it personally... as I dont' have one. I have seen a few people using both 14-45 and 14-42 for video. The 14-42 was the kit lens for the GH2 i believe. The 14-45 is suppose to be optically better than the 14-42 but you most likely only notice on stills not video. One thing I do know from handling them, neither have smooth zoom action that often is the preference for video. It seems the lens that was designed with video in mind was the 14-140mm f/4-5.6... better range... smoother rings... and silent motor.
I personally am mostly a still photographer with little video. My primary micro 4/3 camera is the Olympus OMD E-M5 and its kit lens was also designed for video 12-50mm. I also have the Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 as my other, faster zoom used for indoors... but it is not inexpensive.