GH4 kit lens?

I'm going to buy the Gh4 and I quite like the idea of the big zoom because of convenience 14-140mm!

Does anyone have experience with this lens, its slow and probably not great in low light but how bad or good is it?

Or should I just stick to the 12-35mm and one of there big zooms like the 100-300 or 35-100?

Thanks.

I have the 12-35 it's a great lens which I shoot with most of the time and I have the 45-175 x lens which is a great value and has good results, also I got the 20mm 1.7 used which is a very nice sharp lens.

I have and use the 14-140 when I want to travel lightly and have a choice of focal lengths. I have to say, at 140, it's VERY hard to keep the camera steady enough without seeing jelloing. I also have a 75-300, but at 300, it's even HARDER. At that length, you really can only do stationary shots on a sturdy tripod. No panning at anything over 140mm unless you're a kung fu master at keeping steady.

That said, the 12-35 is my "go to" lens for everything else. It's also very well built. This past winter while in New York, I slipped and fell head and lens first right into Rockefeller Center. My glasses broke, but the camera and lens was fine (small scratch on the lens casing, but the glass is clean).

The 14-140mm is the lens I use the most, but I shoot outdoors most of the time under a good sun. At 140mm I used "rice bags", one below the camera and one on top of the lens with the image stabilization on off.

Couldn't afford the 12-35 so got the 14-45. Its pretty good but I am saving up for the Olympus 12-40 2.8. I also have the 45-175 and agree with Normstock. My pride and joy is my Olympus 60mm 2.8 macro. It produces stunning image quality.

I have the 14-140mm kit lense too and it works well for me. What James says, however, is noticable. You will need to be very steady when operating at full zoom, or else you might experience (micro) jitter.

In addition, I have ordered the 12-35mm and a Rokinon 7.5mm. They are still waiting to be shipped unfortunately (apparently the 12-35mm has been out of stock for some time at B&H).

The 14-140mm will probably be my versatile walkaround lense, while I hope to use the 12-35mm in narrow settings like markets, in lower light, and possibly also for skylines etc. The Rokinon is just for fun/experimental shots. I really only see value in a dedicated zoom lense for wildlife shooting.

Thanks for your replies. The 12-35mm seems out of stock everywhere. I was curious how the cheaper zoom lens will effect 4K recording, how much will it effect the picture quality. Will it be acceptable?

The 20mm 1.7 is sharp, good price and small. I always have it in the bag. For me this is a must have lens.

WhenI'm in low light like twilight or evening with street lights I put on the 20mm 1.7 lens, lets you hold you ISO down and m4/3 has a large depth of field so you get a cleaner image and used these lenses are cheap, they used to be kit lenses on some of the point and shoot interchangable lens penny cameras.