You can even try to get it for $2.34, but it is price error :-)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B006O2KFIA/
on ebay
Wow! Really good kit lens for G85 body.
Price dropped even more, to $136 now :-)
It's a good price but the lens is average at best. And biggish.
What are alternatives for such price, I mean as first kit lens for people who got some cheap body?
I think the 14-42 that came with my G7 is very good, and the 12-32 semi pancake is also very good.
They are very sharp, have great color, great lens coatings and contrast, they are lightweight and have IS built in. I paid a bit less than $100 for each as they were part of a kit and I use them all the time, the 14-42 a bit more.
As just a lens, the 14-42 ii goes for ~170 new, but you could buy a kit and sell the body, of course.
Then there is the $99 Olly 40-150 in several version, it has a very sharp mid range.
Of course, the 12-50 has a wider range, I just don't see that is is better than average at any focal length.
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