Panasonic Lenses: 5 Fast Facts

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Fact #1. It's not uncommon to see photographers and filmmakers using one brand of lens on another brand of body. Some shooters make the jump from one brand body to the next, or from one size sensor to the next, and they don't want to sacrifice the expensive lens collections they've developed.
Fact #2. For the majority of photographic history, lenses were hand-ground, which resulted in inconsistencies. Stanley Kubrick, who started as a still photographer before becoming a filmmaker, would order a dozen lenses from a company and test them all out. He would keep only one or two of the lenses that performed to his standards.
Fact #3. Today's cameras and lenses are made with an incredible degree of precision. While this saves consumers a lot of trouble picking from among lenses, it creates more problems for users trying to mix and match their gear. Despite this, shooters often apply one brand's lens to another brand's camera due to cost and convenience.
Fact #4. Tossing an Olympus lens on a Panasonic body might be the only instance where mixing brands is actually a good idea. In all other cases, you're courting disaster. The reason for this danger lies in the tremendous precision of modern photographic equipment. If you try to put a Nikon lens that's designed for a full-frame sensor on a Canon body, you're going to run into several problems. The first problem is that the mounts won't match, though you could easily solve this with a good adapter.
Fact #5. You could always go with third party lenses that are specifically designed for a Panasonic body and its sensor. However, these will present you with the same problems that arise any time you try to save money on electronics by going with a cheaper, off-brand option. Off-brand lenses will generally be less durable, and will produce lower-quality images.