Hi Ian, after reading your comments on another thread, I thought it might be better to add more about the Japanese site I said earlier where one poster gave a link to your sample photos.
This is a site I do not usually go but found it by chance in a sense while looking for samples for L1.

He says;
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You can see sample pics at another site as well.
The pic of [L1 with] ZD14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 is also available for comparison.

from dpnow.com HP
http://dpnow.com/2832.html

nice portrait pics.
I can feel a natural 3-dimentional sense without obesrving too much sharpness.
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[5278031] [name of the poster here but I deleted it]さん 2006年7月22日 17:20 花鳥風猫ワン マレー光と陰7/15

他でもサンプルが上がっていますね。
Zuiko Digita14-54mm f/2.8-3.5の比較画像もあります。
dpnow.com　HPより
http://dpnow.com/2832.html
人物ポートレートがいい感じです。
カリカリしたところがなく立体感が自然に感じられます。