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Considering the Panasonic 20mm with GF6 but concerned about lack of OIS

Started Mar 2, 2014 | Discussions thread
Paul De Bra
Paul De Bra Forum Pro • Posts: 12,949
Think again. (OIS is not the issue here...)

jimmyleeds wrote:

Hi all,

I've recently bought a Panasonic GF6 (my first step up from a point and click), I fancy getting the Panasonic 20 mm II lens for it's size and it also seems good at getting that nice bokeh look.

There is one thing the 20mm is NOT so good for and that is getting nice bokeh. Pancake lenses are not known for their "creamy" bokeh. It has nothing to do with the focal length (of course you get more background blur with a longer lens). The 20mm simply produces what people would call a "busy" look. Here is an example (look at full size).

20mm at f/1.7

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