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The Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 has horrific flare characteristics

Started May 4, 2014 | Discussions thread
markintosh13
markintosh13 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,951
Re: horrific flare characteristics vs. a balanced view
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I see banding with a PL5 and the 20mm f/1.7 all too frequently.

On straight from camera PJEGs, on unprocessed RAWs from ISO 2000 to ISO 4000 (my auto ISO limit).

No pushing shadows required.

And I really don't consider ISO 2000 - 4000 to be all that high any more.

I've had it appear in photos taken at weddings, on photos of the space shuttle Atlantis, and the photos are unfixable.

I love this lens. I hate this lens.

How's that for balance?

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