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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

My vitriol is mostly reserved for this issue which has not been addressed adequately by either Olympus or Panasonic.

Which leads me to believe that it is not solvable in firmware, and is a fundamental hardware design failure of both the lens and the sensor in concert.

While this lens does have very appealing capabilities, it also has several significant downsides.

And one of these days, most likely when I'm in a financial position to replace it with a 17mm 1.8 and a 25mm 1.4 / 1.8  I'm going to divest myself of it and move on and never look back.

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