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Panasonic 20mm 1.7 vs Panasonic 14-42 ii

Started Nov 9, 2014 | Discussions thread
Fredrik Glckner Veteran Member • Posts: 3,894
Re: Panasonic 20mm 1.7 vs Panasonic 14-42 ii

tald1 wrote:

Now i am thinking of buying the first version of the Panasonic 20mm 1.7 that i can get for 260$ but i can not find any comparison between it and the Panasonic 14-42 ii. will the photos from it will be much better from the Panasonic 14-42 ii ?

These are very different lenses, and it makes little sense to compare them.

The Lumix 20mm f/1.7 is a fine lens. People generally like it for the good image quality, and the sharpness it shows even wide open. Here are some tests:

http://m43photo.blogspot.com/2011/01/comparison-lumix-14mm-vs-lumix-20mm.html

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