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Panasonic 20mm 1.7 vs Panasonic 14-42 ii

Started Nov 9, 2014 | Discussions thread
PSCL1 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,770
Re: Panasonic 20mm 1.7 vs Panasonic 14-42 ii
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I own both the 14-42 first version Oly and the Panasonic 20 f1.7, first version, used mostly on an EPL-1.  IMO the 20 is one of the great lenses of all time, right up there with Leica 35 and 50 Summicrons.  Given their recent close collaboration for m43 lenses, it would not surprise me to learn that Leica had a hand in designing the 20; the images have that 3-D natural Leica 'look.'  The main complaint about the 20 is slow AF in low light.  While that is to some extent true, it is no reason to avoid this outstanding optic.

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