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Panasonic 20mm 1.7 vs Panasonic 14-42 ii

Started Nov 9, 2014 | Discussions thread
Prairie Pal Senior Member • Posts: 2,912
Re: Panasonic 20mm 1.7 vs Panasonic 14-42 ii

Michael J Davis wrote:

tald1 wrote:

Thanks for the reply. I know that these are very different lenses. what i wish
to know is what is the different in term or sharpness and clarity ?

I have the older and better zoom (14-45) and I have the original 20mm f1.7 from the day it became available. The 20mm lens is sharp and contrasty, even at full aperture. I have many prints at 19"x 13" (47x 32cm) which are fine. One judge thought that one print at full aperture "must be from a full frame camera"!

People complain that it is slow to focus, but it's just a bit slower than the latest lenses.

Highly recommended.

Mike

The images on your flickr gallery are brilliant and rich.  I appreciate your work with the 12-40.  I haven't seen any of your images yet with the 20mm in the exif, but I'm still looking

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