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Panasonic 20mm 1.7 vs Panasonic 14-42 ii

Started Nov 9, 2014 | Discussions thread
Impulses Forum Pro • Posts: 10,039
Re: Banding
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Impulses wrote:

The AF is something you can work around of, but banding issues with Oly bodies might be another story.

I almost forgot the banding issue. I've seen it only a few times but I pretty quickly got the Oly 17 after getting the Oly body. Is there is an explanation as to what is going on there? Why is there banding at all?

I don't know that anyone ever found a conclusive explanation, it's been theorized that it's due to interference on the sensor from the lens electronics or the AF motors but I dunno why the Sony sensors would be more susceptible or whatever...

Doesn't seem like the metal shell of the mark II version made a difference (another theory said it might), although I dunno if anyone has explicitly tested this. If anyone has an Oly body in sunny Puerto Rico I'll gladly loan you my 20/1.7 II for testing.

One reviewer mentioned version II is somewhat quieter during AF but that's about the only real difference I've heard of between both versions... Well, it's lighter too, FWIW. I have a feeling if I ever pick up an Oly body I might end up with a 25/1.8 and/or a 15/17 prime alongside it, not sure I'd sell the 20mm nonetheless.

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