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Olympus 25mm 1.8 or Panasonic 20mm 1.7?

Started Feb 16, 2016 | Discussions thread
generikku Contributing Member • Posts: 864
For street, the 17mm 2.8 is an underrated gem

Or so I've read. If I didn't already have my 17.5mm or 20mm, I would gladly get the 17mm 2.8. If street is your thing, that's plenty fast enough. Many old 35mm film lenses were 'only' 2.8. And on M43 you get deeper depth of field so that 17mm will be better than the 20mm if you like to zone focus or prefocus. Sure, the 17mm 1.8 or 20mm 1.7 will be better for bokeeeeh!!! but for street shots I find myself stopping down between 2.8 to 5.6 more often than not as I'd rather have the background for context in street shots. But, if night time street shots are your thing, yeah, then by all means save up for the 17mm 1.8.

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