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Whats up with Panasonic 14mm and 20mm on Olympus

Started Mar 5, 2016 | Discussions thread
EarthQuake Veteran Member • Posts: 3,240
Re: Whats up with Panasonic 14mm and 20mm on Olympus

NoTx wrote:

Hey all,

So I have noticed a lot of negative comments about the Panasonic 14mm a and 20mm lenses on Olympus bodies. So what is up with that, and do the mark 2 versions suffer the same issues?

Thanks all!

The 20/1.7 focuses relatively slow in general, and can hunt a lot and fail to lock focus in low light. It also has issues with banding in low light at ISO 3200 and above on cameras with the 16MP Sony sensor, which is many of the Oly bodies from the last 4 years and the GH3.

The 14/2.5 doesn't have any Olympus specific lenses, it's just not a terribly exceptional lens other than its size and how cheap a used copy is. That's not to say it's not a good lens, it's just that if size and price are not absolute priorities I would go with either the 12/2 or 15/1.7 instead, or if versatility is desired, the 12-32/3.5-5.6 which delivers very similar image quality.

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