Does anyone still use Panasonic 20mm f/1.7?

Raist3d wrote:

Anders W wrote:

bs1946 wrote:

When I began selling off my Leica gear and returned to MFT last December, I bought a GM5, then a GX7, and months later a GX9. I also went on a prime lens buying spree and that included a 20mm f1.7 II. The only difference here is that version II has a newer all black metal body and more recent coatings of the lens.

No changes to the coatings AFAIK. Not that it was necessary. No problem with the original ones.

Panasonic did change the coating. If I remember correctly, for less flares.

No mention of new coatings when the lens was announced. See link below:

https://m.dpreview.com/articles/7948008277/panasonic-announces-revised-lumix-g-20mm-f1-7-ii-asph-lens-for-micro-four-thirds

The announcement mentions that the elements are multicoated but that description surely applies to mark I as well and there’s no mention of any changes in this regard, as would surely have been the case if they had indeed equipped the lens with new coatings.

Only cosmetic differences between mark I and II.

As far as I know, the interior is unchanged, including the notorious slow and noisy autofocus motor. Since I almost exclusively shoot landscapes and historic colonial houses from the outside, neither issue bothered me and the image quality with the 20mm is excellent. I used it a lot on the GM5 and some on the GX7 but for whatever reason not on the GX9.

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