Does anyone still use Panasonic 20mm f/1.7?

Anders W wrote:

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.

" The new LUMIX G 20 mm / F1.7 II ASPH. lens also features a highly reliable metal mount, and uses multi-coated lens elements that minimize ghosts and flare to further enhance its optical performance."

Yeah, it's hard to say from that whether it's new or not. But I believe some places mentioned it had a new coating. I am looking to double check.[]--

Update: I looked back and the press release of the original lens, and says pretty much that same thing. So unless I find some conclusive evidence, I stand corrected and do by what you said.

I still thought I had read somewhere that this MKII version had a different coating though. I Remember even telling a coworker that this was one of the differences back then when it got announced (he has the first version).

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