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Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Mk2 or Mk1?

Started Sep 1, 2013 | Discussions
nicholas w New Member • Posts: 2
Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Mk2 or Mk1?

Hi,

Quite new to Micro 4/3 and was thinking of getting a fast prime lens. Some I've read about are the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 and the Olympus 17mm f/1.8.

Was trying to find the forums for the difference between the 20mm f/1.7 Mk2 and original. What I understand so far is that the Mk2 has a metallic body whilst the original is plastic. Wondering if it's worth the difference in savings to get the original one (having a savings now of almost 100usd on the original piece)?

Thanks a lot.

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Nikon D80 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D Tamron AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4-5.6 R +5 more
ulfie Veteran Member • Posts: 3,299
This review may help you decide.
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Sergey Borachev Veteran Member • Posts: 5,338
Re: Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Mk2 or Mk1?
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Elix Regular Member • Posts: 299
Re: Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Mk2 or Mk1?

Sergey Borachev wrote:

And here is a review comparing them directly.

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/panasonic-lumix-20mm-vs-20mm-ii-lens-comparison-review-22686

Liked this review especiailly when it they says "very slight improvement" three times in the same paragraph

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OP nicholas w New Member • Posts: 2
Re: Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Mk2 or Mk1?

thank you for all your replies and links. In the end, I decided to go with an entirely different choice, the Olympus 17mm f/1.8

 nicholas w's gear list:nicholas w's gear list
Nikon D80 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D Tamron AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4-5.6 R +5 more
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