Name: Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Lumix Aspherical Lens for Micro Four Thirds Lens Mount Systems
Brand: Panasonic
SKU: IPC2017
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.67 (103 reviews)

Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Lumix Aspherical Lens for Micro Four Thirds Lens Mount Systems

Panasonic 20mm F/1.7

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Top Rated Gear: Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Lumix Aspherical Lens for Micro Four Thirds Lens Mount Systems Lens Type: Standard

Great lens, great service.

Great

Great lens.  The extras make it really worthwhile.  Very sharp.  AF is a little slow/loud, don't let that stop you.

Great lens

Fringes in harsh light otherwise worth it for the price and size.

Schmilky

Everything good except the slow and noisy focus motors. Fine for still photos and any static video scene where you can lock off on a tripod with a fixed focal distance.

Fast, compact prime lens but not good for continuous auto-focus.

Bought this lens for its weight, macro capability, large aperture size and storage for hiking. In a pinch I can stick it in my pocket so I can shoot with other lenes. As a test to the max, I shot some astro pics with it of the Milky Way and I was impressed as it was my first attempt with this type of photography. The camera that I use is a G85. BTW the kit of accessories it comes with is awesome since I have used most of them.

Nice Lens to include with your arsenal

Awesome little lens. Great bundle. Well worth the money, even on a bad day.

Perfect little bundle with lens

Added items increase the value of this lens. Nothing special, just a nice all around lens.  Unfortunately some of the items were missing and never received but that does not take away from the quality of the Panasonic lens

As expected.

This lens is good for low light photography ,and for landscape photography. It's a bit slow sometimes to focus. All that being said, it's a good all around lens.

Pretty good all around lens for every day shooting.

Good product

Great Lens for the price. I would highly recommend. Great color cast and a must have for any videographer on the go.

Quick user review

Micro four thirds is the best!
My favorite lense so far, a must have in the Panasonic system

Must have in Panasonic system

I needed a Lumix lens to take advantage of the focus control on the Ronin S. This works great and it's light for gimbal work. Performs well for an inexpensive lens.

Works with GH5s and Ronin S

Feels good AF could be quieter, sounds like an older motor. Optics are good

Almost perfect

So small, so sharp, and a very useful focal length. Perfect for people: you don't need too much space, and the perspective is still ok for portraits.
Very sharp in the middle already at full aperture, but to reduce vignetting and sharpen the corner, close to f/2.8.
Lightly built, but no complain for the price.

Great focal, pancake size

Excellent lens exhibiting wonderful image quality. I especially like the very low profile of this lens. Undoubtedly this is the lens that will remain on my Panasonic G85 most of the time. You cannot go wrong having this lens in your lens repertoire.

Excellent Lens

Excellent sharpness for such a small lens. Small and light, so very easy to stick in a pocket.

Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Lumix II Aspherical Lens for Micro Four Thirds Lens

Nice small compact lens.

This is a great pancake lens. Great for street photography and not being noticed.

Sweet pancake lens

It's a great lens that really shines wide open but also is just a great wide profile lens.

Beautiful Bokeh

Nice lense

I bought this lens to use with my Panasonic GM-1  after having some issues with the kit lens in cold weather. I went with a prime since I wanted a low f stop for nigh time photography. I have not had it out at night yet but have been impressed by how much clearer than my other lenses, the kit 12-32 and another panasonic 35-100, this one is. Those ones seemed good until I compared them to this one. I am looking forward to getting this one out at night and seeing how it does in that setting as well.

Compact, lightweight, and sharp. A good choice for my GX8.

Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 II Aspherical Lens

Like this lens a lot - the focal length (slightly on the wide side of "normal") is great for so many shooting situations. Bought it primarily because I wanted a fast, compact lens to use when I want to travel light and this lens fits the bill nicely. With this lens in place my G7 can even slip comfortably in a jacket pocket. My only issue with the lens is that it focuses a bit on the slow side - not really an issue for the shooting I do - as well as the fact that I often focus manually anyway.

Excellent compact lens

chip and great

This lens is pretty great overall. It's a great portrait lens with a solid minimum focus distance and nice depth of field. It's main drawback is it's focus speed and accuracy. I use this with a GH5 and it does seem to wander around sometimes when autofocusing in reasonable lighting. With that said I would still recommend it. Just be prepared to flip into manual focus once in a while.

Cheap Shallow Prime for M3/4

I have both the Olly 17/1.8 and Panny 25/1.4, but wanted the compactness and range of this lens as my default on an Olympus Pen F.  I don't see any difference in quality with these lenses. They're all sharp and contrasty, and focus quickly. The 40mm equivalent is really close to a true "normal" focal length, and while I've only had the lens a few weeks, it's become my go to for street and general purpose. The portrait is about a 50% crop. If you're getting only one prime lens, this would be a good choice.

A great "walk around" lens.

Highly recommended if you need portability and speed.

Great little Glass

It's small, relatively light, very sharp, with rich color and contrast. The focal length is also a great match for me. Its main limitation is a slow focusing mechanism; not a problem for me, since I mostly shoot landscapes/architecture/museums and anything with faster action I'll want a longer focal length for anyway.

Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Lumix Aspherical Lens for Micro Four Thirds Lens Mount Systems

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