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2025-04-27T13:15:50

Rated 5 out of 5

Great lens, great service.

Quick shipping. Product works well.

JEREMY C.

2025-04-13T04:02:39

Rated 5 out of 5

Great

Great prime, fast, sharp, light.

Brandi H.

2025-04-13T03:59:48

Rated 5 out of 5

Great lens

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

Brandi H.

2024-08-14T09:01:54

Rated 5 out of 5

Schmilky

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

Desmond T.

2022-10-20T17:32:49

Rated 4 out of 5

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

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.

Charles R.

2022-08-04T14:06:27

Rated 5 out of 5

Nice Lens to include with your arsenal

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.

Joey D.

2022-07-11T08:18:53

Rated 5 out of 5

Perfect little bundle with lens

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

David P.

2022-03-26T05:08:27

Rated 4 out of 5

As expected.

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

STEPHEN L.

2022-03-20T11:30:53

Rated 4 out of 5

Pretty good all around lens for every day shooting.

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.

ANTHONY A.

2021-06-22T11:17:59

Rated 4 out of 5

Good product

Good product, excellent deal.

COLIN M.

2021-06-07T08:29:18

Rated 5 out of 5

Quick user review

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

COLIN M.

2020-06-13T08:59:44

Rated 5 out of 5

G20

Works very well

MANFRED H.

2020-01-07T18:37:02

Rated 5 out of 5

Must have in Panasonic system

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

Zhan Z.

2019-07-27T06:27:52

Rated 5 out of 5

Works with GH5s and Ronin S

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.

Amanda M.

2019-07-06T06:09:51

Rated 4 out of 5

Almost perfect

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

Michael C.

2019-06-09T09:31:08

Rated 4 out of 5

Great focal, pancake size

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.

YVES S.

2019-05-06T12:54:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Excellent Lens

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.

Kenneth W.

2019-03-31T08:46:10

Rated 5 out of 5

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

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

STEPHEN S.

2018-12-17T14:46:31

Rated 5 out of 5

Nice small compact lens.

Excellent Camera lens

MANFRED H.

2018-11-25T14:59:55

Rated 5 out of 5

Sweet pancake lens

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

Mary B.

2018-08-13T04:34:20

Rated 5 out of 5

Beautiful Bokeh

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

Wilson D.

2018-06-19T08:52:43

Rated 4 out of 5

Nice lense

Very comfortable and useful lense

Ariel P.

2018-04-24T08:15:50

Rated 5 out of 5

Great lens

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.

James O.

2018-04-16T19:45:04

Rated 5 out of 5

Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 II Aspherical Lens

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

SIDNEY L.

2018-04-15T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

Excellent compact 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.

Ed

2017-11-01T08:00:38

Rated 4 out of 5

chip and great

very good lens,chip, easy to use.

Jhon V.

2017-10-30T10:23:14

Rated 4 out of 5

Cheap Shallow Prime for M3/4

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.

Adam H.

2017-08-14T08:28:29

Rated 5 out of 5

A great "walk around" lens.

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.

PHILLIP S.

2017-06-23T21:37:45

Rated 5 out of 5

Great little Glass

Highly recommended if you need portability and speed.

David M.

2017-06-05T13:10:52

Rated 5 out of 5

One of the must-have Micro 4/3 lenses

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.

Travis B.

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Panasonic 20mm F/1.7 Specifications

  • Lens Construction

    7 elements in 5 groups (2 Aspherical lenses)

  • Mount

    Micro Four Thirds mount

  • Optical Image Stabilizer

    No

  • Focal Length

    f=20mm (35mm camera equivalent 40mm)

  • Aperture Type

    7 diaphragm blades / Circular aperture diaphragm

  • Aperture

    F1.7(Wide) -

  • Minimum Aperture

    F16

  • Closest Focusing Distance

    0.2m / 0.66ft

  • Maximum magnification

    Approx. 0.13x / 0.25x (35mm camera equivalent)

  • Diagonal Angle of View

    57 degree

  • Filter Size

    46mm

  • Max. Diameter

    Dia: 63mm / 2.48 in

  • Overall Length

    Approx. 25.5mm / 1.00 in (from the tip of the lens to the base side of the lens mount)

  • Weight [g]

    Approx. 100g

  • Weight [oz]

    Approx. 3.53oz

  • Warranty

    Panasonic warranty

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By AlexM

The 20mm Panasonic Lumix f/1.7 is one of the few must owns for the micro 4/3 system. I use it on my Olympus EP-2 with great results. It is sharp, fast, focuses accurately, is built well, and looks great mounted on the camera. The bokeh is great. This is a gem of a lens, and a steal for the price. Great optics!

Fantastic lens: colors are wonderful

By Christian H.

Excellent lens. To me, better than the Canon 28mm 1.8 that I used to mount on my Rebel Xti to get a somewhat fast 50mm lens. With the GF1, I get 40mm, but it works great with interior (low light) shots. The colors are simply beautiful. Consistent output.

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The LUMIX G 20mm/F1.7 ASPH lens is dramatically compact and lightweight, featuring an outstanding F1.7 brightness which allows consumers to create stunning photos with beautiful, soft focus. Comprised of seven lenses arranged in five groups, the LUMIX G 20mm lens actually uses two aspherical lenses to effectively minimize distortion and achieve super high resolution.

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