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The Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 II pancake sells for the lowest price I have ever seen ($299!) at [shoplink 47157 ebay]eBay US (Click here)[/shoplink].
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Admin, here is a test video showing GH4 slo-mo. It’s not mine, I just came across it on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8njRhW97Po&list=UUHmdZuWVKuse_B5YLZzs2Kw
anybody had a chance to compare this to the old version? any faster on the AF? I own the version 1 lens and it’s amazing, just slow as fuck on the AF
It’s not “$299 only”. It’s $299 plus $40 in shipping. Come on.
(FT5) Trusted Ebay seller globaldistribution03LOL is selling it for (get this!) below retail!!!!, without a box and potentially pulled from a Gx7 kit! This means the Panasonic 20mm F1.7 is DISCONTINUED!!!!!!! (FT5! FT5!)
I still wonder why Panasonic didn’t take the opportunity to update the AF speed of the 20mm f/1.7 when they released the MKII version instead of just the make up.
They explained it: It is because of the size of this lens which is only achievable with these high quality and bright optics, if they use an external AF mechanism. Since they didn’t want to compromise on this winning recipe (bright, super IQ, pancake small), they stayed with cosmetical modifications.
Sure but then you would have the option, a little bit of bulkness in exchange for faster AF wouldn’t rotten the recipe. The main part of that was really the optical quality and bright lens, not so much the size.
Maybe you are right. 😉
I hope they will try to get everything right on a mIII.
I guess, if one needs the focal length then one should not wait. My guess is that it will take at least 3-4 years before that might update the lens.
Actually, the Oly 25 could be an option for those who need the speed and IQ, but would sacrfice size for AF speed, because the Oly seems to be a bit wider than PL 25. So maybe it is more like 23 or 24 (or the PL is more like 26 or 27).
I do have the older 20mm and use it more than any other lens, it’s a perfect focal length with great IQ, I will keep on using it until there is an update. I might prefer changing it for a 17mm instead of a 25mm if the waiting takes too long.
Okay, I just wanted to possibly help with a new idea. 🙂
Sounds like one hell of a cop out answer. Make the thing a few mm thicker… literally noone would care, compared to what we have which is a lens that in less than perfect light has very anemic AF.
Yeah, it’s pretty slow on my E-M5, but it’s much faster on my GX1.
On the other hand, my Pana 100-300 focuses as fast on my E-M5 as on the GX1.
Still one of the best m43 lenses out there. Like Surab said, a winning recipe. What I don’t get is why it doesn’t have (and didn’t get in the make-over) a proper bayonet for a hood. The space is there. Usually Panasonic is much better with hoods than Olympus.
Is even cheaper here:
**20mm Lumix lens, $265 + shipping**
* http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-PANASONIC-LUMIX-G-20mm-F1-7-ASPH-Lens-/271446756137?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item3f337ccb29
* http://www.ebay.com/itm/Excellent-Panasonic-Lumix-G-20mm-F-1-7-ASPH-H-H020-Made-in-JAPAN-8150-/321454881895?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item4ad8343c67
* http://www.ebay.com/itm/Excellent-Panasonic-Lumix-G-20mm-F-1-7-ASPH-H-H020-Made-in-JAPAN-8150-/321454881895?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item4ad8343c67
300 for a mediocre normal lens? Hello, that redefines “expensive”. I am surprised m43 has not gone bankrupt yet – just a matter ot time I suppose.
Yep. And no matter what, totally worth it.
Psh. Try $2350 for a Leica 50/2-M (and make sure you’re sitting down, with a cushion under your chin, before you check out the price of the APO-ASPH version). And Leica is doing well, thank you very much.
If $300 is mad money for you, clearly you’re in the wrong hobby. May I suggest either getting a better job, or trying bottle cap collecting?
I just wanted to possibly help with a new idea. 🙂
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