Imatest results via Lensrentals (the 20mm rules!)
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Lensrentals (Click here) just posted their Wide-Angle Micro 4/3 Imatest Results. He measured the resolution at different aperture settings. He really tested ALL wide angle lenses including the new Nokton 17.5mm. And the results are once again a big praise for probably the most sold m43 lens ever…the [shoplink 14796]Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 lens[/shoplink]! So small, so cheap and so damn good! It really shines at all apertures and it even (easily!) beats the [shoplink 23110]Panasonic-Leica 25mm[/shoplink] lens! Of course Lensrentals only measured the resolution and there are many other aspects to consider when judging the quality of the lens. It has to be said that the Olympus 17mm is pretty dispapointing while the [shoplink 16258]Panasonic 14mm[/shoplink] lens is again doing pretty well!
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Lensrentals (Click here) just posted their Wide-Angle Micro 4/3 Imatest Results. He measured the resolution at different aperture settings. He really tested ALL wide angle lenses including the new Nokton 17.5mm. And the results are once again a big praise for probably the most sold m43 lens ever…the [shoplink 14796]Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 lens[/shoplink]! So small, so cheap and so damn good! It really shines at all apertures and it even (easily!) beats the [shoplink 23110]Panasonic-Leica 25mm[/shoplink] lens! Of course Lensrentals only measured the resolution and there are many other aspects to consider when judging the quality of the lens. It has to be said that the Olympus 17mm is pretty dispapointing while the [shoplink 16258]Panasonic 14mm[/shoplink] lens is again doing pretty well!
The Panasonic 20mm lens is one of these lenses that wil be remembered for a long time. And I hope Panasonic will do more of that kind of lenses in future!
For US readers. The super 14mm lens got a disocunt and is in Stock for $299 at Amazon (Click here) and Bhphoto (Click here). And the 20mm is also available at Amazon (Click here) after it went out of Stock for a while. The second most sold lens of the moment is the $199 45-20mm lens at Amazon (Click here to get the lens or here to see the ranking).