panasonic 20mm f1.7

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bsquadleader August 06, 2009

panasonic 20mm f1.7

I'm wondering if anyone has heard of this lens. It seems like an alternative to the 17/2.8 but much faster.. it also shares the same compact design. I WANT!

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jannesjoberg 2009-08-06 06:03:40

Panasonic's official roadmap has it pegged for a 2009 release, but it seems that might have been pushed back a bit. A shame, because I sure agree with you, I also want...

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bsquadleader 2009-08-20 21:52:54

Panasonic is having a press event on september 1st to announce the GF1 and the 20mm and the 45mm macro, I think we'll see them this fall.

photorumors.com/2009/08/06/panasonic-gf1-micro-fou...

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manwonman 2009-09-08 11:35:23

Panny lenses are hard to find in Korea, but I'll grab it if I can get my hand on it (I'll likely have to give up one of my arms). Oly's 17mm F2.8 pancake is an absolute dog (not a greyhound) on focusing speed and I'm looking for something with a bit wider aperture (2 or faster).

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manwonman 2010-07-11 05:50:55

Have it and love it. It is many measures better than the Olympus focusing speed and low light performance (although Oly's firmware update for both the E-P2 and the Panny's 20mm probably have a lot to do with the increase in focusing speed).

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fuelman 2009-09-08 16:32:11

Amazon pre-order price for US is $400 for the 20mm f/1.7 and $900 for the 45mm macro. I pre-ordered the 20mm/1.7 and seems really high, just hope it has the performance to match.

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kyre 2009-10-01 15:40:16

I'm just waiting for my Norwegian distributor to get it in stock and I'll take it for a test drive.

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