Panasonic Lumix G 20mm/F1.7 Pancake Lens

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The 20mm is also a nice focal length but the Panasonic 20mm has a history of slow and noisy autofocus,

Power Save Mode] can be selectable while the camera is powered with an AC adaptor(DMW-AC10, sold separately). It is possible to assign [HDMI RAW data output] function to the Fn button and users can directly turned it ON or OFF from the camera. There were cases where the camera froze when transferring images to a PC via Wi-Fi (5GHz). This phenomenon has been fixed. Ever since the time of introduction, the LUMIX GH6 gained high attention and have been acclaimed after its release to the market not only from the conventional GH users but also from the new GH users worldwide. The GH6 is planned to “evolve” with firmware updates to further enhance its performance and usability for professional video creators, as previously announced.Comprised of seven lenses in five groups, the new system uses two aspherical lenses to minimize both distortion and chromatic aberration, achieving incredibly high resolution corner to corner. The versatile 20mm focal distance (equivalent to 40mm on a 35 mm film camera) is suitable for wide variety of photography including scenery such as sunsets and dimly lit indoor shots taking advantage of its beautiful soft focus. It supports the Contrast AF system for high precision auto focusing. Its length is a bit greater than that of the 20, but I don't know that it makes much practical difference. They're cheaper than PL 15/1.7 but also work well as hybrid Still/Video lens as well. 20/1.7 is good STILL photo lens, but not a hybrid video lens. You're satisfaction with 20/1.7 highly depends on how much video you shoot. In term of AF speed, all other 4 lens focus faster than 20/1.7. 20/1.7 is one of the oldest M43 lens and AF motor hasn't been improved.

Shooting assist functions including Luminance Spot Meter, Zebra Pattern can be used during RAW output. C-AF - 15/1.7 really SHINE and where 20/1.7 problematic unrelaible AF hunt become really noticeable and very VERY annoying.It can detect the eyes / face at a 2x faster recognition cycle speed and human / animal at a 5x faster recognition cycle speed. These subjects can be detected even they appear in approximately half the size. *Comparison between before and after updating the firmware. I was looking for a small general lens, so I got the 14, only to be surprised the 12-32 was better in almost every way (I wasn't expecting a kit lens to be any good). Still looking for something small and fast, I got the 20 and it works for me. I carry it along with the zooms. For settings and controls over the BGH1 via PC during IP streaming, LUMIX Tether for Multicam PC software should also be updated to Ver.1.1 or higher. Compatible lenses: H-XA025, H-ES200, H-E08018, H-X1025, H-HSA12035, H-ES12060, H-FS12060, H-X2550, H-HSA35100, H-FSA45200, H-ES50200, H-FSA100300 and H-RS100400 I've never had any problems with slow focussing, but I never rely on fast autofocus. I was thinking of shooting some video and was going to avoid the 20, even though it might otherwise be ideal, because of the focus noise. You can hear it focus.