Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 II ASPH

Panasonic LUMIX G 20mm f1.7 and 20mm f1.7 II ASPH lens reviews: Has Panasonic improved its classic standard prime?

Introduction Besides the small size and inherent portability of the MFT format cameras, both Panasonic and Olympus were quick to capitalize on the attraction of equally small high-quality primes. Panasonic even trumped Olympus (one of the most respected lens makers in Japan) early on and introduced a small pancake-type ‘normal’ lens with fast focusing, a large maximum aperture and very high image quality. That lens was the Lumix G 20mm f1.7 ASPH, and although only announced late 2009, Panasonic has already introduced its successor, the $428 Lumix G 20mm f1.7 II ASPH.While the new lens has