PANASONIC LUMIX G II Lens, 20MM, F1.7 ASPH, MIRRORLESS Micro Four Thirds, H-H020AK (USA Black)

I had the 2009 version of this small pancake lens on the GF1 for many years and enjoyed it. Since I recently bought the Lumix GX85, I thought I should try this newer version of it. I like the look of it and it looks good on the GX85. Its very small and the autofocus is fast and accurate; it does not hunt and locks on the subject(s) as soon as I press the shutter half way. The images come out clean even in low light. Both attached photos were shut indoor and I can hardly see any noise. The price was also quite reasonable and it makes a good pair on my GX85. I look forward to using it often.

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This lens is a favorite on my Oly OMD EM10 Mark II. It is on the camera much of the time and makes it very compact, good for all around walking around and steet photo. The 40MM equivalency is also a very useful. Real bright lens, too, f/1.7, and thats always going to help out the m43 sensor size. Images have been very sharp, impressive. I do not have a lens hood for it and dont want to get one due to size. Ill just have to keep the light in mind when shooting, but isnt that always the case. Feels very well built, smooth focus ring, fast to focus. Overall, IId suggest its a "must have" for any m43 system due to the excellent image quality, the size, and the wide aperture. I highly recommend!

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Great night shots with this lens, I dismissed the micro 4/3rds system a few years ago, but after getting the Panasonic G7, some decent lenses, and disappointing results with a Sony RX10, Im back on board the m4/3rd train. Technically, the Canon 40mm 2.8 is smaller than this, but any Canon body is going to be larger than most, if not all m4/3rds body. I shoot weddings and so low light performance is crucial. Ive done a handful of weddings with poorly light receptions and, while the results dont match my Canon 50mm 1.4, they come damn close. This is also a great night lens. I find the focal length and aperture really condusive to urban night shots. I have no regrets buying this lens.

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I am an amateur photographer (thats putting it lightly). I decided to buy this and an Olympus Pen Lite E-PL5 camera instead of paying someone to take our wedding photos. We just had a friend point and shoot on auto mode and the pics came out better than I could have imagined. Buttery depth of field and great performance in low light. You have to try really hard to take a bad photo with this lens.

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Of course you cant get thin depth of field at this aperture and sensor size, but the background is nicely blurred when taking relatively close portraits inside. I took a lovely (and I dont usually use that word) picture of my daughter doing an art project one evening at the kitchen table. It focusses way faster and much more accurately confidently than my Pentax K50 with 35mm 2.4. so its great for around the house, tightly cropped group photos, walk around crowded city street shots. I used it on my gx9.

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I got this lens to keep my travel camera as least thief attracting as possible. The lens is a bit slow to focus if you are taking action shots, however the bokeh and picture quality are top notch. The build is very sturdy and compact which makes it easy to take with you and keep on the camera at all times. The fast aperture and standard focal lens make it great for general purpose travel pictures. A must of any MFT owner.

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This lens is a really nice walking around type of lens with a 40 mm equivalent focal length on a Micro 4/3 camera. I use it with my Panasonic Lumix G6 and have taken some nice photos with it. It will work for video as well to take shots with a reasonably shallow depth of field. The big thing here is that this lens is quite small and weighs practically nothing. When I have it on my camera it feels very light and is easy to tote around with camera strap around my neck or just using the grip and hand holding it. The Micro 4/3 system is already a nice size for portability with small lens sizes. I have now acquired 3 micro 4/3 lenses all that would fit in a small pack with the camera. This is the big benefit of this format that I like over my Rebel T3i and its lens combinations.

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Like others have said, terrific lens, very well made and sharp. Compared to my 9-18 Olympus I wont say its much sharper, but it is faster when you need that. Very compact and almost a pancake lens but large enough to make us of the manual focus ring. I am using it on my OMD E10 and 100% satisfied.

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As sharp as they say. My favorite lens. If your thinking of getting 14mm 2.5 or 17mm 2.8 I have both and never had to use anymore. 20mm/40mm on MFT has been a perfect fit for the quality, and 1.7 apature.

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I miss being able to zoom in and out when using this lens, but the f/1.7 apertures indoor/low light performance makes it totally worth it. This has become my go-to lens, and I use it more than any of my other (three) micro-4/3 lenses. Im not a phenomenal photographer, but this helps make my photos look really great!

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