Panasonic 25mm 1.7 Lens - Pre-order for $250!

$249 on Panasonic's website too. But +tax

http://shop.panasonic.com/cameras-a...H-H025K.html#start=1&cgid=lumix-camera-lenses

 

that's as close to a cheap nifty fifty as it possibly could be. Even in Europe. Digitec.ch has them for 249 CHF.

Cheaper than any fast prime (even 14 and 20mm) new, of course. Sigma 2.8 lenses excluded.

Great news for people just coming to m43. If i didn't have my Oly25mm, i'd be all over this.

 

Okay suddenly this lens makes sense. It's the new fast affordable kit lens. It's not a pancake like the 20mm but it's quiet, internal focusing, no banding on Olympus, and fast at AF.

 

Many long time M43 users already have P25 or O25 like me, but this is great deal for someone doesn't have 25mm pirme!!

 

I hope it will be stabilized for Panasonic users, since they do not have any stabilized 25mm lens yet. For size, the Olympus still wins the battle. Image quality wise, we shall see. It would be good not to have too much CA when using Olympus bodies. The PanaLeica can be pretty bad from that standpoint in certain conditions.

 

how does this compare to PL25?

 

Any reason to look at this if you already have the P20?

 

Faster (internal) focusing and a little longer FOV will create a little more DOF.

I had a P20 since it first came out. Sold it several months ago when I came back to m43 when I realized how slow AF was on my Oly bodies. Picked up the PL25. Love it, but just picked up a used P20 because I miss the FOV. 25mm is just that much too long for me for a standard walk around lens. I'm tempted to dump the PL25 now due to size and redundancy, BUT, this lens and the O25 still intrigue me somewhat.

 

This will be less than 200 on the used market very soon. Good to have some reasonably priced lenses around.

 

That's a great point- I would much rather have this if buying a camera kit, than a slow 14-42mm. Not everyone will, but it would be a nice option.

 

Yeah I have the 20mm v1 and I'd like faster focus but the FOV I can't imagine would be much different or worth the hassle of selling off the 20 for the 25.

 

Oops, I completely forgot this was a "pre-order" and not something that's out in the wild. I hope it's a good replacement for those that gave up the PL25 (like me)!