Panasonic Lumix G 42.5mm f/1.7 Review

Panasonic LUMIX G 42.5mm f/1.7 ASPH Handling and Features

The lens barrel is constructed from high quality plastics that have a metallic finish. Despite only weighing around 130g, the lens feels quite robust. As a result, this lens balances well with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera body used for testing.

As focusing is performed internally the 37mm filter thread does not rotate, which makes this lens ideal for use with graduated and polarising filters. The manual focusing ring is well damped, which makes applying fine adjustments a pleasure. The minimum focus distance is 31cm, which is ideal for the occasional close up, or for shooting in claustrophobic environments. Focusing is fast in a wide range of conditions.

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