Panasonic Lumix 25mm F1.7 | H-H025E-K Prime Lens, Black - Micro 4/3 Mount Compatible Panasonic & Olympus

Before buying this lens just be aware that it is a micro 4/3 lens which means it will only fit M4/3 camera (Lumix G and such) it won't fit full frame or APS-C without an adapter! Additionally M4/3 crop factor means that while this is a 25mm lens it is actually the equivalent to 50mm on a full frame camera. Before I talk about what I like and don't like about this lens let me give you some context. (skip to the end for pros and cons) Earlier in the year I purchased a Panasonic Lumix GH5 with the standard 12-60mm f/3.5 kit lens. I mainly use it for personal photo and video work, but have done some semi-professional projects with it too. And, while the kit lens is good it isn't amazing. It doesn't quite give you that professional outcome you desire when purchasing an expensive camera. I never quite got the bokeh effect (background blur) I wanted. I was a bit disappointed, and even thought about getting a new camera, since this wasn't giving me the result I wanted. Additionally, I'm fairly new to this, and I know with the right know-how you can make even a cheap camera create amazing results, but I am still developing that skillset. Fast forward a little, I did some research and looked into buying a new lens. I came across this 25mm (50mm equivalent) f/1.7 and realised it may give me a slightly better result. Safe to say it absolutely did. This lens completely saved my camera from being traded in and gave me the professional quality I sought after. The images included were all taken with this lens and have not been edited. I couldn't believe the result all from slapping it on and using autofocus. So let's talk about what works: - Outstanding picture quality - Quick and reliable autofocus (I have also tried this with video and the results blew me away) - Amazing bokeh effect - can't stress how impresses I was with this - Definitely great value for money What could be improved?: - Colours look a bit flat (honestly this could just be the way I have my camera set but things just don't look too vibrant) - made of plastic - not really an issue for me but if you're particular about your lenses then you may want to spend more on a metal lens. But as I said, to me this doesn't really matter. Hope this helps anyone researching cameras and lenses. If you have a M4/3 and want a lens to create a great bokeh effect for photo or video then you can't go wrong with this one.

Outstanding lens and a no-brainer purchase for a Panasonic G80 owner. Yes, the image quality is a noticeable step-up from using the 12-60 kit lens at the same 25mm length. 25mm on an M43 system is equivalent to 50mm on a full-frame system - which is the length that's meant to be more similar to the human eye's perception. Hence, its the recommended first prime lens you buy. Great all-rounder. Nice for natural portraits (not as much isolation as a longer portrait lens). Light, quick autofocus and great ability to capture subtle lighting. It's also half the price of any other F1.7 lens in Panasonic's range. It's an obvious first-purchase for anyone who owns a Panasonic M43 camera with a kit lens. I'll get a wide angle prime next and will mainly switch between the two.

First rate lens. Primarily used in low light situations or if I want a bit of bokeh. If I don't need a wide aperture then I normally use the kit 12-60 lens which is equally good. It is not stabilised but my cameras have IBIS and it's only 25mm so it doesn't really matter. Most of the time I use a tripod anyway.

I bought this lens to use on a G7. The pros: Its light, its fairly sharp and the auto focus works quite well. The cons: It does not achieve that shallow depth of field look that well (bokeh) unlike some lenses that Nikon or Canon make. It has a manual focus ring, but it has an internal auto focus too. Unlike older lenses and pretty much all manual lenses, there is no absolute focus based on distance marked on the lens barrel. This is a bit of a problem for video if you use a separate follow focus, because if you want to focus on something 10 feet away and then gradually focus to it moving in a shot to say 6 feet away, there is no guarantee you can do that on this lens as you might want if you use a follow focus. The lens is clever in that it can focus on anything when you press the screen automatically - but this feature can hinder manual focusing as it sort of resets itself. Like some of the other Panasonic lenses, the footage is quite contrasty and limits the dynamic range you get in the footage. Dark colours are often maxed out into blacks. It means video footage from this lens is more limited for colour grading. Finally the price. Its kind of mid range at £150. There are there nicer lenses out there for sure. But if you have a Panasonic camera, shoots stills and some video and don't need to manually focus a lot, the pros may outweigh the cons for you.

Voici mon avis positif sur l'achat du Panasonic Lumix 25mm F1.7 (objectif à focale fixe H-H025E-K, noir) : Cet objectif offre d'excellentes performances optiques pour son prix abordable. Avec une ouverture maximale de F1.7, il vous permettra de réaliser de superbes photos avec un bokeh (flou d'arrière-plan) très agréable. Sa focale de 25mm (équivalent 50mm en plein format) en fait un choix polyvalent, idéal pour les portraits, les paysages, les scènes de rue et plus encore. Sa construction est de bonne qualité, avec un boîtier tout en métal. Cela lui confère une bonne robustesse et durabilité. De plus, il est compact et léger, ce qui en fait un excellent compagnon pour vos sorties photo. Au niveau de la qualité d'image, cet objectif offre une très bonne résolution, un bon rendu des couleurs et un contraste élevé, même à pleine ouverture. Les aberrations chromiques et la distorsion sont bien maîtrisées. Bref, le Panasonic Lumix 25mm F1.7 est un excellent choix pour les photographes débutants ou intermédiaires en quête d'un objectif polyvalent, performant et abordable. Je le recommande vivement pour son excellent rapport qualité/prix.

Does the job well....no hassle. Pictures look good too

Un objectif très peu cher pour les résultats époustouflants qu'il peut donner! Un must have pour tous les débutants/intermédiaires qui veulent apprendre la photographie de la meilleure des manières, c'est à dire, avec une focale fixe.

I am no professional, but it has a great price-quality-performance level. It is cheap, nicely built (the small cap-ring is hard to remove it first), but the focus is quick, the noise is low, the image quality is pretty good, no chromatic aberration no focus-breathing. It is mostly plastic, but the build quality is good. The delivery was faster, than I expected.

I am an experienced photographer that has come from Canon full frame to Fuji X-Mount. I recently bought my young daughter her first real camera and this was her first lens. Up until this point I had not even held a micro 4/3's camera so I did a fair bit of research before purchasing. I am pleasantly surprised and impressed by the quality of images that this lens produces. It is a small, compact lens, with decent plastic build quality. The lens is quiet, has fast auto focus and does not hunt. Perfect size for a micro 4/3's camera, a great prime addition that I would recommend any one looking for decent prime at a good price.