Panasonic just announced the LUMIX S 20mm f/2.5, a full-frame ultra-wide angle prime lens. Whether you're a traveling landscape photographer or someone who loves shooting dramatic street portraits, this lens might just be the perfect tool for the job. Let's see how it stacks up.
The ultra-compact design of this lens provides a small footprint that'll surely be loved by street and travel photographers. This is especially true considering that is weighs juts 0.3 lb. Despite its lightweight design, the new lens is plenty rugged, featuring dust, splash, and freeze resistance—plus a fluorine coated front element that lets you keep shooting in nearly all conditions.
Photographers aren't the only ones who will be happy with this new addition to the L-Mount lineup, as this lens has been optimized for video creators as well. Focus breathing has been suppressed and the focusing itself is near silent. Speaking of focusing, the lens also achieves a minimum focusing distance of just over 7", which enables dramatic close-up images and videos with an immersive perspective.
What makes this lens even more impressive is that with all the size and weight savings Panasonic put into the design, they still managed to put a customizable Fn (Function) button and control ring on the lens barrel. Both support a variety of assignable functions, including Crop Zoom on compatible cameras, and the dial can be used to control aperture and manual focus as well.
The ultra-compact Panasonic LUMIX S 20mm f/2.5 is shaping up to be one of the best street and travel companion lenses for L-Mount shooters. Just to make it even more enticing, the lens will be available in both black and silver, matching just about any camera you can mount it on.
To learn more about the Panasonic LUMIX S 20mm f/2.5 lens, be sure to check out the detailed product page.
