I never tried the 20mm 1.7 but I’ve seen image samples and think it’s fantastic for what it is. The biggest thing for me was the weather sealing, I wanted that and adored the Oly 25 1.8, but thought the Oly 25 1.2 was too big for EDC and backpack travel. The 20mm 1.4 was a nice compromise and it sits nicely on my EM5.3. It’s been by far my favorite lens, and since m43 lenses are cheap, I’ve owned and sold a good amount.
I have the 12-40 2.8, but I’ve been seriously considering selling it for the 8-25 F4 for some time now.
I’ve been looking at the PL 25 1.4 II lately. My only worry is how the PL weather sealing holds up on the Oly bodies.
It’s basically just a rubber ring for both of em on the mount. It’s the same.
Don’t get both the 25 and the 20. You have the 20, keep it. I have no need for weather sealing beyond the 12-40, which is what I backpack with, so I use the first version which is ultra cheap.
I never tried the 20mm 1.7 but I’ve seen image samples and think it’s fantastic for what it is. The biggest thing for me was the weather sealing, I wanted that and adored the Oly 25 1.8, but thought the Oly 25 1.2 was too big for EDC and backpack travel. The 20mm 1.4 was a nice compromise and it sits nicely on my EM5.3. It’s been by far my favorite lens, and since m43 lenses are cheap, I’ve owned and sold a good amount.
I have the 12-40 2.8, but I’ve been seriously considering selling it for the 8-25 F4 for some time now.
I’ve been looking at the PL 25 1.4 II lately. My only worry is how the PL weather sealing holds up on the Oly bodies.
It’s basically just a rubber ring for both of em on the mount. It’s the same.
Don’t get both the 25 and the 20. You have the 20, keep it. I have no need for weather sealing beyond the 12-40, which is what I backpack with, so I use the first version which is ultra cheap.