This is the lens that always with my OM D10MK2 ..light weight & perform well...love my decision to buy this lens.

A no-brainer choice. Micro four thirds users will have to look far and wide to find anything that scores so well overall at current prices. OK, the 20mm f1.7 is smaller for those who want pocket-size, pancake glass, but for the rest of us this 25mm earns its keep everytime.

This is a great prime lens for those who don\'t want to spend hugely to gain quality results. Metal mount, smooth manual focusing ring, lightweight and easy to handle. This \'nifty-fifty\' equivalent adds another dimension to your photography; f1.7 to f4 gives stand out results, with f5.6 the real...

Annoying decorative lens ring which needs to be removed before fitting the lens hood provided; Diffraction becomes obvious beyond f11

Item is exactly what I expected; great quality lens

This Lumix G 25mm is an exceptional lens for portrait or travel photography, given its 35mm equivalent length of 50mm, and the wide f/1.7 aperture makes it easy to shoot handheld in low light conditions...

I use this lens indoors most of the time. All you need to keep in mind - this lens has no stabilisation, that's why the price is so good comparing leica one, but I don't care because my gx85 has in body stabilisation. Very good lens, seriously.

Pictures are sharp and no more focus hunting.... Working toward movie production and willing to take the extra time learning manual settings to shoot like the pro's. The extra low light capability is another big reason for this lens...

From http://www.david-ruether-photography.com/MFT-Lenses.htm#25mm (photo samples are also there) - This compact, fast, and light "normal" lens for the MFT format performs very well over a wide range of stops (from wide open at f1.7 to a bit beyond f11).

Sharp to the corners over a wide range of stops; Low CA; Excellent for infrared photography; Compact and light-weight

None (other than for not having in-lens stabilization; but I don't find this a problem for my use

Panasonic has done very well with this lens: for the price point, you get a very sharp, very capable lens that's easy to use. If the kit lens isn't fast for your needs, the Panasonic 25mm ƒ/1.7 would be an excellent companion.

Andy Westlake puts an inexpensive fast normal prime lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras to the test.

Let's first take a look at the alternatives that are already available. Panasonic itself makes the compact Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 II Asph and the faster Leica Summilux DG 25mm f/1.4, but they cost ￡270 and ￡380 respectively.