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Press Release - 2 September 2009
New Micro Four Thirds Digital Interchangeable Lens
LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 ASPH.
A Compact and Lightweight Pancake with Outstanding Brightness.
Today Panasonic unveils a new pancake lens called the
LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 ASPH (35mm camera equivalent: 40mm) for the LUMIX G
Micro System. The new LUMIX G 20mm has an amazing compact and light weight
design despite having an ultra bright and fast F1.7 lens aperture, allowing
images to show an impressive soft focus.
Comprising of seven lenses in 5 groups, the new lens
system uses two aspherical lenses most effectively to minimize both
distortion and chromatic aberrations, achieving super high resolution corner
to corner. The versatile 20mm of focal distance(Equivalent to 40mm on a 35mm
film camera) is suitable for a wide variety of occasions from daily
snapshots including sceneries like sunsets and dimly lit indoor shots to the
creative shots taking advantage of its beautiful soft focus. Mounted on a
LUMIX G Micro System Camera, the LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 ASPH allows use of the
advanced contrast AF system, which includes a Face Recognition function, for
more convenient, more enjoyable shooting.
Seven blades give the aperture a rounded shape that
produces an attractively smooth effect in out-of-focus areas when shooting
at larger aperture settings. The new LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 ASPH lens also
features a highly reliable metal mount, and uses multi-coated lens elements
that minimize ghosts and flare to further enhance its optical performance.
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