Panasonic Lumix G 42.5mm f/1.7 Black Portrait Lens

The technical details behind this lens

Capture great photos with the help of Panasonic Lumix G 42.5mm f/1.7 Black Portrait Lens. This lens features a fast f/1.7 maximum aperture that enables extensive control over focus position and benefits working in difficult lighting environments. The optical design offers One aspherical element that helps to reduce spherical aberrations for enhanced clarity and sharpness. More of its great feature, the Stepping AF motor, and internal focus design delivers smooth and quiet focusing performance and functions at a 240 fps (frames per second) signal transfer rate for fast, responsive use.

POWER O.I.S.

This feature minimises the appearance of camera shake for sharper hand-held shooting.

Rounded Seven-Blade Diaphragm

produce a smooth out-of-focus quality when working with selective focus and shallow depth of field techniques.

Key features

• Aperture Range: f/1.7 to f/22
• Micro Four Thirds System
• One Aspherical Element

Top three Reasons we think you will love this lens

• Rounded 7-Blade Diaphragm
• Stepping AF Motor, Internal Focus
• Features POWER Optical Image Stabilizer

Our expert's opinion

A standard portrait-length prime, the LUMIX G 42.5mm f/1.7 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. from Panasonic is an 85mm-equivalent lens designed for the Micro Four Thirds system of mirrorless digital cameras. One aspherical element is incorporated within the optical design, which helps to control chromatic aberrations and distortions for enhanced clarity and accurate colours.