LOSE the primes! THIS LENS does it all! - Panasonic Lumix 10-25mm F1.7 review 

My favorite lens of all time is the Panasonic Leica 15mm f/1.7. I am considering a return to micro 4/3 for the 10-25 and GH7.

When it came out I was highly irritated by the size and price. I thought that some lens engineers just wanted to show their skills for a niche lens in a niche system, maybe useful for some professional video production. At that time I was doing only photography with the GX8 by using different primes with different characters because shooting with a FF & 24-70mm seemed much to boring to me. But with the G9 and GX9 I split my arsenal into different camera systems: one small with primes (eg GX9 & Panaleica 15mm, 1.7) and with the G9 I entered the world of zooms, with the 50-200mm and the 10-25mm. When travelling I actually use both systems because there so many situations where you need a small camera. But generally the G9(ii)&10-25 has become my standard when size does not matter. And like you’ve mentioned the ergonomics of this lens are great. Really feels light or well balanced. In the meantime I’ve also been working with a FF & 24-70mm combo, the Lumix S5ii & a Sigma, which feels to heavy for long days. But the better FF opponent to compare with should be the FF Panasonic 20-60mm which is really light and small for such a zoom lens. The smaller aperture can be overcompensated with higher ISO performance of the S5ii, and in terms of the depth of field the crop factor comes in. Today I guess there just smaller things differentiating between a MFT with this wonderful 10-25 lens and a FF system and the price is none of them.

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Well but I saw the price for 10-25mm is quite high....

It’s a Leica lens and it’s $1500, so of course its great.

Is it just me, or are almost all the clips in this video overexposed by quite a lot? Does someone like that look?

Thanks for this great review. Having had this lens for a couple of years now, this lens literally made all my other lenses obsolete (with exception of my Olympus 40-150mm f2.8 which is great for close ups at events)! Like you, when I first picked this up, my first thought was, no way I'm gonna get this monster of a lens, defeats the purpose of micro four thirds. Then I made the mistake of trying it, and oh my goodness, the photo quality was literally perfect - sharp, bright, fast - everything a hobbyist photographer like myself desired. So I traded about 3 of my other lenses, and bought this instead, and never regretted it. Truly the one lens that rules them all, all f1.7 goodness!

I bought it three years ago. Became instantly my daily driver. Does a great job on weddings both on my G9 bodies and now on my G9m2. Its bigger sister, the 25-50/1.7 is even a bit bulkier, but is also a great lens for those special situations, when the 42.5/1.2 offers not enough flexibility.

Just traded in a 25 prime, the 12-35 and 8-18 lumix lens and got this instead. So much of my run and gun stuff is covered. Look forward to put it to the test. I was pleasantly surprised about thr balance om my GH6. This lens is beefy, but you Get used to it pretty quickly!

Absolutely agree and feel exactly the SAME for this lens, Kevin! Cheers!!!

I have a 10-25 and I have several different primes from Panasonic and Olympus and even though the 10-25 is a good lens the size is a killer, so for me they all have their place.

What I like about this lens is the contrast and local contrast, very high even wide open. It really adds depth to the pictures. It's like a set of Zeiss Batis 20-50 f3.4 FE primes but with slightly worse colors in my opinion.

It is great but too big and too expensive for my use. You would usually buy it with its sister lens the 25-50mm which is similarly sized and the end of the usual focal range . We're talking about 5000 canadian dollars (with taxes). That's three times more than having the Lumix 9mm and the Sigma Contemporary trio (16mm, 30mm and 56mm) which all are amazingly sharp, fast and render colors so well. Of course if you have a big rig, constantly switching lenses is not an option. Especially if the lenses vary a lot in size. Those two zooms are easier to use with focus motors and rigs. They are aimed at professional videographers. If you work lighter and do both photo and video these zooms with the already bulky G9 II and GH6 are going against the whole idea of choosing micro four thirds for its smaller form factor.

why does your footage have so much horrific dynamic range? skies blown out

leuk weer Kevin!

At this point i am getting out my FF with 15-35 or 24-70 2.8 and forgetting this 3.5 lens ever exist as it is larger and more expensive than my FF kit, and have a 20-50 range which is meh.