cst1 likes camerasAsk a question

Panasonic Lumix G 42.5mm f/1.7

Not on this page? This site answers questions: try /ask/what-is-the-panasonic-lumix-g-42-5mm-f-1-7-good-for, or write any question as words after /ask/.

Prime lens

A prime lens by Panasonic for Micro Four Thirds cameras, 42mm f/1.7.

MakerPanasonic
Focal length42mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/1.7
Made forMicro Four Thirds sensors
MountsMicro Four Thirds
Stabilisedyes
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080085mm equiv.42mm on Micro Four Thirds
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Micro Four Thirds 85mm · 24°
How wide 42mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/1.7
f/1.7 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On Micro Four Thirds (Micro Four Thirds): like 85mm on full frame; f/1.7 gives about the depth of field of f/3.4 there.

Cameras it fits

Questions people ask

Compare with

See what it frames: its view on the OM System PEN at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.