Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Ultra-Wideangle Zoom lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with
MFT cameras.
What type of photography is the Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is a member of Panasonic's Summilux series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
Summilux Series Lenses in Micro Four Thirds Mount
Reasons to Buy Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
Weather-sealed |
Autofocus |
Aperture Ring |
Distance Scale |
Hood supplied |
Full-time Manual Focusing |
Internal Focusing |
Fast Aperture at Wide end |
Fast Aperture at Tele end |
Constant f1.7 aperture throughout the range |
9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh |
Minimum focus distance of 0.28m / 11.0 inch |
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Lens Mount
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is compatible with cameras that have a Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Micro Four Thirds lenses are Panasonic G9 II, OM System OM-5 and Panasonic GH6.
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Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH has a maximum diameter of 88mm and total length of 128mm. It weighs 690g / 24.3 oz.
Below you can find a scaled side-by-side image of Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH and Olympus ED 8-25mm F4 Pro (Micro Four Thirds mount) to get a better idea of how their sizes compare in real life. Check the detailed comparison of these two lenses here.
Comparison image of the Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH and the Olympus ED 8-25mm F4 Pro Size and Weight
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH has a filter thread of 77mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH:
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH Lens Top View
Focal Range
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH has a focal range of 10-25mm and 2.5X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 20-50mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
Weather Sealings
The Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is a weather-sealed lens, which provides extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have effective protection, you have to pair the Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH with a weather-sealed camera body such as the Panasonic G9 II, OM System OM-5 and Panasonic GH6.
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH MTF Charts
Below you can find the MTF chart of Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH which would give an idea of the its contrast and resolution from the center to its edges.
MTF Chart of the Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH
Zoom Method
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH features Rotary (internal) zoom method where the length of the lens doesn't change while you are zooming in or out. Even though this design has a size disadvantage in general compared to extending designs, it has the benefits of better sealing against dust and moisture, no zoom creep and no weight balance shift while zooming.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.14x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.28m. 0.14x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f1.7 from 10mm all the way to the 25mm .
Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
10mm
|
F1.7 |
F16 |
25mm
|
F1.7 |
F16 |
Optical Formula
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH's optical formula consists of 17 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 UHR
- 3 aspherical
- 4 ED elements
Optical Construction of the Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH
Lens Hood
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Panasonic 10-25mm F1.7 ASPH is available in Black color.
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