Pancake Lens Shootout! Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 ASPH vs Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM on Olympus OM-D E-M5, Canon EOS 1D X

2012-07-31 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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In my review of the Olympus OM-D E-M5, I’ve added something making me wonder:

• How good is the Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 ASPH compared to the Oympus Super High Grade 14-35mm f/2 zoom?
• How well does the Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM lens do? (40mm on full frame is about the same as 20mm on Micro Four Thirds).
• How does the Olympus OM-D E-M5 compare to the Canon 1D X, since both offer the same megapixels once the 1D X frame is cropped to 4:3.

See my Pancake Lens Shootout for answers to that and more.

Panasonic 20mm f/1.7, Olympus SHG 14-35mm f/2 zoom, Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM
(not to correct scale)

Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Canon EOS 1D X