Small and very light weighing in at a mere 55g it packs a bigger punch than it's reputation. Just my opinion of course. It's actually so small it looks out of place on the bigger MFT bodies. It's a 28mm equivalent on FF so it might not suit everybody as it's a little wide. However, mount it on one of the smaller bodies like a GM1 or GM5 and you have a perfect carry everywhere system.
Price point today for version II of this lens, used, is €200 which is more than I paid new for it a couple of years ago. My copy is the older version I but it still produces some sharp images.
Optimal aperture is around f4 - 5.6 and I would not go past f5.6 as diffraction starts to show it's ugly head. Photographers tend to find image quality ok with their present lenses, until you try something new. I did that mistake in this case and got the Panasonic 15 f1.7. CA and flare are better controlled and it is a sharper lens. If you are thinking about a lens in this focal range, just do yourself a favour and get the Panasonic 15 f1.7, however I can't speak for the second version of this lens as I haven't tried it.
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