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I don't know, Rawfa. I find 17.5, 20 and 25 mm distinctly different FoV choices. Particularly between 17.5 and 25 mm, you're going from wide to normal.Vivek, I´m looking for a fast prime for shooting video and photo and these are more or less similar FOVs (at least the 17,5mm and the 20mm). I won´t be able to boost the iso on the GH2 as much as I do on the NEX5-N, so I thought I could compensate with the extreme aperture.
It's a bit o a lump, for sure. I thought you knew that.In a different forum someone point out that the 17.5 is massively heavy and not very much well suited for extended hand held work...which happens to be my thing.
FOV wise there is no doubt that my favorite is 35mm. If the Olympus 17mm was at least f1.8 I would have no doubts at all.
Some would take the opposite tack; manual focus and aperture can be adjusted on the lens during a shoot.The CV 17.5mm is also manual only... That will not be my preference for videos.