Nikon CMOS Sensor Equivalent of 20mm F1.7 II Micro 4/3 Lens - 35mm 1.8?

Hoju on 09/07/2016 - 19:52
Last edited 09/07/2016 - 20:03

Hi all,
I'm enjoying my D3300 picked up in the amazing deals at the end of last year. I also picked up the 50mm 1.8 lens with it, again from an ozbargain steal deal.

I was just going through some old photos and saw some of my old m43 photos taken with the panny 20mm 1.7 II pancake on a (now) pretty old GM1 camera.
Holy smokes they just pop. They make the 50mm shots on my d3300 look ordinary. The sharpness is outstanding and I can't say much other than that the pictures just look better, and 'pop'

So I'm left wondering if there's an equivalent for my Nikon D3300?

Wish I could just use an adapter but the lens won't focus and the sensor is slightly bigger so I'd get black borders…

Any thoughts much appreciated.

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Comments

  • UncommonName on 09/07/2016 - 22:31

    Sell the D3300 for a profit and buy a Panasonic m43?? Digital photography is moving to mirrorless anyway and m43 system has excellent lens choice for cheap price.

    • Hoju on 10/07/2016 - 06:10

      It's tempting. I could definitely make a profit but I enjoy a lot of other aspects of the d3300, very familiar with the controls after using Nikon many years ago, I think that's why I sold the gm1

  • BuyoTheCat on 09/07/2016 - 22:38
    +2

    20mm on a 4/3 is equivilant to a 40mm on non crop 35mm sensor.

    the closest would be a 30mm for a crop sensor dslr.
    I recommend the Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC. it is for a cropped sensor. They go for about $400 new

    • Hoju on 10/07/2016 - 06:08

      Thanks for the recommendation.
      Any experience on how it compares to the panny?

      • BuyoTheCat on 10/07/2016 - 12:22

        hard to make direct comparisons because they are rather different lenses.

        Optically the sigma 30mm is a good lens.

  • p1 ama on 10/07/2016 - 02:13
    +1

    The Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 is an excellent, excellent lens

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