This Panasonic lens provides excellent sharpness. Even when used wide open at ƒ/1.4 it is top notch. At open aperture it has only very slightly soft corners in the top left and right (showing perhaps a trace of de-centering in this sample) but otherwise excellent sharpness throughout the main region of the image.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/panasonic/12mm-f1.4-asph-leica-dg-summilux/review/
@apefos et al.
It's quite common to see wildly varying measurements in reviews (look at the Sigma 60mm, it's insane). It's hard to say exactly why this is, but here's what we know:
I don't like the bokeh--it's edgy, especially on parts of the background that have some detail. Look at the upper left corner of the photo, it's edgy, it's not still, it's turbulent. Even an old minolta lens has better bokeh. One of the reasons is that the lens is hyperfocal, of course.
If you are buying this lens, you aren't buying it for the bokeh anyway, there are many better choices for DOF.
Another review
Summilux delivered sharp results into the corners even with the aperture wide-open. The optical and build quality are a step-up from the Olympus 12mm f2, but equally it's comfortably larger, heavier and a lot more expensive too.
http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Leica_DG_Summilux_12mm_f1-4_H-X012/
At F4, it's the same as the Olly, just bigger, heavier, and more expensive. And who would shoot a 12mm wide open? But I would not mind using one if it came with a sherpa.
Panasonic LUMIX G Leica DG SUMMILUX Lens, 12mm, F1.4 ASPH, $997 deal
https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-SUMMILUX-Professional-Mirrorless-H-X012/dp/B01H1MNW68/
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