Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 7-14 mm F2.8 PRO Lens, Wide Angle Zoom, Suitable for All MFT Cameras (Olympus OM-D & PEN Models, Panasonic G Series), Black

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You'll find your left thumb finds the button easily, something that isn't always the case with lens function buttons.

It could be great for close proximity follow filming (I’m thinking skating or snow sport) when framing happens at speed and can benefit from the movement dampening that comes from wider angles, although your subject can get away from you quickly as distance will more rapidly be evident. If you’ve owned a Super Wide Angle Zoom before on a different system, then the lens cap won’t be anything new to you. They all have very close focusing capabilities that remain constant throughout the entire zoom range. The lens hood offers physical protection to the front element and is there not only for reducing flare and ghosting.I’ve presented crops taken from the f4 versions of both below, and it’s clear the Lumix G 7-14mm sample is exhibiting the infamous flare artefacts while the Olympus 7-14mm avoids them. Wide open it may be my sharpest m4/3 zoom I've tested in the central region, and that's at 7mm and out to about 10mm. It can be of great use for architectural shots depending on how well the perspective distortion is contained. I’ve pictured them side-by-side below and it’s clear how much heftier the Olympus lens is, thanks to its brighter focal ratio and weather-sealing.

The zoom and focusing rings felt smoother and less scratchy and the overall build exuded greater confidence. For technique advice on getting the most from this lens type, check out our top 20 wide-angle lens tips. A minor distortion correction in Adobe Lightroom corrected this even further and left no after-effects or extra-wide or oddly-tall family members on the outside edges of the frame.maximum aperture maintains consistent performance throughout the zoom range and benefits working in difficult lighting situations. The sony stuff has ported my Canon lenses over and the m4/3 system, for me, has even taken up a bit of work stuff, so it’s been a great bang for the buck system for me.

The one thing the EM1 II and the PRO lenses have over ALL the other mirrorless cameras is superior weathersealing.Linear Distortion: As is becoming common in m4/3, there's a huge difference between whether you look at this lens with the Olympus supplied corrections (in-camera JPEGs and many raw converters), or you look at the bare raw data. Very nice review and I’m — as you might remember — an ultrawide fanatic for close-in work (but not on people! Stopping down further softens the image due to diffraction, with f/11 marginal and f/22 barely usable.

Moreover, it's tempting to just use this lens focused manually at hyperfocal distances, as at 7mm and f/2. After shooting with this lens for over three weeks, I can safely say right away that the 7-14mm f/2. At 14mm, the irony is that the lens corrections overcorrect, creating a really small and ignorable faux pincushion from a small and ignorable real barrel distortion.

Before we get into the touchy feely bits, I want to share what I see as the pitfalls of this ultra wide lens (and to be fair all ultra wides).