Panasonic Lumix G Vario 7-14mm f/4 ASPH : Specifications and Opinions

Reviews

What do you think?

Do you want add your opinion? You do it by joining JuzaPhoto, it is easy and free!

There is more: by registering you can create your personal page, publish photos, receive comments, join discussions and you can use all the features of JuzaPhoto. With more than 259000 members, there is space for everyone, from the beginner to the professional.

The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Ramirez71

sent on 02 Gennaio 2025

Pros: Optical and mechanical quality, record size and weight, used price.

Cons: MF "plastic" ring, no tropicalization, gallant flare!!

Opinion: Premise: we are talking about a 2009 lens that covers extreme focal lengths, so distortion and flare, which are really modest, are to be considered acceptable all in all. It is small, light, covers all the wide-angle focal lengths you need and, apart from the lack of tropicalization, it is very well built; the model in my possession, purchased used, has a MF ring a little too soft that flexes when grabbed: bad feeling but you live with it. The already known flare problem is due to the strongly rounded front lens, on Olympus 16Mpx every now and then it breaks the boxes but if you can previsualize it in the shot you can contain it; In post-production it is not certain that it can be solved. Objectively I would recommend it especially because the Zuiko Pro is placed in another range of use, although they are two equivalent lenses for focal length they have two different market niches and if you are looking for something practical and cheap without sacrificing too much quality, this lens is excellent. I confess that, personally, the spark has not yet been sparked: it is the first ultra-wide-angle lens I use and perhaps it does not fit my way of looking for the photo during shooting; perhaps a fixed type 20mm equivalent would be more suitable... but this is certainly not a defect of the lens.

Snaporaz

sent on 29 Gennaio 2023

Pros: size, weight, sharpness, excellent colour rendering

Cons: almost nothing, maybe just tropicalization

Opinion: I took it to complete my wide side kit. It's really a great lens, small, light with a very high quality, extremely sharp and with a fantastic color saturation. Price a bit high but in my opinion adequate to the quality, both optical and mechanical. It is not tropicalized and can not mount filters but in a wide angle so pushed I do not think they are needed (however, I only use the polarizer). There is no stabilization but, obviously, at these focal lengths, it is enough and advances that of the machine. I am very pleased with that.

Agostini Renzo

sent on 07 Aprile 2021

Pros: Light and practical.

Cons: Not being able to use filters, but we already know this when buying.

Opinion: With this I finish my micro 4/3 kit, consisting of GX9, 45-175mm, 15mm, and 12.60mm. A small complete kit that covers all my needs for street photos and reportage. The goodness of this lens is very high, a classic focal point of the ultrawide wide angle that can not be missing in the backpack. Very satisfied with its sharpness both in day and night shooting, I had the Nikon 14-24 and this in size looks like a newborn, but that does great its job. Bought used at a really good price, I am very satisfied with it.

Luca Mangiagalli

sent on 20 Marzo 2021

Pros: All (or almost) wide-angle focal points in one perspective

Cons: In my opinion none

Opinion: This lens has also been part of my kit for years. the best of himself, in my opinion, he dated it on Panasonic bodies because the correction of aberrations (not a few) is automatic, while on Oly not. That said, from 14mm to 28mm equivalent, to fixed f/4 the yield is superb, at the top from f/5.6, it is compact and lightweight, like many micro 4/3 system optics. It cannot mount filters, it is not stabilized, it is not tropicalized, but these details are known and therefore, if you buy it, you know what you are going through.

Natino

sent on 11 Settembre 2019

Pros: in 300grams you have a 14-28mm... beautiful yield, excellent sharpness, excellent chromatic rendering

Cons: Not torpicalized. Price. The flare that often peeps out...

Opinion: It is a "must have" lens: light, comfortable, small and quite portable, with good yield. For me it's the lens I use the most when I'm on the go. Landscapes and landscapes cannot be experienced without the 7-14 attached to my G9 (today, yesterday was the GH4). The last lens I'm going to sell of my m43 kit... (in the sense that it will be the one I will keep the longest).

Jackito

sent on 24 Ottobre 2017

Pros: Compactness, weight, beautiful color rendering, clear already at full aperture.

Cons: Not tropicalized. Flare always lurking and not always manageable like most of the ultrawide I've had.

Opinion: On FF I used sigma 12-24 ii that had created addiction. Turning to m4 / 3 the only goal that could replace it was this. I had to give up 2mm equivalent wide side but in terms of sharpness and colors I made a big step forward. I could also buy the panaleica 8-18 but the mm more and the small size made me prefer. I consider it a definitive perspective for my standards.

Cigno di Utrecht

sent on 07 Marzo 2017

Pros: Compactness, sharpness (but in bright environments). Lightweight and well executed.

Cons: high price. A 14mm distortion at the sides. Not stabilized. Non-tropical conditions. dim

Opinion: Those who read this review maybe you are wondering whether to buy this Panasonic 7-14 or maybe spending a little more, the Olympus 7-14. Unfortunately I have not tried this, but the ability to shoot (or turn) to F 2.8 is really important. The fact remains that the Panasonic is a great goal, very well done. The shots are spectacular freeform day, just as in the evening, but with the aid of a tripod. It is a lens that takes practice, you have to try and study the best pdr.

Preben Elkjaer

sent on 04 Dicembre 2016

Pros: Overall yield (sharpness and color rendering) already at room temperature. Size and weight very much in line with the philosophy M4 / 3. build quality. Quality price.

Cons: You can not install filters.

Opinion: I got it used and, after six months of use, I can say that struck me very positively. In the words of Fausto Pesce, excellent optical system for lovers of the m4 / 3: crisp edge-to-edge already in TA, it has a nice color rendering and a great micro-contrast. No need diaphragm. Being F4, limited overall dimensions and weight: and, unless you have special needs, F4 on a wide angle is already more than enough. rnInoltre, considering how much has lowered the price from the initial list (we are now about 700 euro for the new abundant), I would say that the quality / price is very good. rnDifetti: they are not easily available in the market filter holder (the front lens is protruding and, as I know, only American company produces one) and, just as with all ultrawide, you have to do some 'attention to the flare.

Fausto Pesce

sent on 04 Marzo 2013

Pros: Excellent performance at all focal lengths, F / 4 and 5.6 it is at its best, no need for further diaphragm. The camera software (GH2) immediately corrects aberrations and distortion perform admirably in RAW. Lightweight, compact and very well built.

Cons: Can not be mounted filters rear. Cost per gram very high!

Opinion: An 'objective that requires a lot of satisfaction but which, like all super-wide-angle, a bit' of time to learn how to exploit it to the fullest. As focal available, from 14 to 28 equivalent, and 'able to meet all photographic situations requiring the' use of a wide angle. Definitely worth all the money it costs and does not regret the expense.