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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.user109536   | sent on March 10, 2022 Pros: Lightweight, sharp, tiny Cons: Maybe new is a bit expensive and the button to get it back in is uncomfortable. Opinion: If aesthetics were an important criterion in a lens I would have put it in the cons because it is really horrible. For the rest nothing to say: it is so small and light that you can also put it in your pants pocket, it is not very bright but for me it is not a problem. I use it in the mountains together with the 45-175 mm and in the city I add the 20mm f1.7 to have a bright fixed and everything is in your pocket. It is the essence of micro 4/3. I forgot: mine is an opportunity in perfect condition paid 300 euros. |
  | sent on December 30, 2021 Pros: Small, lightweight, sharp, relatively inexpensive, 18mm equivalent, 52 filters, Cons: Not very bright, ugly, very ugly, even uglier with the hood, not tropicalized, quite plastic Opinion: It was the lens that really made me love wide-angle lenses. Many complain about the quality, my specimen has always seemed excellent to me. Before this I used the 16-35 f4 canon EF and I never missed it, especially for the weight and bulk. Of course it is not beautiful and it is not even tropicalized, but in the end used it is also relatively little and if you do not have great needs it is fine like that. If I had to choose a single lens for the m43 system I would undoubtedly choose this one (among those I tried) |
 | sent on December 06, 2021 Pros: Good yield in proportion to the price, more than discreet in absolute, really pocket size. Cons: Construction Opinion: Taken waiting to find a used 7-14 2.8, I'm using it and I feel pretty good, on nikon I had the 12-24f4 on the right format and I find the olympus in step below as overall quality, closed from f8 up is very good, the corners also arrive, and the dimensions are really pocket-sized, I do not like the construction that gives me a sense of fragility, I recommend it to those looking for a light wide-angle zoom and at an affordable price. |
 | sent on May 11, 2021 Pros: there are still no similar optics around that in the quality/price/weight/footprint ratio, they compete with him Cons: you have to settle for an dated optics that then from various brands has been increased as performance but also as a price, size... and weight! Opinion: I make it short, read what Preben wrote that I share in full, in fact my purchase was only after reading his review ... and he believes me knows a lot! I use it relatively little but I lacked a 'large' and a real 18/36 covers everything I do.. at the bottom, remember its portableness, I with two optics go out and I can cover a range from 18 to 280 with discreet quality... and little sweat! |
 | sent on April 02, 2021 Pros: size and weight. sharpness in the middle Cons: slightly soft corners, closing/opening mechanism, flat delicacy. Opinion: to think of having an equivalent 18-36mm in 155gr and 5cm is something resounding. Yet in Olympus they have succeeded (I am not aware of any optics of this size and weight of any other manufacturer and/or system). The optics themselves are not very bright, but this is not necessary to say, just read the values, and it cannot be counted among the defects. The yield is really excellent in the center and on the sides since the maximum opening. One peculiarity is that it is very sharp on neighboring subjects while losing a thread in the focus indefinitely. Closing by 1 stop improves the overall yield, while closing more has no other improvement. The extreme angles are a little soft, especially at 18mm, but this can be there. Very few aberrations and practically no flares, even without a lampshh and also in the backlights. The distortion is perfectly correct from the software and therefore can be said almost absent. A small annoyance is that you have to "open it and close it" (it has an extension mechanism) and is therefore not immediately ready for use. The small size, combined with a rather important extension, force the inner flat of the focus to wide movements in the "strait". This in the long run causes the flat to break and the consequent repair. To remain light (in full m43 philosophy) and not sacrifice yield is a must have optics, unique and incredible. For those who want to dare more, there are 7/14 (Oly and Pana) and 8/18, but let's talk about double weights and minimum sizes. |
 | sent on March 05, 2021 Pros: Small, compact, beautiful to close Cons: When it stretches, it becomes a little "ungainly", loss of detail in the corners Opinion: Optics from my Pro point of view if it had been metal and tropicalized. Aesthetically I don't mind when it's closed, but it actually looks ugly when it opens and stretches. Opening system also this not very pleasant. Instead, I confirm the goodness of the lens from an optical point of view: crisp and with soft and pleasant colors, except in the corners where it loses detail at f4.0. On the fact that it is f4.0-5.6 I do not see it on my part as a negative aspect as in my opinion its predominant use is for daytime landscapes. It doesn't come cheap even for used, and honestly for a single stop of gain compared to more famous, expensive and much heavier wide angles, I prefer this. I also hope for a "II" version maybe in metal, tropicalized and without the opening system. |
 | sent on June 05, 2020 Pros: Compactness, af speed and above all optical quality Cons: Ugly Opinion: Small size for such a wide-angle zoom. Surprising the quality of the images produced. Light in weight and price. It deserves to be in the photo bag of every mft user. Opens quickly with unlocking. Not beautiful for the aesthetic perhaps dated, but definitely improves with the rectangular lampshade in option. |
 | sent on April 29, 2019 Pros: Focal guessed, sharpness, lightness. Cons: Construction, obsolete design. Opinion: I turned around a life because of the cost not quite accessible, but in the end I found an opportunity and I launched in the purchase. At first touch it is plasticous, and does not give the feeling of robustness that give the 14-42 II R or the 14-150 II which are also plastic them but of newer design. The design is in fact the first series of optics that date back to the dawn of the M43 system. From an optical point of view instead is a bomb: always sharp with beautiful colors: a handyman. I especially love the focal: Being an admirer of the 35mm equivalent I love that from wide angle can get to 18mm (36 eq) because it covers all my possible needs. It's not bright and if that's not a problem when you make landscapes at 9mm it's a bit more at 18mm, but you can't have the full barrel and the drunken wife. Only problem: At some point the internal flat has been damaged and I had to send it to service: 200 Euri. It burned me a little, but to date there is no other lens with the same focal and size as this in the Panorama M43 (the 8-18 pana is a bison in comparison). My dream? That they do it in version "II" like the 14-150: therefore always plastic, but with the addition of tropicalization. If they did I would change it the same day. |
 | sent on January 08, 2018 Pros: Compact, resistance to flare, sharpness Cons: Ugly, plastic and with the release button really annoying (but it is the price to pay for a 18-35eq in 5cm), the usual lens hood sold separately Opinion: There is no doubt .. if you look compact this little Zuiko will surprise you, but you already know this just read the technical data to understand how little space they managed to put a 18-35eq, focal lengths that do not allow such small size. The defects in my view are the construction, and I wonder why they have not renewed in aesthetics as they would sell to wagon if only the barrel was PRO style. The sharpness at the edges is not exceptional especially at 9mm but not as disastrous as we read around. Having said that, let's move on to the advantages, light and compact, 52mm small and inexpensive filters, resistance to the scary flare (now I have the pana 8-18 and if the dream) sharpness in the center excellent and very beautiful colors. For those who embrace the idea of ??m4 / 3 to save weight and encumbrance, perhaps combined with some fixed on the upper focal length is definitely an excellent travel companion. Obvious considerations ... at 9mm we are at f4 and it's okay since we will often use it between f4 and f5.6 at 18mm we go to f5.6 and considering the pdc double del m4 / 3 you will almost always have everything in focus, so I suggest you combine a fixed 15/17/20/25 for when you want more brightness or less Pdc. |
 | sent on May 29, 2015 Pros: Crisp, compact and lightweight Cons: Lens hood is not supplied, the price is still a bit 'high for its category Opinion: Mounted on a light body, in my case OM-D-M5, it becomes a faithful companion of walks and cycling. Along with a mini tripod type Manfrotto PIXI, it's all in a tiny strap allowing you to walk in a relaxing, a real pleasure for lovers of landscapes or architectural photos, always with you ready to capture the moment or the particular interesting. As for the technical features I have nothing to add to the previous review. To have something more to wait the new PRO 7-14 f2.8 but, weight, size and cost of course will not be the same as this, as a compromise between quality and portability will remain unbeatable. |
 | sent on September 01, 2014 Pros: Sharpness, color rendering, no vignetting, AF speed, weight, compactness, portability. Cons: No hood, slight chromatic aberration. Opinion: The first thing that strikes those who buy this lens is its compactness and light weight: 155 grams and 5 cm in length for an ultrawide corresponding to a 18-36 on FF. It 'so compact and lightweight that Photozone him as "a masterpiece of engineering." Compared to the Panasonic 7-14, another good lens, it is much smaller and less expensive, but pays 2mm side wide.rnLa second thing that strikes you is its optical quality: a 9mm maximum sharpness is practically already at room temperature and, as there is a slight drop in the extreme edges of the frame, the lens is very sharp (certainly more than the Sigma 10-20 and the Canon 17-40 I had). Excellent color rendering, typically Olympus. A 9mm, the distortion is corrected by software from your machine which is smaller than the focal used: already by 14 mm and is virtually non-existent. rnBuona resistance to flare, although it is better to have hood: with light sources extremely side canin fact present, while the lens holds up better light sources more central. Almost absent vignetting, although under certain conditions it may be noted in areas of high contrast a slight chromatic aberration that you can easily correct in PP. The lens, while stretching in its focal, does not rotate, and thus makes easy the use of filters. The AF is quick and accurate. RNLA construction, polycarbonate, is dignified. In short, a zoom that covers you with good quality the wide side of your system m4 / 3.rnNota sore: the absence of the hood which is purchased separately (there are still similar quality also not original). rnComplessivamente, therefore, a good glass: if you want something more like IQ you must contact Panasonic 7-14 (f4 fixed) or the next 7-14 2.8 Pro Olympus. But you have to push the purse strings. |
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