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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
from Seattle, WA on 11/30/2009
Comments about Olympus Olympus Zuiko 7mm - 14mm f/4.0 E-ED Digital Zoom Lens for the E Digital SLR System.:
This lens is very wide and very high quality. It is unmatched in the 4/3's arena. But because this is so wide it takes a little bit to learn how to get the full use of this lens and to minimize the little bit of distortion you will get if you point the lens at an angle toward, say the ground.
It has a fisheye type front element but is not a fisheye in terms of effect. For this reason you cannot fit a filter on front. The lens cap is heavy duty metal and I recommend you replace this whenever not shooting as it will help protect the front element from accidental brushes with people, your own clothing, whatever. It's probably a little heavy for some people but honestly I like the robust construction. Feels more solid unlike the plasticky feeling of kit lenses from OTHER brands.
If you are a landscapist, architectural or whatever I recommend this lens, though I have not tried the 9-18 to compare. But if you are like me you buy the best of the best and with that you get better results. That's what Olympus SHG is all about.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
Comments about Olympus Olympus Zuiko 7mm - 14mm f/4.0 E-ED Digital Zoom Lens for the E Digital SLR System.:
This lense is the best lense I have ever purchased and used in the 45 years I have been an avid photographer. I find the fact I cannot use a filter, especially a UV, I tend to be overly protective and have lost some shots as a result of delay; but this has been a small price to pay for what I have gotten.
[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]
from Washington/Baltimore on 6/23/2009
Comments about Olympus Olympus Zuiko 7mm - 14mm f/4.0 E-ED Digital Zoom Lens for the E Digital SLR System.:
This lens will make you believe that 14 mm is the new normal. I have to force myself away from the 7 mm end. Rich saturated colors and wonderful micro detail.
Window framed view/distortion, depth, color
Tags: 7 mm F 4, Made with Product, Olympus 330, Handheld
from Charlotte, North Carolina on 1/16/2009
Comments about Olympus Olympus Zuiko 7mm - 14mm f/4.0 E-ED Digital Zoom Lens for the E Digital SLR System.:
There were never before in both film and digital photography such perfect super wide angle zoom lens like Zuiko 7-14, f4. With this perfect professional tool we can advance our creativity further.
[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Oakland, CA on 1/3/2009
Comments about Olympus Olympus Zuiko 7mm - 14mm f/4.0 E-ED Digital Zoom Lens for the E Digital SLR System.:
This is a beautiful lens, that produces sharp, artifact-free images. Carry it on your travels and amaze yourself as you fit the entirety of buildings, landscapes, statues in the frame. It's a little heavy, but with that weight you get the power of composing some amazing shots with the assurance that your images will be clear and sharp. I've had mine for over a year and have no regrets at all.
[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]
from Sacramento on 9/30/2007
Comments about Olympus Olympus Zuiko 7mm - 14mm f/4.0 E-ED Digital Zoom Lens for the E Digital SLR System.:
I consider this a very high grade, professional quality lens. f 4.0 is fairly fast for this wide angle, allowing hand held shutter speeds that are pretty darn slow. The optics are first rate from what I have seen in personal use. I prefer the ultra wide angle perspective his lens gives without so much barrel distortion apparent in a fish eye lens. The wide field of focus (and close focus distance) combined with the ultra wide angle allows for great creativity. I would not be without this lens in my Olympus repertoire. The lens is heavy, but I'm happy to carry it in exchange for what it gives me. Note that the bubble lens element needs care not to scratch and filters are not available.
[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]
from Ontario, Canada on 5/8/2007
Comments about Olympus Olympus Zuiko 7mm - 14mm f/4.0 E-ED Digital Zoom Lens for the E Digital SLR System.:
It's a little pricey but well worth it. I just wish you could put a filter on it to protect it. Otherwise, FANTASTIC lens. [...]
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
from Oceanside Ca on 2/12/2007
Comments about Olympus Olympus Zuiko 7mm - 14mm f/4.0 E-ED Digital Zoom Lens for the E Digital SLR System.:
Truly a wide view, makes landscapes feel huge, creates unreal portraits without the fisheye distortion.
Olympus make quality and it shows!!
[7 of 7 customers found this review helpful]
Comments about Olympus Olympus Zuiko 7mm - 14mm f/4.0 E-ED Digital Zoom Lens for the E Digital SLR System.:
I use this lens a lot for underwater photography with the E330 camera. This lens is absolutely amazing. Making close ups with this lens becomes very easy.
There are hardly any arifacts. I have use other wide angles before but this one surprised me. It is clear also at the edges and lines stay straight.