Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 9-18 mm F4.0-5.6 Lens, Wide Angle Zoom, Suitable for All MFT Cameras (Olympus OM-D & PEN Models, Panasonic G-Series), Black

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Because people who actually rate those things, they are gearheads and pixel peepers who have no idea of the great tools there are, unless it is the best of the class out there so they can hype it out to the sky as blindly as they can the 35mm sensors.

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As you can see in the samples above, corner sharpness at 9mm isn’t really stellar even at f8. But as long as you don’t pixel peep, it is acceptable. Color Fringing In terms of features, the lens has little else to offer. There is no distance scale, focus limiter or image stabiliser on board - the main features are the 100° maximum angle of view, the ultra-compact size and the collapsible design.

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The lens comes with a standard Micro Four Thirds mount that is, thankfully, made of metal. Olympus does not claim any sort of weather resistance for this lens, and indeed you cannot see a rubber seal around the mount (note that no current Micro Four Thirds camera is weather sealed anyway). Manual focusing is possible in a focus-by-wire fashion. This should not put you off using it as it feels pretty natural in use, and actually enables the camera to display a magnified view of the subject automatically, i.e. without your having to press a dedicated button or enter the menu. The ridged focus ring is slim, but is adequate for the job.The Panasonic 7-14mm's flare problem is pretty severe, thanks to its bulbous glass front element. Due to the way it's designed, it catches light from sources that aren't even in the frame, leaving ugly purple and green flare streaking across your subject. Occasionally flare can add a fun look to a shot, but with this lens you're likely to get that effect more often than you'd like. With its flat front element, the Olympus lens shows impressive flare resistance. We didn't observe any notable flare in the field, though when playing with our studio lights we did succeed in producing some bright purple flare when our bright lab lights were just outside the frame. The lens is designed for the four-thirds sensor system, meaning it will provide an effective field of view of 18-36mm (a 2x ''crop factor''). The lens is compatible with regular four-thirds camera bodies via an adapter. This lens isn't a "constant" lens, in that as you increase the focal length, the maximum aperture size decreases, though the minimum aperture size remains the same. The following table reflects the changes as you zoom: Focal length

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Finally, we mustn’t forget that the Leica lens is approximately twice as expensive as the Olympus, and since the latter is one of the older lenses for the system, it can often be found for less than the official retail price. https://olympus-summer-special.sales-promotions.com/customer-apply-for-promotion/?country_promotion=2&lng=enThis is the third M.Zuiko series lens we have tested, the first being Olympus' diminutive 17mm prime. The M.Zuiko lens series is designed specifically for Olympus' PEN series of digital interchangeable lens bodies. So this makes two such faults over how many hundreds of units sold....? Just a pity it's Nils and me. I currently use the Panasonic 8-18; it is smaller, lighter, and takes filters. Since I use UV filters when shooting in sand and water, and ND filters for motion blurring, it is ideal for my use. Since the Panasonic is f/2.8 at 8mm, it is also good for low light interiors. So it just doesn't get to 7mm. However, those drawn to the Leica’s versatile zoom range may also find themselves wondering how it compares to another wide angle zoom for the system with an almost identical range of focal lengths: the Olympus M.Zuiko 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6.

Olympus 8–25 after the dust has settled: Micro Four Thirds Olympus 8–25 after the dust has settled: Micro Four Thirds

That "contraption", I presume you mean the 9-18 is far more useful and versatile than a fixed focal length lens. London, 13 May 2008 – In yet another expansion to the rapidly growing E-System lens line-up, Olympus unveils the ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18mm 1:4.0-5.6 (18-36mm) * extreme wide angle lens. This affordable complement to the ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 18-180mm 1:3.5-6.3 (36-360mm) * enables stunningly original perspectives with an extra-wide field of view. And at just 280g, it weighs in at significantly less than those of the competition. The Four Thirds-based ZUIKO DIGITAL The only focal length the two lenses don’t share is 8mm, which is only available on the Leica lens. The good news is that the performance remains excellent at this value with sharpness peaking at around f/5.6.In general, both lenses are very enjoyable to work with in the field. The Panasonic's wider minimum focal length and slightly sharper output at the extreme edges of the frame makes it the clear choice for architectural photographers, but the Olympus will be plenty wide and plenty sharp for most casual shooters. On the long end, the Olympus's 36mm-equivalent reach was occasionally useful (compared to the 28mm max of the Panasonic), but at f/5.6 it's fairly limited in use. Considering the 14mm is barely larger then a body cap i see no reason to bring that contraption into the field. It’s not an exaggeration to say that all three of these lenses are extremely sharp, particularly in the center. The resolution of the 9-18mm falls off a little more toward the extreme edges and corners, but even there it’s a very strong performer. Somewhat surprisingly, the Panasonic 7-14mm shows more CA toward the midway point and edge of the frame, but it's sharper at the edges and corners than either Olympus lens. I’ve always been satisfied with the speed and accuracy of Micro Four Thirds lenses, and the Leica 8-18mm and Olympus 9-18mm are no exception. Even though the Olympus is one of the older lenses for the system, it had no trouble focusing in various light conditions on the Lumix GX85, Lumix GH5 and Olympus OM-D E-M1. Both also feature a very silent autofocus mechanism. At the 18mm end, the angle of view is 62°, which is the same as that of a 36mm lens on a 35mm full-frame camera.