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Olympus 7-14mm lens tested at Photozone: “left a bit of a mixed impression”.

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Photozone (Click here) tested the Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens and it writes that “left a bit of a mixed impression.”:

Actually prior of this test I took it on vacation but the results were a bit short of my expectation – primarily because of the field curvature issue at 7mm which I didn’t know about at the time. When keeping the field curvature in mind and act accordingly, you can certainly achieve very good results. The center quality is breathtaking whereas the outer image region has be handled with care when shooting below 10mm at least (pull the focus a bit). Image distortions aren’t relevant from a user perspective. That being said it is also obvious that the auto-correction comes at the price of a bit of softness – it is simply not lossless. Vignetting as well as lateral CAs are a lesser concern. Despite its immense front element it is also worth to emphasize that the M.Zuiko is surprisingly flare-resistant (relative to others in this class).
In terms of build quality, the Olympus is up there with the very best and it’s a joy to use in the real life. The noiseless and fast AF are something we got used to in the Olympus universe but it’s worth to mention nonetheless.

Store links to the lens at [shopcountry 56408].

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