Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 7-14 mm F2.8 PRO Lens, Wide Angle Zoom, Suitable for All MFT Cameras (Olympus OM-D & PEN Models, Panasonic G Series), Black

Absolutely superb lens. At 7-14mm it has the 35mm/full-frame equivalent view of a 14-28mm, so is a true super wide angle zoom lens. The sharpness, even fully open at f/2.8, is incredible although there is upon close inspection an unsurprising minor amount of corner vignetting at that setting. But it effectively vanishes at f/4 and is so even that it’s easy to correct in post on those very few images where it’s an issue. Being a Micro Four-Thirds lens it’s also far less bulky and heavy than my previous superwide zoom, the amazing Sigma 8-16mm (on my APS-C dSLR that had the equivalent 35mm/full-frame view of 12-24mm). The loss of 2mm equivalent at the widest setting doesn’t sound much but does make a genuine difference, although it’s a moot point as my only wider option on M4/3 is a fisheye lens, and I hate those. As the Sigma lacked the fast aperture and was noticeably quite soft until about f/8 I can accept the slightly less wide angle of view as a fair trade-off. In contrast this lens like the other two current PRO f/2.8 lenses appears to be sharpest fully open making the fast aperture fully usable and not just a marketing gimmick. Build quality on this lens is excellent: very solid on the bits which shouldn’t move and buttery smooth on the bits which should. Again, like all the Olympus PRO lenses this has a programmable function button on the lens barrel and I’ve chosen to assign that to Keystone Compensation which is amazingly good at correcting the converging verticals inherent in all wide angle lenses (done by software only: RAW files show no correction at all). The lens has noticeable barrel distortion on RAW images at the widest angle but it’s uniform and very easy to correct in your chosen digital darkroom (I use Affinity Photo). The camera itself has full software correction of the distortion which it applies to the JPEG files. Correcting the distortion optically would have been very difficult and would have added weight and cost, whilst reducing overall IQ so leaving it as is was a wise choice by Olympus. The distortion appears to my eyes to be almost absent on RAW files at the 14mm setting. I’m certainly no digital darkroom junkie so I am happy most of the time with the JPEG images anyway (I choose to use the lowest compression and low noise reduction settings). As the front lens element protrudes this lens carries no filter thread. But there are Third Party filter manufacturers who make adapters to carry their square-format filters such as the Lee system. As with all other Olympus PRO lenses, this lens is fully weather-sealed.

I have had this lens for a couple of months now and highly recommend it, sure it is expensive and by far the most money I've ever spent on camera gear but the step up in image quality is unbelievable compared with the cheaper lenses. I have not been able to get out very far with it yet due to the Coronavirus but so far I have been really impressed with the results. I read a lot of reviews before I committed to it and there was so much talk about flare and soft areas, my advice is to ignore all that, if you are photographing test cards all day then it might be a deal breaker, in the real world it performs perfectly well. The build quality is superb with very tactile feedback from the controls, the impression is of a precision instrument which it undoubtedly is. It comes well packaged in a very smart looking box and has a nice soft case included. A point to note is at the 7mm end of the range the front element is more exposed and could be damaged if you are not paying attention, it's not a fault as it has to come out from the lens hood to get the angle of view at 7mm. In summary another fantastic Olympus lens.

This is an excellent lens There is much ti like 2.8 throughout for lower light or higher shutter speeds The 7 - 14 (equating to 14 - 28 in. 35mm full sensor cameras) is an excellent range offering true and outstanding wide angle shots. The first outings with the lens have given excellent, detailed results, with great colour saturation and no vignette An excellent, excellent lens from Olympus... I attach a couple of images from the first outing shot at the 7mm end of the range

I love this lens, the price was pretty steep but on my Panasonic GH4 it helps massively with the sensor crop, especially in video mode! Very sharp, ultra wide lens - even now it still amazes me how wide this thing goes, I've almost bumped into things trying to get close enough at 7mm! Arrived super fast too!

Awesome lens and super wide angle of view. I use this mainly for taking interior shots of properties that we refurbish (for our website), like all of the Olympus 'Pro Zooms' superb build quality and super sharp optics. Ive used this on my EM1 & EM10 mk2 and no complaints using on either body. Highly recommend this over the Panasonic 7-14. The Panasonic can create some purple flare / fringing especially when used on Olympus bodies (Just google this to find out more).

It's Olympus.. It's a pro lens.. it is as expected, first class. Took it out the day it arrived, paired it up to my E-M1/Mk2 and the results are stunning at all settings.. I tend to have all my lenses set at f8.. at this setting the edge, the centre and everything in between are just perfect for me, so I am happy.. it fills in my 3 lens range nicely.

This is my third Olympus PRO zoom, and it doesn't disappoint! Very sharp (definitely sharper than my premium 12mm f/2 lens), bright, beautiful colour, very fast autofocus, nice bokeh when wide open. It's quite prone to flare, but no worse than Panasonic 7-14 which I used to have. It's by no means petite, but I found it perfectly balanced on E-M5 with additional grip. Lens cap fits snugly - I like the design more than the one on the 12-40 zoom. All in all, 5 stars.

A quality lens but expensive and unlike some Olympus items I’ve bought at least this lens fits all the OMD’s I have.