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

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It's difficult to say exactly how good the corners really are, though, because this lens has very significant field curvature at 7mm (but ignorable at 14mm, I think).

PRO is a premium ultra wideangle zoom giving a 35mm format equivalent of 14-28mm, so a really useful focal length range, perfect for architecture, interiors and scenics. therefore you’ll be pleasantly surprised by this when you pick one up for the first time – by comparison, the 12-40mm f/2. I find that the 20-24mm range (again on full frame) seems to be a good sweet spot for me on that front.So while the lack of in-lens image stabilisation is a non-issue for Olympus camera owners, other manufacturers who don't offer in-camera image stabilisation, like Panansonic (except for the DMC-GX7) may want to consider a different lens. Talking about video, the lens can also be an interesting option for filmmakers who use Black Magic Cinema cameras. This next shot, while not remotely the same composition, shows Pansto occupying a similar area on the sensor, with LBWHF and their cousins positioned more center frame, allowing the corners and edges to be largely ignored.

I illustrated this in my OMD EM1 review where the same composition shot with the Lumix GX7 revealed the same flare artefacts in the same positions, but with a different intensity / colour. As always, I’d love to connect via the socials, so hit me up on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Instagram.

Your photos will have breathtaking resolution with low noise and rich dynamic range of expression from shadows to highlights. The lens, together with the OM-D's built-in image stabilizer, allows you to take crystal-clear night shots from the palm of your hand.

With this 7mm shot, I used the OM-D E-M5 Mark II’s keystone correction to correct converging verticals. Obviously, more traditional landscape type applications will be a siren song, but I’ve never been a huge fan of using ultra wides, but rather semi wides to near standard focal lengths for more traditional landscape stuff, just because while you can get a sweeping view, you tend to sacrifice detail and realistic perspective in my opinion when using ultra wides. But today, I want to emplore and encourage you to take a serious look at the wonderful Olympus 7-14mm f/2. I’ve pictured them side-by-side below and it’s clear how much heftier the Olympus lens is, thanks to its brighter focal ratio and weather-sealing. If you're shooting landscapes, try not to tilt up or down with this lens and then don't correct the barrel distortion, and you'll get better corner definition.You can see the full composition below, marked with a red rectangle indicating the area I’ve cropped. and in the corner…at least where I can put my farthest-corner focus point, they look considerably sharper than your captures. At 14mm now, the corners sharpen up nicely and as we’d hope to expect, they are entirely serviceable with the same caveat of staying at or wider than f/8 because from f/11 onward, diffraction makes a mess of these files, everywhere. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. If you include the sun - or any other strong light source - in the frame, you will likely see a number of ghosts as well as a bit of veiling.