Olympus Zuiko Digital 7-14mm lens review
Full review at: http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/OlympusE714mm/ : A five minute tour around the Olympus 7-14mm lens – the world’s widest digital zoom lens – by Gordon Laing, Editor of www.cameralabs.com. For complete results and sample images, please check out our full review by clicking the link at the start of this text.
Duration : 0:5:22
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Tags: 7-14mm, angle, cameralabs, Digital, lens, Olympus, review, ultra, wide, Zuiko
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
@cameralabs Hello …
@cameralabs Hello Buddy, don’t get upset, you have a very large fan base that appreciates your work and truly respect your opinion. Thanks for all the reviews you’ve provided up to this point. I’m an olympus user and this and other reviwes have been very helpful.
Thanks.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
@Capius1272
You …
@Capius1272
You are correct that there are few Zuiko lens reviews out there. I have the 150mm lens and I can honestly tell you that it is one of the sharpest lenses out there. It is great for portraits, sports and wild life. Even macro if you put an extension tube on it! Obviously not a true macro, but it gives you a working distance of about 70 cm and it really compresses the image. Sharp even at f2.0! It isn’t large, very easily hand held just a joy to work with. One of my favourites!
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
as usual excellent …
as usual excellent video by far one of the best amongst so many so-called video reviews from different website editors.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
First off Gordon, I …
First off Gordon, I am a Camera Labs fanboy!
Your reviews are unbelievably comprehensive and has helped me make decisions that has in the long run saved me cash. Thank you.
These who complain or make silly comments are just that, silly. Please by all means DO NOT STOP reviewing the Zuiko Line! Im still waiting on you to pick up the 150mm as I want to purchase her but am skeptical as there are too few reviews elsewhere.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
that coment was …
that coment was answer to VenonnFang
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
I can’t agree with …
I can’t agree with you. You mean angle of view, but when you compare focal length you must compare lenses with this same mm range.
for example, the 50mm in N,C and O, are the same lens, but angle of view is diffrent it’s depend on image sensor size. You can’t belive in marketing slogans, i.e. that ZD 150mm f2 is the same as 300mm f2 in full frame. It’s like you shoot with 150mm lens on 35mm camera, and then make crop half on that. I hope I explane clear. (sorry I’m not so good in English;)
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
Sure you can. …
Sure you can. Pentax K mount lenses, Nikon F mount lenses, Olympus OM mount lenses can all be used (albeit completely manual) via adapters on fourthirds bodies. There are a lot of other mounts possible to use, the only mount really impossible to use is Canon EOS.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
Sorry, no.
:p
Sorry, no.
:p
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
it’s a children ( …
, u have my respect !!!!
it’s a children (diverdrew) Gordon, keep your good stuff , and make new videos with olympus or ZUIKO lens
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
can you use that on …
can you use that on a 5D mark II
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
I think if he …
I think if he wanted a lesson in grade A english, he would have asked someone qualified to give it.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
Love your reviews, …
Love your reviews, Gordon. Myself and many others certainly appreciate how comprehensive the youtube videos are.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
That thing is …
That thing is gorgeous.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
I tell you what, …
I tell you what, I’ll just stop reviewing their lenses if that makes it easier for you.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
Hey ‘Gordon’, …
…..ZWEEKO (and that’s according to Olympus)…or are you going to be arrogant enough to say Olympus got the pronunciation wrong ? It takes a BIG man to admit he’s wrong, I guess you’re fairly ’small’.
Hey ‘Gordon’, you’re still pronouncing it incorrectly
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
“because the …
“because the starting is 7mm in 4/3 its starting coverage is 14mm-28mm”
Yes, but the Sigma 12-24 covers a full 35mm frame, so while the olympus is 14 at the wide end, the sigma is 12 (about 15% wider). The 7-14 is the widest lens for 4/3rds bodies, but it IS NOT the world’s widest lens.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
because the …
because the starting is 7mm in 4/3 its starting coverage is 14mm-28mm while others start with 10-20mm = 20-40mm on the 4/3 body so no other lenses give the super wide angle that can cover only 7mm from start … so olympus got its widest lens
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
Why is it called …
Why is it called the world’s widest lens? On 4/3s it gives you the same as 14mm, but the sigma 12-24 covers 35mm or FF, so it gives a wider angle of view, making it a wider lens. The zuiko has a wider marking but so does the lens on my P&S, it’s only about 5mm.
I think that the marketing people at zuiko are taking some liberties by calling it the widest.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
Seriously, and it …
Seriously, and it has 1/4 the amount of glass as a full-frame lens!
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
Holy crap that lens …
Holy crap that lens pays alot, still i want it soo bad
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
It was one of my …
It was one of my favourite lenses to review! Don’t forget to check out the full reviews at cameralabs . com!
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
Hi Gordon–i have …
Hi Gordon–i have the sigma 10-20mm and i just love it for those wide angle days—but 7mm non fish eye—thats impressive–it must be a blast to use
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
It’s called having …
It’s called having an accent and also how you grew up saying the word, diverdrew. Just because one way is the right way in your life doesn’t mean it’s the right way in everyone’s elses. That’s just arrogance.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
It’s got nothing to …
It’s got nothing to do with where you are from, there’s a right way and a wrong way…simple as that.
Prob got a lot to do with whether you want to pronounce it correctly or not, that of course is down to the individual.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:42 am
The word Zuiko ( …
The word Zuiko (pronounced as Z(u)weeko) has a dual meaning; it was invented as an abbreviation of the name of Olympus’ optical plant: Mizuho Kogaku-kenkyujo, written in Chinese, but it is also an existing ancient Chinese word that means “light showing a sign of auspicious events”. A free translation could be ‘golden light’.
It was pronounced that way (zweeko) at the Olympus HQ in Japan……maybe they got it wrong…;-)