Olympus 7-14mm F2.8 Pro - [A MUST have Super Wide-Angle Zoom!]

[@peteedmondson4678]

The build quality of this lens as with all the pro range but especially this one is phenomenal! I love the weight and balance with a em1 bodies. Great review and fantastic images as always Peter.

[@grantgemel8758]

Peter, i have the 7-14 2.8 pro. A while back i took a photo seminar with a pro photographer in the joshua tree national park in California. The weather was pretty bad but in moments of clearing as i learned you can get outstanding dramatic photos. I learned from this seminar. Thanks for the great videos!

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks.

[@paulthomas8986]

Great images on such a challenging weather day. Olympus Pro zoom lenses are the best I have used.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank you.

[@ruthvey-herdalot9842]

Hi Peter, thank you for those impressive photos from your walk with this really nasty weather. Good proof that photos can be taken with every kind of nasty weather! Lucky us, that we have you going out in those circumstances and share your views ans impressions! I have this lens and am pretty lucky with it, still looking out for good locations for using it. Keep on doing your videos, great stuff, learning a lot from you.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dekanyp]

Great video editing and nice photos are again goes in hand in hand with Peter's excellent choice of subjects. Very enjoyable!

[@ForsgardPeter]

Many thanks!

[@morrisbagnall2690]

'Pro tip: remove the lens cap'. And that is what I come here for :) Fun video Peter and informative as always.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks.

[@ferjwanderer]

Went to Redwoods NP a couple weeks ago, with this lens and EM1mark 2 combo. It did not disappoint, took hundreds of pictures wide open.

[@flflgh]

Thanks for posting this, Peter. What a great video. One of your best! And you have such a good eye for finding a great image. You always inspire me to do better with my camera.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Many thanks!

[@sounderdavis5446]

I own this lens and think Peter did an excellent job highlighting the pros and cons. I do like the lens very much and find it very useful for isolating a foreground subject against an interesting background, or for portrait-format panorama stitch shots. The only thing I don't like about this lens is the bulbous front element which doesn't allow the use of a threaded protective filter or threaded polarizer. You have to be extremely careful not to scratch the front element; never put this lens in a bag or in storage without its lens cap on, the way you can with a lens with a protective filter on. I shudder to think what the repair bill would be to replace a scratched front element (or even replace its non-standard lens cap, if lost, once the lens is no longer made). To be honest I find myself going out more often with the M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO rather than this one, as that one is almost as wide but lighter-weight and more compact, more versatile also as a midrange zoom, still has great optics, and allows threaded filters; if I think I might need a polarizer, that's the lens I want. If I could only afford one of these two lenses, I'd personally rather have the 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO, which is also less expensive. But make no mistake, this 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO is a first-rate lens, and if you choose this one as your only wide-angle lens, you will not be disappointed. Its focusing speed, sharpness and weather-protection are top-notch, as Peter demonstrated.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank you.

[@WOLFTICKVIDEOS]

That was a completely different style of a review than what I'm used too. Absolutely loved it! It was like a scary movie mixed with a video game. I believe I'm going to watch it again. Bravo man👌👍

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Chris-Brown-]

I just bought my first pro grade lens the 12-40mm f2.8. Will probably get this one next as I only have the cheap lens cap lens for wide angle

[@ForsgardPeter]

Have you checked the 8-25mm F4 Pro lens. That could be an option too. I have a video about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4m6i6ylhaiqnck

[@Chris-Brown-]

@@ForsgardPeter Yes, and I've watched the comparison video

[@Lordvader330]

Just got mine a few weeks ago. I love this lens.

[@AlgPortfolio]

Can you please make a video on this lens: how to get max sharpness, remove distortion and any tips on it. I got it this year, but really struggling to use it and results are quite disappointing. Very upset since it's the most expensive lens I've ever got.

[@ForsgardPeter]

It is hard to say what is the problem. Images are soft or is it something else?

[@blackbears4649]

I do not have this lens in my kit. Maybe in time I will add it. Great video Peter, as always. Very informative.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ezrakoper]

I had the Olympus 7-14 F2.8 for several years. Recently I sold it and bought Panasonic 8-18 F2.8-4 instead for the following reasons. 1. Panasonic is almost 1/2 the wight VS the 7-14 so I can throw it in my bag without thinking to much on the weight and will I use it or not. 2. Now I can finally screw a simple graduated or ND filter. Before it was almost impossible. The 3rd party solutions were very expensive, bulky and hard to carry. 3. On 90% of the shoots with 7-14 I use the 7mm so for me shooting photos with both lenses is equivalent to shooting at F2.8 4. The overall size of the lens is smaller so it is easier to carry. So in my case I gave up a little extra quality of the Olympus lens for practicality and fun usability.

[@mfreider]

I were about to write almost the same list and you already did it ;) Went for PanaLeica 8-18/2.8-4 and don’t have any regrets. I am using it with NiSi M75 filter holder which has 67mm thread as result no need for any step down adapters - perfect match!

[@mikejankowski6321]

I've been leaning in that direction too.

[@Iuxify]

Great review!!! Thanks, Peter!!!

[@ForsgardPeter]

Glad you liked it!

[@leonfourie5717]

Peter video. Really liked that jacket with the OM-D logo at the back. Suspect its not general OM-D gear but promotional gear for visionaries and ambassadors. Nice jacket though.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Yes, it is a jacket that I got a few years ago from Olympus Finland.

[@xeximaxi]

have this lens. is amazing in small spaces.

[@thomps91]

I keep trying to persuade myself that I don't need this lens or the 8mm f1.8 or the 12mm f/2 but I'm nearly ready to cave in to temptation and give in to buying either this lens (I have the other two of the f/2.8 trinity) or the 8mm f/1.8 to complete my prime set. Decisions, decisions!

[@Centauri27]

I gave in a few years ago and picked up this lens (used) to complete my PRO f/2.8 trinity. It's about the same size as the 12-40, but noticeably heavier. The strange thing is, when I'm on vacation, this lens is indispensable for interiors like cathedrals. But at home, it just mostly sits in my camera bag. I'm looking forward to the 8-25 PRO, which will probably replace my 7-14. I also thought long and hard about the 12mm f/2, but I ended up ordering the Laowa 10mm f/2 instead. And I already own three different fisheyes, none of them the Olympus 8mm.

[@PedroDVC]

"I'm a photographer, I can" hahaha

[@joerghummerjohann4854]

I don't have ultra wide angle lenses yes with the exception of a Samyang fisheye. I'm waiting for the announced 8-25mm/4.0

[@ForsgardPeter]

I am also looking forward to that lens.

[@curt1286]

Thanks for the heads-up and good video! Thinking about buying the M1 Mark III, I have been eyeing this lens for some time now :) Greetings from Sweden.

[@peace4myheart]

If I have the money, then I would definitely have this in my camera bag. I tend to take pictures on the wide angle more often.

[@tulenik71]

As I wrote yesterday, I was catched between buying this one and a fisheye with my birthday coupon. What was the final solution? I bought this one (because of higher discount in absolute numbers and usability is much greater, too) in a new discount action at the Olympus/OM-D Czecho/Slovak shop and at the end of the month I will use my birthday coupon with other gear, maybe that fisheye. In Friday I will have this one in my hands. And because wide end is my favourite, I am somewhat impatient :D (12 mm of my "old" 2,8/12-40 Pro is too narrow for me).

[@matthewwashington3472]

Wonderful video. Makes me want the lense even more.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks. It is a nice lens.

[@chetanunindracusin664]

I prefer this len over 8-25f4 ps. Because 2.8 ps.with X or mk3 do not worry about ND

[@barmansourav]

Peter, great video as always. Do you have any plan to do Super Nokton 29 F0.8 review? Seems like a super interesting lens.

[@ForsgardPeter]

If I can get a hold of one I will.

[@michaelbruchas6663]

Did I need another lens? No. Did I buy a used one after seeing your review? Yes!! The wind noise near that tank sounds a lot more than brisk!

[@claudius8002]

It's a nice and sharp lens, the FoV is amazing, but I went for the Laowa due to the cheaper filter option

[@ForsgardPeter]

The filter "problem" is the downside of this lens. It is a pity that Olympus did not solve this and offer their own solutions for filter holders.

[@stephencopland1053]

Hi Peter I have this lens on order and I’m interested in purchasing a filter system to fit. what system would fit if there is one due to the curved lens and built on lens hood. Thanks

[@ForsgardPeter]

Haida used to have one for this lens. I have one, but it seems that it is not available anymore. Nisi-filters has one: nisifilters.com.au/product/nisi-100mm-filter-holder-for-olympus-7-14mm-f-2-8-pro/

[@stephencopland1053]

Cheers Peter I’ll take. Look thanks

[@ridealongwithrandy]

This was one of my first lenses to get. Love the new cinematic walks your are doing, really stepping up your game Peter! Background music amazing!! Haunted villas!, I was a ghost hunter for 13 years! Hah!

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank yo very much.

[@TCizauskas]

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays this intrepid photographer from the swift completion of his appointed rounds!"

[@sunnybizz4857]

LOL@ the mood change at 3:30. It made me jump.

[@jeffgrischow1734]

Great video and pictures! I have an EM5 mk2 and I’m thinking of upgrading to an EM5 mk3 or EM1 mk2, and a wide angle zoom would be great (for wide angle I only have the 12mm f2 at the moment). This video is very, very helpful! I love your style, too, and the location (I have a close colleague in Finland and I’ve visited a few times). Thanks for your channel!

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks and glad it was helpful.

[@iak706]

I use the 7-14 lens primarily for aurora images. There is a good 3d printed adapter for this lens to use lee ND filters with it. I got it through shapeways. According to the olympus lens roadmap they are going to release a 8-25 pro lens. Unfortunately to me, it is f4. It will probably be an awesome lens and i will consider it, but i wish it was f2.8. Then it would replace my 12-40 and 7-14. Look forward to your take on it when it comes out. Fun video by the way. I live at 64degrees north over the pole on the opposite side of the globe from finland. -10f this morning here. Bit colder than normal for april 6.

[@ForsgardPeter]

I think OMDS will be making a series of f4 lenses. The good thing about f4 lenses is that they are smaller. i am waiting for the 8-25 f4 lens. If the image quality is like it is with other M.Zuiko lenses it will very a good lens.

[@gavinmcguire1746]

9-18mm / 7-14mm .... my favourite lenses.

[@iansmith8103]

I really enjoyed the videography and the exploring, fun, elements! Well done and thank you! Oh, and I have this lens and it's one of my keepers for m4/3. My other keepers are the 12-60 Leica and the 40-150 pro Oly. Sharpest zooms I've used for m4/3... and I've tried many, although sadly not Oly 150-400 - yet. But I have to say, I also have a Canon R5 and various lenses, including the 100-500 and, well, you know, they're pretty good. In bright sunlight? M4/3 is fabulous and a joy to use, but in low light? Sorry, the R5 and associated L lenses wins.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks!

[@ulfryland]

Great review :) and thanks for the inspiration. I have the lens, it’s fantastic.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks for watching!

[@shamima98b]

It is great lens i owned. But it has no filter thread for long exposure!

[@ForsgardPeter]

I agree.

[@BurhanMuntasser]

Does this lens cause any image distortion that you have to fix in post? It is a rectilinear lens, isn't it? Have you compared it to the Panasonic version?

[@andreasthegreat8509]

Straight lines are kept straight in this lens.

[@BurhanMuntasser]

@@andreasthegreat8509 Yes, it is a rectilinear lens but it seems that the video implied that there is distortion that needed fixing in post processing that's why I am asking Peter to clarify.

[@ForsgardPeter]

It is a rectlinear lens. I have not compared this to the Panasonic version.

[@ForsgardPeter]

The correction was made because I wanted the straighten the perspective. That has nothing to do with distortion. It is about tilting the camera.

[@BurhanMuntasser]

@@ForsgardPeter Got it, thanks.

[@WMedl]

I would have bought this lens if I could have used my filters! I use screwable as well as rectangular filters, but none of them are applicable. There is one rectangular filter system that can be adapted but not the version I have. And it is the wide angle range where I use such filters mostly. So I habe to stay with the formidable 9-18 mm lens!

[@rogman27]

All my lenses are Olympus except for my wide angle. I chose the Panasonic Leica 8-18 as it had a screw thread for filters. However, after three years I have rarely used it, as my 12-100 is so versatile.

[@bradw7084]

Interesting that the visionaries are all reviewing ultra wide angle lenses atm & OMDS have a deal on...just before they release a new one! Almost as if they want to shift old stock before it becomes less desirable (likely 9-18 in particular). 😉

[@ForsgardPeter]

Most likely the 9-18 will be replaced when the 8-25 f4 comes out. When that is? I do not know. With this OMDS wants us to look at the wide angles.

[@EmilPozarphoto]

If only Olympus made a gel filter holder on the back... :(

[@ForsgardPeter]

I agree. There is a small design fault because it does not have filter hold in the back.

[@sunnybizz4857]

se on pelottavaa tavaraa

[@kikeaMoldova]

So ... what to say? May be just that, the Peter are person without heart that let me to suffer much more because I don't have yet this lens. Even this lens is in my buy list, each confirmation that the lens is good let me suffer that I don't have it yet.

[@1957PLATO]

Very creepy photowalk. Amazing images. This lens looks like the real deal. Unfortunately a bit too rich for my wallet.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank you. Yes it is a bit expensive.

[@ANRAKUFILM]

The footages are very distorted ...for me.

[@ForsgardPeter]

I used Insta 360 One X2 for this.

[@xeximaxi]

i love horror atmosphere of this video.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks.

[@xeximaxi]

@@ForsgardPeter :D i buyed night lights and gonna go into forest at night with this lens ;D

[@kgravett2]

Peter, you might think about cleaning that lens as it looks pretty bad.

[@hedydd2]

Atmosphere! You either get it or you don't I guess. On the other hand, Peter might have forgotten to wipe it down. Perhaps he'll tell us?

[@ForsgardPeter]

It is the Insta 360 One X2 that is a bit hard to use in rain. The bulky lenses gets spots really easy. Yes I did leave like it is. The rain that hit the lens was part of the thing that weather caused.

[@alantuttphotography]

@@ForsgardPeter I thought it was added in post, since the water droplets moved separately from the rest of the image.

[@joecarey7123]

The steam you breathed out, while the specs were on-screen! Was that real?

[@mikejankowski6321]

@@joecarey7123 I had to go back and watch it again. Cold humid day, neat effect.

[@JericTamayo]

I despise the fact you guys kept the shots with the water droplets on the lens. It was really annoying to watch

[@ForsgardPeter]

It was filmed with a 360 camera and that unfortunately happens sometimes.