Olympus 7-14mm F2.8 Pro Review

[@ponymoore6140]

Thank you, Peter. I have just bought this lens and my first impressions are very positive. I have experienced a little flare in bright sunlight, but I don't think it's going to become a major issue. Looking at your images proves that this a very good lens to have.

[@Smoothblue90]

One thing I liked on the G9 that my M1 Mark II does not have. Is that when I shot a burst with the G9 and the buffer was clearing, I could press the image review button and the camera would wait until the buffer cleared and then would show the last image taken. This is great for reviewing the histogram. I don't want to have image review on all the time. I just want to occasionally check my histogram. But with the mark one. If I shoot a burst and the buffer is clearing. And I press my image review button. When the buffer declares nothing happens. I have to press the image review button again. It would be sweet to have that updated.

[@Eti1968]

Nice review Peter I was glad to see some landscapes, you show those not to often and I really liked them.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank you. I very seldom do landscape photography. Maybe I should do more of that.

[@jeffdrew625]

Peter, I love your kitty! Thanks for the show ‘n’ tell on the Olympus 7~14mm. Beautiful ultra wide lens.

[@tonycostanzo4383]

Nice review Peter. I love this lens. For me it is a must for landscape and astrophotography. I use Phil Norton’s 100mm square filter adapter with NiSi filters and it works really well. If it’s fitted correctly, I don’t normally have an issue with vignetting. I much prefer 100mm filters over the 150mm for the reasons you pointed out, less wind catching and not as expensive. Also, 100mm works for for all my other MFT lenses too!

[@scottbourque1323]

I just bought this with the Olympus trade up program. Thank you! Now I need to learn to “See” with it.

[@scottbourque1323]

Thank you for the ❤️ Peter! Love your videos. Not sure if this fits your plans. But, it would be great to see your take on “Seeing” with various lenses.

[@ForsgardPeter]

That would be an interesting topic. Need to research the idea a bit. Thanks for the idea!

[@martinlennon4673]

Thanks for the video Peter … just got this lens today and can’t wait to try it out 👍

[@ForsgardPeter]

I hope you got some keepers.

[@paulkearney900]

Hi Peter the 7-14 is my favourite lens the only drawback with it is the 150mm filters. there is an adapter available made by Phil Norton in the UK that allows the use of 100mm filters used with the nisi v5 and v6 filter holders. The reviews on this holder are very good and enables you the same set of filters on all of your lenses. I'm thinking of getting one myself and selling my 150mm filters and holder.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks for the info! I have used the 150mm filters, but those are quite expensive.

[@jackoneil3933]

Btw, I've used rear mounted filters of several different types and modified a full-frame to m4/3 adaptor to accept 43mm ND filter blanks for video and large telephoto lenses, and I often had trouble with ghosting reflections, especially with lights and sun. I've even experienced it with the GH4 and GH2 as the sensor IR filter was pretty thick and slightly forward of the sensor. I suspect it may have something to do with the close rear focal distance of m4/3 that contributes to the issue.

[@gilbertwalker6769]

Thanks Peter for your video! I appreciate all you do for us.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank you.

[@robynaldridge8304]

I have had this lens for quite a while now. I've even made myself go out and shoot relatively close objects with it, just to prove to myself that my photography skills had improved somewhat. As far as filters go, I bought the NiSi filter system about 18/12 ago but I still haven't used it. That's b/c I have been learning so many things in so many different directions, using so many of the Olympus lenses that I have. Anyway, I contacted Phil Norton Photography. Phil as you probably know is one of the UK ambassadors for Olympus. He makes/prints adaptors for the NiSi filters so that they will fit over this bulbous lens. I really wanted to have a lens with a good fit for night photography. Unfortunately the night skies haven't been right for astrophotography but it's on my list. Thank you for all of the wonderful videos you produce, Peter.

[@ImpManiac]

Peter, I love your photos in this video! Great review. Thank you! 🙂 Paul 😎

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks. Glad you like them!

[@adrianland]

Hello Mr Finland ! ;-) I agree, a fabulous, precious and beautiful lens... 7mm f/2.8 is a very wide angle for me with good aperture. I like it for : Startrails, Milky Way and Interiors... A perfect optic. Many thanks Peter.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Mr. Finland... not quite! :D

[@jackoneil3933]

Thanks Peter, I have the 7-14mm Panasonic but don't use it much because of the f/4 max aperture, and I don't care much for its tonal rendering and colours either. The Olympus looks to have great colours and tonal definition however and f/2.8 would be a big plus. Ultrawides can really save the day and transform something boring into something epic, and you don't see too many people using them to create dramatic captures. Also, how's the edge sharpness, good enough for astrophotography?

[@ForsgardPeter]

Cannot say for sure. I have used it for astrophotography and was pleased with the results.

[@grantgemel8758]

I have this lens as well. I thought i would use it more than I have. It is a good lens, I purchased a similar filter holder for landscape photography. Thanks for doing the videos.

[@phillipromford9143]

Hi Peter, Regarding filters, I have made my own front fitting filter boxes for 100mm filters that slide onto the lens hood. One is specifically for a CPL filter, the box can be rotated 360 degrees with no vignetting at any set angle, even when the lens is set to 7mm; I also fitted a band around the lens hood so that the filter is just clear of the hood when rotating it. The other box I made is also for 100mm filters of all kinds. !00 x 150mm grad filters can be move up and down for the desired effect. Easy to make from poly carbonate 2mm sheet. They work, and cost very little. If you are interested I could post some photo's on my FB page and send a link. The commercially available filter holders have a fundamental problem, which is this: the back if the filter is open to light coming from behind the camera. This means that light reflects back into the lens causing very bad flare problems. My home made system does not suffer from that. Thanks for very useful videos. BTW, the M1X with dual processors does have much faster focus tracking than the M1 mkii. Much better for birds in flight.

[@markbray3038]

STC clip fitters, sit inside the camera body. Easy to use and I can recommend them. Some lens you cannot used. Just check with William or Ashley at STC.

[@billbrown994]

Peter, please tell us what is the difference between the digital and non digital zuiko 7-14? Thank you.

[@ForsgardPeter]

What lens you are referring to when you say non-digital? Older Zuioko lenses?

[@billbrown994]

@@ForsgardPeter Thank you for your response. How does one know the newest lense if the names are the same? or the newest released one? I am buying in China and some ads say f 7-14pro and some say digital pro? what does digital mean? We're the older ones not digital?

[@jarrodswackhamer]

Why do some sources state the closest focusing distance is 7.5cm and some, like you, say it is 20cm? This is a very important consideration for me.

[@ForsgardPeter]

The closest focusing distance is measured form the sensor, but some measure it from front of the lens. That is most likely why there is a difference.

[@VevoSux]

Thanks for this interesting video Peter! This lens is so sturdy, it can probably outlive us!

[@nelbox1]

good video, thank u Peter, I watch your videos from Mexico

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks!

[@ordinosaurs]

I'm rather happy, as an amateur, with the 9-18 f/1:4-5.6 that's got a lot going for it. I understand the appeal for pros, though.

[@Smoothblue90]

I agree. I use the 9-18 often.

[@ForsgardPeter]

The 9-18mm is a good lens. I like it very much.

[@Smoothblue90]

I have the 12 to 40 and the 40 to 150 I use with my M1.2. I'm always looking at this lens. It looks wonderful. But when I need wider I am out on the street with my 9 to 18 and 14 to 42 on my old P5's. I would love for Olympus to update the 9 to 18 to the 14 to 42 Mark II specs.

[@tomerweiss4900]

Thanks for the movie. I currently use a manual Laowa 7.5 due to budget ... I assume my next one will be either 25\f1.2 prime or the wide-zoom.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Laowa 7.5 is a good lens.

[@TazwarHaque]

Thank you for all your hard work. Really appreciate what you do. Keep up the good work. - fellow Olympus user

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank you.

[@dolphabernethy9723]

Breathtakingly beautiful photos!

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank you!

[@robb8773]

I would think this lens is also good for interior photography

[@leonfourie5717]

Peter Any thoughts on the Hamlan lenses. They completely unknown to me but i do notice some lenses got mftmount and 8mm f3.0 looms very attractive. It looks like they are really good build(maybe not on par with olympus pro) and at very competitive prices.

[@ForsgardPeter]

I have not used Hamlan lenses, so unfortunately I cannot say anything about them.

[@MrFirstdance2000]

Great and informative review...my 3rd viewing. Do you or have you used the Magnetic filters for this? Thank you sir for your in-depth take...learn something new each time!

[@ForsgardPeter]

No I have not. I do not think it is possible? Do you have any links?

[@MrFirstdance2000]

@@ForsgardPeter I am researching it..so if I do find someone using such on the 7-14 pro, I'll forward it back to this for you! * update tis is U.S. site but I'm sure UK site has its own! ...www.amazon.com/Magnetic-100mm-Holder-Olympus-7-14mm/dp/B07S3S5VW5/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1OW3MKR1PYUON&dchild=1&keywords=h%26y+magnetic+filter+holder&qid=1605336519&sprefix=H%26Y+ma%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-5

[@esmpmedia8586]

If you have to choose between this and the 17mm f1. 2, what would you choose given that wide angle and F stop are important? I already have the 12_100 Pro Lens and very happy with it. But it is F4, so not ideal for night filming.

[@ForsgardPeter]

If you need a faster aperture then I would get the 17mm f1.2. It is a marvelous lens. For ultra-wide I would get the zoom. The f2.8 is not bad but f1.2 is much faster. Not an easy decision.

[@esmpmedia8586]

@@ForsgardPeter Just ordered the 17F1.2 Will see how it turns out... Question, how do I change the battery setting from showing minute to percentage on M1. Mark III ?

[@markbray3038]

STC clip filters which are made in Taiwan are very good and easy to use. We at GCM Photographic in the UK can recommend them. Love the ND Clip we use it with any of our lens.

[@richarddutchholland4780]

I own this lens and I picked it up new in the UK for only £669.95 or €800.14. Best lens I’ve ever owned and I’ll never sell it......

[@philipp.b.75]

I own it as well and as much as I would love to use it more often, I can't, because it creates terrible flares. Coming from full frame and have to say, most 12mm FF-lenses are less prone to flares than the Zuiko.

[@2epete]

This lens drives me nuts. I have a love hate relationship with it. I usually leave it in my bag once the suns up in the sky because its propensity for lens flair if the sun is anywhere near its front element

[@heikkiwi]

Hi! It was nice to try that lens today! I think i should add that to my kit!

[@tulenik71]

Just arrived this one, I love crazy wide angles :)

[@MyWuffi]

the 4:3 aspect ratio is particularly bad on landscape images

[@peperodriguezcordon5239]

Crop it,easy

[@ForsgardPeter]

There is always the option to use either 3.2 or 16.9. if 4:3 is not good.

[@MarkMphonoman]

I was seriously thinking about buying this lens. Now I am not so sure. Seems like it is a bit of a hassle to use.

[@ForsgardPeter]

It is like any other lenses, but if you need ND-fileters you need the filter holdr and big glass filters.

[@michael-mvtd]

Paraphrasing, but "lenses age better than cameras"... How true! But I'm still using my OMD em1, version 1 with this lens and the 12-40 pro. Nice compact kit. Just wondering when version 3 will come; this fall/winter?

[@ForsgardPeter]

Do you mean E-M1 MKIII? I don t think it is in the near future, but we never can be sure.

[@michael-mvtd]

@@ForsgardPeter Well, the MK I was released 2013, the MK II 2016 and now it's 2019, so the interval seemed right. But that's too simple an analysis surely.

[@ForsgardPeter]

You are right, but the E-M1 MKII just got a quite big firmware upgrade. So I do not think it is going to be the next one to get a new version. If there is an announcement, it most likely to be E-M5 MKIII. Next year it is hard to say. Most likely something is going to be announced in May, Photokina 2020.

[@simplysurfing]

Is it rectilinear ?

[@ForsgardPeter]

Yes it is.

[@simplysurfing]

@@ForsgardPeter Thank you.

[@mikeosinski50]

Nice video, love to add this lens to my collection. For when I want to go wide.

[@rhiwderinraytube]

Thanks for the review. Just confirmed that I don't really need one, even though the pro lenses are great.

[@WMedl]

How did you confirm?

[@rhiwderinraytube]

@@WMedl Because It is too wide for my type of photography!

[@ForsgardPeter]

It is wide and that's why everybody does not need it.

[@johnallen3423]

I had it but sold it...v.expensive...I may buy the Pan 7-14 F4 ....good in narrow streets.

[@johnallen3423]

Will buy again...soon.

[@bpcs63]

Nice review... keep up the good work!

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks.

[@badgerag]

Thanks Peter, a lens I want. Beautiful cat, a little like mine!

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

Thank you! Nice focal length range and sharpness -- but rather out of my budget currently! Cute cat -- does not seem too impressed by your camera skills! :-)

[@ForsgardPeter]

yes, cats. :-)

[@sorenm.722]

Hi Peter and thanks for the Video. I cant understand why Olympus think that is a good idea that they fix the lenshood on a wideangle/landscape lens. For Me with screw ND and Pol Filters its a complete killer Argument not to buy this lens. Sadly.

[@homesickphotographycomau4107]

nice cat love the sunsetshots

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thank you.

[@MarkDiekmannLange]

Thank you, Peter, for the video. From today's perspective, 7-14mm, 8-25mm or Lumix 8-18mm. The luminous intensity speaks for the 7-14, but the lack of the possibility of screw filter

[@ForsgardPeter]

I personally would choose the 8-25mm f4. I have also the 7-14mm f2.8, but after I got the 8-25mm f4 I have not really used the 7-14mm f2.8.

[@leftylinky8826]

My favourite lens :)

[@skboon4080]

I have it! Is a great lens!

[@jessestarks3128]

A nice to have lens, but I don't (think) I have much use for such a wide focal length

[@golaoi]

Peter, your videos are great but this Stick Around preamble is irritating. If I were doing this review, I would get straight into it. No unboxing or nonsense but straight to the meat!

[@WMedl]

Does this complaint be a base for a claim of return of money for the wasted time you had paid peter for this video?

[@Smoothblue90]

Part of the reason I watch his videos is for his personality. I like his style.

[@Smoothblue90]

I wonder. I imagine if we asked KZbin video gurus. They would say add more personality. It is not about the meat. Its about the journey.

[@antonykyriacou8300]

Every person / presenter has their own style and strap line, nothing wrong with Peters.

[@golaoi]

@@antonykyriacou8300 It's not about style. Substance is what I like and he's very good with that. I'm not being critical. I'm making a suggestion!

[@DriveLongRoad]

Nice but for me to expensive. Greetings to the Cat! 🐱

[@ForsgardPeter]

Greeted the cat. Sleeping right next to me.

[@MichaelVJager]

Here ist an alternative filter holder für 100mm www.shapeways.com/product/9TDZZ7E6K/adapter-kit-pro-m-zuiko-7-14mm-lee-filter-holder?productConfiguration=58133228&etId=193245005&

[@ForsgardPeter]

Thanks for sharing.

[@tpf1952]

Not your best work.