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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO Review

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO

Main Features

  • 7-14mm Focal Range
  • F2.8 Max Aperture
  • Weather Sealed
  • Max Format: FourThirds
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • Weight: 534g.
  • Diameter: 79mm
  • Length: 106mm
  • Min Focus Distance:0.2m
  • Max Magnification:0.11x
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Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO Overview

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO is an Auto Focus (AF) Ultra-Wideangle Zoom lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Micro Four Thirds mount cameras.

Lens Mount

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO is compatible with cameras that have Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Micro Four Thirds lenses are Panasonic GH6, OM System OM-1 and Panasonic GH5 II.

Focal Range

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO has a focal range of 7-14mm and 2.0X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 14-28mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.


Weather Sealings

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO with a weather sealed camera body such as Panasonic GH6, OM System OM-1 and Panasonic GH5 II.

Optical Image Stabilization

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).

Zoom Method

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.

Maximum Magnification Ratio

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.11x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.2m. 0.11x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.

Aperture

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f2.8 from 7mm all the way to the 14mm .

Optical Formula

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO's optical formula consists of 14 elements in 11 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:

  • 2 aspherical ED
  • 1 DSL
  • 1 aspherical
  • 3 super ED
  • 1 ED
  • 2 HR lenses

Lens Hood

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.

Body Colour

Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO is available in Black color.

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Pros and Cons of Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO


PROs
Weather Sealed
Built-in Autofocus
Hood supplied
Full-time Manual Focusing
Fast and Bright at Wide end
Fast and Bright at Tele end
Constant f2.8 Aperture throughout the range

CONs
Lens Extents while focusing
Pricey
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO Alternatives in Micro Four Thirds Mount
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Olympus ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO Detailed Specifications


General
Brand Olympus
Lens Type Zoom
Lens Type Wideangle Zoom
Lens Mount Micro Four Thirds
Max Format FourThirds
Focal Range 7-14mm
Image Stabilization No
Colour Black
Zoom Method Rotary (extending)
Power Zoom No
Zoom Lock No
Zoom Ratio 2.0X
APERTURE
Max Aperture F2.8
Min Aperture F22.0
Aperture Ring No
Diaphragm Blades 7
Optics
Optical Elements 14
Optical Groups 11
Special Elements 2 aspherical ED, 1 DSL, 1 aspherical, 3 super ED, 1 ED, 2 HR lenses

FOCUSING
Min Focus Distance 0.2m
Max Magnification 0.11X
Autofocus Yes
AF Motor Type Stepper motor
Full Time Manual Yes
Focus Method Internal
Distance Scale Yes
DoF Scale No
PHYSICAL SPECS
Weight 534g
Diameter 79mm
Length 106mm
Weather Sealing Yes
Filter Thread Unknown
Filter Notes -
Hood Supplied Yes
Tripod Collar No
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