Well, it was just a suggestion in order to consolidate. Lots of lens discussion between the OM-D thread and the MFT thread . . . that's the commonality but if the community wants to keep a separate OM-D thread, that's fine too.
Here's some recent stuff with my new 7-14 on the OM-D. A fun lens for this camera.
E-M5 is such a great little camera - almost effortless to get a nice product shot. This was taken on-tripod, IBIS off, no flash, with the Leica 25mm f/1.4.
How do you like the 7-14mm? I've been considering it but haven't decided yet, I'm more fond of primes.
I am more fond of primes myself but I like getting wide without fisheye. The 7-14 is a fun lens. At 7mm you get a fair amount of distortion in the corners but that's to be expected. As a zoom, it's far to easy to pull back all the way to 7mm when something a bit closer is really the better composition. As for the lens performance, it is very good but I need to play this with this lens more.
Same reason I'm looking at the 7-14 I guess, I want wide but don't wanna go fisheye, at the moment a zoom seems to be the only solution. Still looking at the 12/2 though but am holding out to see how expensive the Schneider 14mm will be.
Great pictures, I like the B&W toning a lot and as well as the composition.
So what do you think? Keeping it? I like your last one the most. Very nice silhouette and colors but I can't help but notice it's at the max zoom and F16.
Personally for me, 14mm is just too wide and hard to compose. I'm 18mm and up.
I like wide. For urban architecture, it creates unusual perspectives and I like that. Indoors, it will be great for churches and other architectural shots. I'm headed to Europe next week on business and will bring the 7-14 for playing during the weekend where I hope to get inside a cathedral or two.
As for the max zoom . . . it fit the composition. As for f/16 . . . that's me using 'P' mode and just firing away versus paying attention!
The 7-14 is a great lens for Europe. I shot this with my Nikon 14-24 in Venice and I hope to duplicate this image and others with my 7-14 when I am there again in February.
rji2goleez wrote:
I like wide. For urban architecture, it creates unusual perspectives and I like that. Indoors, it will be great for churches and other architectural shots. I'm headed to Europe next week on business and will bring the 7-14 for playing during the weekend where I hope to get inside a cathedral or two.
As for the max zoom . . . it fit the composition. As for f/16 . . . that's me using 'P' mode and just firing away versus paying attention!
Bob...there are claims that there is significant lateral CA on the 7-14 lens when used on an Olympus camera. Just curious if you noticed that or corrected in PS? he Panasonic cameras correct this with software but not the Oly. Would like some input before plopping 1k down for one.
swanny66 wrote:
Bob...there are claims that there is significant lateral CA on the 7-14 lens when used on an Olympus camera. Just curious if you noticed that or corrected in PS? he Panasonic cameras correct this with software but not the Oly. Would like some input before plopping 1k down for one.
Rick - At 7mm it is certainly more pronounced but it's nothing that Lightroom can't deal with in one or two clicks of the mouse. I'm finding that I need to be careful with composition and lighting at 7mm but by 9mm I can worry less. This is reasonable for this lens. Here's some more samples from today:
Bob three very good images No. 2 particularly appeals to me. You have some wonderful modern architecture to photograph I can only imagine the fun I would have. Have to say if monies was not a problem that lens would be on order. I always even on my FF gear avoided wide lenses. I did get the ef 17-40 in the end and wow did I and do now, find it such a fun lens to use. I can imagine somehow this wide you are using on the OM-D even more fun. Must look into it.
Thanks Julian! I've liked wide angle for a time and since moving to Minneapolis 10 months ago, I've enjoyed this skyline even more. And I consider myself a landscape photographer!
On FF, my choice has been the Zeiss 21mm Distagon but I also owned the Canon 14mm L II for while. I recently sold the latter and have a Zeiss 15mm Distagon on backorder. I'm excited for that lens as all the reviews say it's the bomb.
I'm starting to better understand this 7-14 lens along with it's strengths. I haven't had a wide angle zoom in quite some time and thoroughly enjoying it.
Thanks. At 7mm, the distortion becomes so pronounced, one needs to be careful of what's on the periphery of the image and while this is expected, close foreground elements may or may not be pleasing. By 9mm, the distortion is easier to deal with. The lens is clearly not prime lens sharp but what it does, it does quite well. And most of all, it's fun!
