Evilmerlin
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I want one too! Now...to justify the need for another lens.....
Olympus Zuiko 9 - 18mm
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Wanting it is good enough to justify for another lens.. :bsmilie:
I also can't wait.. i need a super wide angle w/o fisheye.. either this lens or the 7-14mm.. ;p
Isn't the lack of weather proofing enough to make your choice for you?
egnaro
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7-14 and 14-54 and 50-200 make good combination too. Marky u have 14-54 right?
Weather proofing is one thing but the price is another.. ;p
I'll probably just see how's the build and quality is like b4 i get it..
Yupz..
I would rather my lens combo be 7-14, 14-35 and 35-100.. only lacking the first 2 lenses...
egnaro
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another 6k shd give u your dream combo. what about ultra tele? 90-250?
Nope.. 90-250 too heavy.. and i also dun do birding, so its not worth while for me..
You use filters? I'm still surprised that they didn't provide a filter slot at the other end. I saw the photo of the micro Four-Thirds 7-14mm and it doesn't seem to allow filters, either.
For US$700 and US$1500, I don't think there is enough difference to give up the weather proofing, but it would be nice to have the 9-18mm in the HG group. At US$700, it doesn't seem much like a lower quality lens, especially with the ED elements.
This lens will not disappoint many, I think...
It already has disappointed considering it's only a 9-18 instead of the 8-16 as positioned on the lens road map over the past three years. As well having taken over three years to come to market.
egnaro
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yes, 7-14mm and 8mm Fisheye does not have screw thread to mount any filter.
7-14 is not the widest FOV for DSLR system. at this time, widest shd be 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM for Canon/Nikon FF system.
7-14 provide 114 degree FOV on four thirds system.
12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM provide 122 degree FOV on canon/nikon FF system
If is a 8-16, is 1mm away from 7-14. They are gonna kill their own market for the 7-14.
Like the 14-54 killed the market for the 14-45 and 14-42? Or how about the market for he 14-54 when the 12-60 came out?
If there is a significant difference in quality mm wont affect it.
I always had my eye on the 7-14, but since they announced a standard quality ultra wide three years ago, I held off not because of the mm, but because it was an ultra-wide that fit my budget.
Sample pictures shot with v1 9-18mm:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=29465523
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=29465523
tomcat
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That's not true. And by FOV, I presume you are actually referring to Angle of View
The 7-14mm does provide the widest FOV for APS-C/Four Thirds type DSLR system.
The 7-14mm on a Four-Thirds DSLR actually has a diagonal AOV of 114° 12' at 7mm focal length
The 12-24mm lens on the Canon APS-sensor DSLR has a diagonal AOV of 96° 21' and 99° 36' on a Nikon APS-sensor DSLR at 12mm focal length
Even if we consider the Sigma 10-20mm ultra-wide, the diagonal AOV on the Canon and Nikon is 106° 35' and 109° 41' respectively at 10mm focal length.... nowhere near that of the 7-14mm on the Four-Thirds DSLRs
You can check the AOV for any focal length and any sensor size at this site:
http://www.imaginatorium.org/stuff/angle.htm
By the way, the sensor size for the various DSLRs as given in dpreview are:
Canon: 22.3mm x 14.9mm
Nikon: 23.6mm x 15.8mm
Four-Thirds: 17.3mm x 13.0mm
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