Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm F1.8
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Olympus M.ZUIKO 17mm f/1.8 - Review / Test Report
The Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.8 is - as of the time of this review - the 4th high-speed prime lens for the micro-four-thirds (MFT) system by Olympus. It is a moderate wide-angle lens thus targeting applications such as street-, landscape- and still-life photography.
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 Review
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 is a fast wide-angle lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. It's extremely sharp, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg. The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 ($499.99 direct)($339.00 at Amazon) is a fast wide-angle lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The image sensors in these cameras are smaller than a 35mm film frame or a full-frame D-SLR, which gives the lens a field of view that's roughly equivalent to a 35mm lens in that format—a classic wide-angle design. It's incredibly sharp, even wide open, and compatible with mirrorless cameras from Olympus and Panasonic. It's a bit more expensive than the Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM($249.00 at Amazon), which is compatible with EOS M cameras, but is compatible with a wider range of camera bodies. Because of this it earns our Editors' Choice award for wide-angle lenses for compact interchangeable lens cameras. The lens is fairly small, measuring just 1.4 by 2.3 inches (HD). It's a bit heavy for its size at 4.2 ounces, but that's due to an all-metal lens barrel. It has a standard 46mm filter thread and includes a clip-on lens cap, but there's no lens hood incl...- Very sharp
- Fast aperture
- Compact
- Manual focus clutch system
- Virtually no barrel distortion
- Hood not included
- Not weather sealed
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 ($499.99 direct) is a fast wide-angle lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras . The image sensors in these cameras are smaller than a 35mm film frame or a full-frame D-SLR, which gives the lens a field of view that's roughly equivalent to a 35mm lens in that format-a...- Very sharp
- Fast aperture
- Compact
- Manual focus clutch system.
- Hood not included
- Not weather sealed
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 Review (Review Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm f1.8)
The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f1.8 is a fast wide-angle lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. It's extremely sharp, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.- Very sharp., Fast aperture., Compact., Manual focus clutch system., Virtually no barrel distortion.
- Hood not included., Not weather sealed.
Great for holidays. Easy to use and store.
I'll definitely get a lot of use out of this item. Thanks again for coming up with another great product! quality product Thanks for a good product. better than you would think Works perfectly.
It is just not as sharp as the Panasonic 15mm ...
It is just not as sharp as the Panasonic 15mm. Angle of view is not the issue between these two; perspective is. How multiple planes of space get layered. For layering space, this lens has an advantage. But that does not offset the softness in my opinion.
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8 Lens
The new M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8 wide-angle lens isn't the first 17mm lens Olympus has produced for its PEN and OM-D cameras. But it's the fastest and one of the fastest in the Olympus stable. The other lens is a pancake-type lens that's only 22mm long but has a maximum aperture of f/2.8.
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm 1:1.8 review
Olympus makes an unfeasibly small 17mm f/2.8 pancake lens that measures just 57x22mm and nudges rather than tips the scales at a mere 71g. This 'Premium' class lens isn't quite so tiny but it's still very compact at 58x36mm and 120g.
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8 Lens Review
Handling and Features Performance Verdict Specification This premium compact wide angle lens sports a fast f/1.8 maximum aperture and is compatible with all Micro Four Thirds cameras. The lens provides a field of view roughly equivalent to a 34mm lens used on a 35mm camera and costs around £440.- Very
- very sharp
- Excellent build
- Compact
- Lightweight
- Good value for money
- Not weather sealed
- No hood supplied as standard
- Good image quality
- Lightweight yet durable
- Easy-to-use manual focus ring
- Fast and quiet AF
- Manual focus ring and AF not mechanically linked
- Not the absolute sharpest lens available for micro 4/3