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Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/2.8 Pancake - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Sample Images
Here're a few sample images taken with the GF-1 and RAW-converted via Photoshop.
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE samples
(=several megabytes) thus requiring a significant amount of bandwidth so please take care of the limited resources here.
| Make |
Panasonic |
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| Model |
DMC-GF1 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
17.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/7.1 |
| Exposure |
1/400s |
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| Make |
Panasonic |
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| Model |
DMC-GF1 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
17.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/6.3 |
| Exposure |
1/500s |
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| Make |
Panasonic |
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| Model |
DMC-GF1 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
17.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/6.3 |
| Exposure |
1/1250s |
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| Make |
Panasonic |
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| Model |
DMC-GF1 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
17.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/2.8 |
| Exposure |
1/4000s |
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VerdictThe Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f/2.8 is a lovely little lens but unfortunately it does disappoint regarding its optical capabilities. You expect a top notch performance from a prime lens but the Zuiko isn't perfectly sharp neither at max. aperture nor stopped down - the center quality is perfectly fine but the borders and corners are a bit too soft in general. In principal the lens produces a hefty amount of barrel distortion. However, this problem is auto-corrected by the camera (or by the more popular RAW converters) so this is nothing to worry about from a user perspective. Surprisingly this is not the case with respect to lateral chromatic aberrations (CA) which are fairly extreme with a width of up to 3px at the image borders. The vignetting characteristic is pretty good when stopping down to f/4 and even at max. aperture it's only visible in critical scenes. A nice aspect of the Zuiko is the quality of the bokeh (the out-of-focus blur) - it's very smooth and out-of-focus highlights are rendered beautifully. However, all-in-all the lens leaves something to be desired.
Out ratings based on an activated auto-correction:
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