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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 9-18mm f/4-5.6 ED - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Sample Images
The following sample images were taken with the Panasonic GF-1 and RAW-converted via Adobe ACR.
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 |
14.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/7.1 |
| Exposure |
1/800s |
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| Make |
Panasonic |
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| Model |
DMC-GF1 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
9.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/6.3 |
| Exposure |
1/1000s |
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| Make |
Panasonic |
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| Model |
DMC-GF1 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
9.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/7.1 |
| Exposure |
1/1000s |
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| Make |
Panasonic |
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| Model |
DMC-GF1 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
18.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/7.1 |
| Exposure |
1/800s |
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| Make |
Panasonic |
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| Model |
DMC-GF1 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
9.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/4.0 |
| Exposure |
1/4000s |
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| Make |
Panasonic |
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| Model |
DMC-GF1 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
18.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/6.3 |
| Exposure |
1/2000s |
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| Make |
Panasonic |
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| Model |
DMC-GF1 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
9.0mm |
| 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 |
9.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/7.1 |
| Exposure |
1/800s |
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VerdictThe Olympus M.Zuiko 9-18mm f/4-5.6 ED is an engineering masterpiece. It is the most compact and light-weight ultra wide angle lens that we've reviewed to date. It is easy to use despite its small size and rather unusual retractable design. Olympus managed to keep the build quality on high level which is a big step forward from the M.Zuiko 14-42mm kit zoom lens. The AF is basically silent and very fast and as such also very usable for videos.
The optical performance, and that's of course the key aspect, is very decent for an ultra-wide zoom lens. It may not be able to touch the stars but it can provide sharp center-to-edge quality images especially in the lower part of its zoom range. Both vignetting and lateral CAs are nothing to worry about from a field perspective. That's also true for the distortion characteristic although that's primarily because of the system's auto-correction approach - the native amount of distortions is actually fairly hefty.
The Olympus lens is offered for around 550EUR/700US$ so it's certainly not a budget item but it's also far more affordable than the Panasonic 7-14mm f/4 ASPH. All-in-all an attractive lens especially for those who want to minimize their carry burden.
Out ratings based on an activated auto-correction:
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