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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8
9.1 out of 10

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8

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Overall 9
9.0

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8 Lens Review

ePHOTOzine
28 February 2013
  • Excerpt: This premium compact wide angle lens sports a fast f/1.8 maximum aperture and is compatible with all Micro Four Thirds cameras.
  • Pros: Very, very sharp, Excellent build, Compact, Lightweight, Good value for money
  • Cons: Not weather sealed, No hood supplied as standard
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Overall 9
8.8
Audio & image quality 9
8.5
Versatility 9
8.5
Usability 9
8.5
Build quality 9
9.0

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.8 Lens

PhotoReview
14 January 2013
  • Summary: Buy this lens if: - You require a fast wide-angle lens for general-purpose use. - You'd like a lens that provides a flat enough field of coverage to be used for copying.
  • Pros: You require a fast wide-angle lens for general-purpose use., You'd like a lens that provides a flat enough field of coverage to be used for copying., You'd like a lens...
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M.Zuiko Digital 17 mm f/1.8

LensTip.com
20 November 2012
  • Excerpt: During the Photokina 2012 fair Olympus officially presented several new lenses and announced they had been working on a 17 mm f/1.8 model.
  • Cons: very high distortion,, significant vignetting,, huge astigmatism, visible up to f/5.6 aperture,, modest accessory kit.
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Overall 8
7.6

Olympus 17mm 1.8

camerastuffreview.com
5 January 2013
  • Summary: The Olympus 17 mm 1.8 is a nicely built lens with which you can focus quickly and accurately, automatically or manually.
  • Pros: High brightness, High resolution from corner to corner, Low distortion jpg files, No internal reflections by flare, Comfortable manual focus
  • Cons: High (5%) distortion uncorrected RAW files, Vignetting, especially at aperture <2.8, Rings in bokeh
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Expert Review

Optyczne.pl
19 November 2012
  • Summary: Podsumowując, widzę sens istnienia tego obiektywu na rynku, ale na pewno nie w obecnej cenie. Gdy ulegnie ona obniżeniu o czynnik dwa lub nawet trzy, wtedy użytkownicy...
  • Pros: mała, bardzo poręczna, a jednocześnie solidna obudowa,, przyzwoita jakość obrazu w centrum kadru,, niewielka podłużna aberracja chromatyczna,, umiarkowana koma,, bardz...
  • Cons: bardzo duża dystorsja,, wyraźne winietowanie,, spory astygmatyzm utrzymujący się aż do przysłony f/5.6,, skromne wyposażenie standardowe.
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