Olympus M.Zuiko ED 9-18mm F4-5.6
$756.00 - $915.95
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16 years ago
Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 lens review
The Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 is a lightweight, compact Four Thirds lens gets the What Digital Camera review treatment
Pros:
- Lightweight and very affordable
Cons:
- Softness and sluggish AF
14 years ago
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 Lens
The M Zuiko Digital 9-18mm f/4-5.6 was announced at PMA 2010 as the second ultra-wide zoom lens to be released for Micro Four Thirds system cameras (the first was Panasonic's Lumix G Vario 7-14mm lens).
Pros:
- You want a lightweight
- wide-angle zoom lens that covers most types of subjects
- You'd like a lens that requires no readjustment when you fit polarisers and graduated filters
- You require quiet autofocusing for shooting video
- You need a lens with adequate flatness of field for architectural
Cons:
- You need close focusing and macro capabilities
- You require excellent edge-to-edge sharpness.
17 years ago
The Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm 1:4-5.6 is without doubt a very good lens indeed, especially for a relatively inexpensive ultra-wideangle zoom. It's sharp even wide open, has negligible distortion, and shows practically no vignetting.
Pros:
- High image quality - decently sharp from centre to corner even wide open
- Extremely low distortion
- Essentially no falloff/vigmetting
- Small and lightweight
Cons:
- Moderate chromatic aberration (although not excessive for an ultra-wide
17 years ago
Great lens for the price
I purchased this lens to round out my selection of lenses. For the value, this lens has provided me a great option for those situation where a wide angle lens is needed to capture that image and include the background or to capture that up close image yet
16 years ago
Olympus Zuiko 9-18mm f/4-5.6 ED
An affordable compact ultra-wide angle lens for Four Thirds system DSLRs, giving an equivalent angle of view of an 18-36mm lens on a full-frame camera.
Pros:
- Compact
- lightweight design
- Excellent resolution at f/8 throughout the zoom range
- Excellent resistance to flare and ghosting
- Fast AF
Cons:
- Chromatic Aberrations at 18mm
- Resolution towards the edge of the frame at 9mm
15 years ago
bit of a specialty lens
Very nice and compact wide-angle, but the price, moderate f-stop and focus distance limits this to specialty users who need wide-angle for scenery or architectural shots outdoor during the day.
Pros:
- Easily Interchangeable
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
- Strong Construction
Cons:
- Poor in Low Light
15 years ago
The Zuiko 9-18mm provides dramatic ultra-wide angle performance at an affordable price. The lens is compact, light and seems sturdy. Images are sharp with vivid colors.
Pros:
- Great at capturing wide angle images, landscapes, and even portraits with somewhat unusual angles
- It is very lightweight and portable and works well with the E-520
Cons:
- Perhaps not quite as sharp as some of the higher end lenses but more than acceptable for the price
- Images tend to show barrell distortion at the widest angle
- Sometimes difficult to use with a flash indoors at the widest end as shadows caused by on camera flash are visible.
15 years ago
good lightweight lens
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Pros:
- Lightweight
Cons:
- Poor in Low Light
- Slow Focus
15 years ago
good lightweight lens
Great lenses. Wish it came with soft case though.
Pros:
- Lightweight
Cons:
- Poor in Low Light
- Slow Focus
14 years ago
Great wide angle experience, be a millionaire is not necessary.
Following the micro 4/3 philosophy, is a lightweight wideangle zoom, an angle of view comparable with a 18-36 equivalent in 135 mm or full frame. The cost difference is much wider than the quality diference, comparing with other micro 4/3 wide zoom as Panasonic too.
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