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OMD 12mm and Nikon 800 14mm comparison

Started Jun 30, 2013 | Discussions thread
Martin.au
Martin.au Forum Pro • Posts: 14,339
Re: Why compare a Standard wide to an Ultra wide lens?

dougjgreen1 wrote:

It's a FAR more demanding design to make a 14mm that covers the full 35mm frame, than it is to design something that's nowhere near as wide a FOV. A 12mm covering a 4/3 sensor is far less challenging to make.

Well, give him $1000 or so to buy the 7mm and I'm sure he'd be happy to do that test for you.

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