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Panasonic 7-14 F4 vs Olympus 7-14 Pro F2.8

Started Sep 24, 2015 | Questions thread
Binone Contributing Member • Posts: 544
Re: Panasonic 7-14 F4 vs Olympus 7-14 Pro F2.8
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I've been going through the same decision process.  I've owned the Panny for a while and been very happy with it - except for flare.  I've probably read all of the reviews and seen the samples from both lenses and I've come to the conclusion that there's a slight improvement with the Oly.  But, the improvement looks like it's slight - both produce blobs when there's a bright light source in the frame.  Some reviewers claim flare is well controlled, while others cite it as a problem on the Oly. I sometimes carry a black card that I position to block light sources that are just outside the frame.  Shooting directly into the sun when it's near the center area of the frame works well on the Panny, but it flares badly when the light is along the edges, or just outside the frame.

Why am I keeping the Panny - because the Oly is humongous by comparison.  I don't care about the f/2.8 vs f/4 difference, but the much smaller size of the Panny is a big benefit when I'm out hiking.

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Olympus PEN-F Olympus E-M1 II Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm 1:2 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro +8 more
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