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

Started Sep 24, 2015 | Questions thread
Jacques Cornell
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Re: The Oly 7-14 is also prone to flare.

Paul De Bra wrote:

In the image below flare is running from top right diagonally towards the center.

The Pana 7-14 is known to flare very badly on Oly cameras but not nearly as bad when a UV 2A filter (gel filter at the back) is fitted. I don't think it would flare much worse on a Pana camera than the Oly 7-14 does on an Oly camera.

I really like the Oly 7-14, but you have to learn to use it: shade a corner with you hand if needed to avoid flare and consider the curvature of the focal plane when choosing where to focus.

Do you need to stop down to compensate for field curvature and ensure edge-to-edge sharpness? If so, this would partially erase the advantages of the lens' larger f2.8 aperture.

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