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Best Option for G7 lens wider angle than 14mm but not fishy?

Started Oct 2, 2020 | Discussions thread
cba_melbourne
cba_melbourne Veteran Member • Posts: 5,850
Re: Best Option for G7 lens wider angle than 14mm but not fishy?
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A 12mm lens may just barely be wide enough for what you want. The little 12-32 has OIS.

But you probably want/need wider. Then there is nothing with IS or OIS. Here some options, assuming you do not want to spend too much.

- Very cheap: the SLRmagic 8mm f/4 is a rectiliniear manual prime lens, very well suited for car interiors and for video. This an extremely small/light lens, originally made for drones. New US$149 at B&H.

- Mid range: Olympus 9-18mm f/4-5.6, a small, collapsible, rectilinear zoom. Very abundant and can easily be found used from under $200, and new from B&H US$549.

- Mid range: the Venus Optics Laowa 7.5mm f/2 is a rectilinear manual prime lens. Price US$ 499 at B&H. Too new to find used bargains.

- Mid to high range: Panasonic 7-14mm f/4 rectilinear zoom. Excellently suited for car interiors. It is an older lens first launched in 2009. This is why it can be found used from around US$250 upwards, and new US$797 at B&H.

The 7-14 is arguably the best value for $ of the bunch, provided you buy it used.

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