Last week I reported that Olympus added the 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens on their Four Thirds Group Mathcing Simulator page (Click here). Two of our sources told us that Olympus plans to release the lens at around June. This means you can preorder it at that time while the lens will ship in late July-early August (differs from region to region). The lens is already listed at BHphoto (Click here).
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How about just a few minor details, like…
Size? Weight? Price?
Well the size is obviously easy to measure from the pic.
And the price is also easy to guess: “high”.
Nevertheless it has the potential to be a grate lens. I can’t wait for the first reviews 🙂
There is a solution to the ‘lack’ of filter attachments .. I manufactured two versions for my pana 7-14 .. One for cokin and one for lee filters ..And when the oly 7-14 hits UK shores I will be looking to produce a series of versions .. But this time for sale
Little smaller by diameter than 12-40mm Pro and little taller because the integrated hood.
And little lighter as well than 12-40mm Pro.
That by people who have handled the lenses and compared.
Okay. I’ve seen photos, but listing a few hard numbers wouldn’t hurt.
Maybe this will make people finally stop complaining about the size and weight of the Panasonic 7-14mm!
Length 4.3″ from Oly web site
Diameter 2.75″ guess from side by side with 12-40mm
Weight 21.16oz from a Oly Japan presentation posted on dpr
$$$ $1,699.00 total SWAG but I’ll bet I am plus or minus $100
Wow. 21.6oz. is 612g!
The Panasonic 7-14mm is practically a pancake lens compared to that!
2.76″ x 3.27″ (70.1 x 83.1 mm) x 300g
The presentation had it at 1100g mounted on the EM1.. Oly says the EM1 is 497g leaving 603g for the lens…. the length of the m.Zuiko pro lenses had been posted on this site… I checked Oly and couldn’t find it anymore. It was in cm’s if I remember correctly
Diameter at the sun shade seems to be almost 3.2 inch (82 mm).
If I were still doing event photography (stills and video) I’d take a 7mm and 12mm f2 all day long.
Why? size/weight or the F2?
Both.
I used to go in with a full-frame using a 24-70 f2.8 and 70-200 f2.8 and the results were ok. Then I began going in with a 35mm f1.4, an 85mm f1.2 and a 135mm f2—I liked the results, I liked the less size and weight.
what,
35- 1.4 + 85 1.2 and 135mm f2 doesn’t weigh any less than the 24-70 and 70-200. Where did you find a 14mm f2 lens?
any news about the gx8? will it has IBIS?
about to jump from the gf1 to an om-d or the gx7… or the gx8 =D
bring it on admin, feeeed us
What does that have to do with the release of the 7-14mm by Olympus?
It has absolutely nothing to do with this particularly rumor about the oly 7-14, as you may assumed correctly.
I just wanted to ask if there are any rumors about the oncoming gx8…
And you would know that the Admin will post the rumors once he hears them. So if you don’t see them posted, he has nothing and there is no point to be asking on other rumor discussion about other unheard product rumors.
My guess is its a false rumor. There was a rumor about the GX8 coming at the time of the M5 mkII. Meanwhile in the weeks coming up to it there were tons of leaks for the mkII and none for the GX8. Lo and behold, the mkII was a real product and the GX8 was vaporware. Now the GX8 is supposed to be announced in less than a month but there are no spec leaks or images. Product probably doesn’t exist. Panasonic likely holding off for the new sensor.
On the other hand, there were no leaks about the new Panasonic 42.5 and 30mm lenses, yet they were announced to the world a few short weeks ago, completely as a surprise. Same thing happened with the Sony A7 II camera earlier this year. I think some companies are changing the way they handle their announcements and going for true surprise instead of inevitable leaks.
or you want buy new gx8 with 7-14mm f2.8 ?
Yay for GF1! I moved to the GX7, but still have the old GF, and will never give it away!
Everytime I read “GF1” I read “Girlfriend too”. One of the worst brands is to place GX, GF, GH and similars. Just like E-P, E-PM, E-PL.
X-GF1 : The hot but crazy one 😉
this site rule by olympus company no more lumix rumors,
i will crate new web site for lumix only ,please wait
Damn… Means I will likely not be buying it this year, but at 2016 spring.
Well.
Thx Juri for letting us know.
As clearly you and three others didn’t get it, there are specific seasons at different countries when UWA has its best use. That is early spring and early summer. Fall and Winter seasons can be blah as either everything is brown or everything is white.
When is the 300 mm coming?
At least the 7-14 wasn’t delayed any further. That gives me hope the 300mm will still be released this year.
I’ve been waiting since last December when B&H put this up on their site:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1031587-REG/olympus_300mm_f4_0_pro_m.html
but I have no expectations now as I was originally told February/March. Now some say November ?
Seems none knows for certain.
I’d imagine early next year.
September this year.
Headline:
“Olympus 7-14mm PRO lens should start shipping in June”
Text:
“The lens will ship in late July-early August”
Henrik:
“Oh well”
June it starts shipping to reviewers and July for stores.
I REALLY like my Panasonic 7-14mm f/4. Yes…on my EM1. Its small and sharp quite everything MFT should be (expensive, too!!!! :-))….I am a giant Oly fan…but …I just do not know about switching to this lens…I guess I will have to wait and see the comparative reviews…..With 5-Axis IS (formerly known as Image Stabilization :-)), I really would have not that much call for the f/2.8…I mean…it would be nice…but at a larger size and cost….
I am sure it will be a great lens!
Don’t do it. Listen to your inner voice.
Buy it!!!
The Oly version is design to be free of flare on Oly bodies, and also very important, it is weather sealed, f2.8 is a bonus. 🙂
Why would the body make any difference in flare for a particular lens?
Due to the limitead coating treatment of the lenses, the problem in fact is on the treatment of the glass mounted on sensor, on the Panasonic body this glass contain an agresive UV filter but the glass on Olympus body have no treatment and create an internal reflection. Read this: http://www.mu-43.com/threads/45013/
Interesting! I’ve only ever shot Panny bodies (GF1, GH2, GX7, GM1), and have had some flares here and there with the 7-14, but nothing like what I saw in that thread. Definitely a compelling reason for anyone wanting a UWA lens but sticking with Oly bodies to get the Oly 7-14.
If you don’t need weather sealing (you are not taking photographs in bad weather, at rock beach, in winter time in cold weather etc) and you don’t need f/2.8 (low light photography, require faster shutter speed etc) then you don’t need to switch.
The size is not so huge difference after all in E-M1 (compare 12-40 Pro that is bigger than this coming 7-14mm), but if you have GM1 or GM5 then it is radical difference.
And finally when released, we get to see the reviews and tests of the lens sharpness, we can compare what we want.
Many has said that Panasonic 7-14mm f/4 is too big. And I can just shake my head and wonder where such idiots are born!
I don’t need a camera strip on my E-M5 when using small lenses (20 mm f/1.7, 45 mm f/1.8) but with the Pana 7-14 mm it feels like I need one (that difference was even more pronounced with the GF-1).
You should see it on the GM1 – it’s hilarious. Fits my GX7 just fine, and I don’t feel like it needs a strap. The grip on the GX7 is pretty awesome, though.
I love my Panny 7-14 as well. It’s possible that the corner sharpness of the Oly will be better, but otherwise I’m not expecting a really compelling reason to trade up.
Do you guys not have the purple fringing issues on the Pany? It was just getting in the way on too many of my pictures. While yeah you can edit it out it’s really a pain.
I’ve only used it on Panny bodies, and if the sun hits just right I get some green blobs sometimes, but it’s pretty rare. I just learned today that it’s a total purple mess on Olympus bodies because of how the light reflects around between the glass and the sensor. This problem doesn’t occur on Panny bodies. i just took a quick spin through all 1,900 of my photos shot with the Panasonic 7-14 since 2011 on a GF1, GH2, GX7 and GM1, and not a single one has purple or too much flare… just a few green ovals here and there. I even have some really tricky lighting situations, and it’s still fine.
It’s not called purple fringing…we around these parts like to refer to it by it’s proper name…creative flare.
June of this year?
Olympus is taking its time with this one. Makes the expectation sweet. I am sure it will be a fantastic lens, although I doubt very much I can afford it. I currently own the lovely-but-large 11-22. and plan to replace it sometime in the next five years.
Show its price. What are you waiting for, Oly?
The won’t release the price because I guarantee it’s going to be over 1 million USD. Gonna be the most expensive lens in the world, and literally nobody will buy it. They just hope they sell a single lens… make a quick million, then the executives take the cash, flee the country and the company files for bankruptcy. Pretty obvious.
Funny. But on a serious note….if it’s over 1300 they are on crack. Not the good kind of crack either. I’m talking straight up gutter, vampire teeth street trash.
I just noticed that front says HELLLL NOOO to filters. Dang, that’s a deal breaker for this guy.
Yes. I’m surprised they went with this design, offering no way to attach filters. Very disappointing.
have a look at pen and tell – Helge’s adapter for the old 7-14 fits
http://pen-and-tell.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/hands-on-7-14-f28-pro-zweiter-teil.html
People expect a smaller size on a lens with a higher aperture number, that shouldn’t really be surprising?