> On a related point, the very long delay in producing the 7-14 made me
> very suspicious of Oly's claims of superior wide angle performance for
> 4/3 digital. Remember all that market speak about digital wide angle
> lens mounts needing to be large relative to the sensor size? Light rays
> need to strike the sensor more nearly perpendicular than for film. The
> very lens that was required to prove the claim was non-existent for a
> very long time after the E-1 hit the market.
I've never bought this, since the angle at which the rays strike the film or
sensor is determined by the lens's focal length, and nothing else -- as far as
I can tell. How can you change that angle without changing the focal length?
Has anyone noticed that the E-500 has an option for reducing wide-angle
vignetting?
> The 7-14mm is a pro-grade lens and clearly isn't targeted to the E-500
> market. You really have to use this lens to appreciate both its image
> qualities and build quality.
Then what market is it for? A 20Mp pro-grad E-volt body that's awaiting
introduction?
How does one appreciate its image quality on an 8Mp body?
> I think that [7-14mm] lens was probably designed with the rumored E-3
> in mind as well.
Let's hope so.
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