Last update (Dec 23, 2009): Two G1 plus 7-14 landscape photos by santaferich.
This post is a compilation of links to the following Panasonic Lumix Vario G 7-14mm f/4.0 ASPH Micro Four Thirds Lens resources:
- Professional and user reviews, owner opinions and experiences, tests, ratings, conclusions and feedback.
- Sample photos and examples, image galleries and user pictures, movie / video clips and footage.
Professional and user reviews, owner opinions and experiences, tests, ratings, conclusions and feedback
Panasonic 7-14mm f/4 ASPH LUMIX G VARIO Tested at SLRgear.com
Andrew Alexander, the reviewer, notes:
The 7-14mm ƒ/4 produced very sharp images. At the wider end of its focal length, images are sharp even when used at the lens’ widest aperture; between 7-12mm at ƒ/4, the central region of the image is tack-sharp at 1 blur unit, with the corners showing just the slightest hint of softness at around 1.5 blur units. At 14mm there’s a slight increase in corner softness as the central region of sharpness shrinks and the corners increase to 2 blur units. Stopping the lens down to ƒ/5.6 produces its best results, with the central region at a consistent 1 blur unit and the corners between 1.5 and 2 blur units.
The review is accompanied by full-sized sample images shot with a Panasonic DMC-GH1 12MP Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera at various focal lengths.
Sample photos and examples, image galleries and user pictures, movie / video clips and footage
Two landscape photos by santaferich
View the B&W (black-and-white) scenic pictures posted up by santaferich, who took them while en route to, and at, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, which is near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The color versions can be found here and here.
Snataferich mounted the 7-14mm lens on a Panasonic G1 to snap these pics. The RAW files were post-processed and edited in Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) and Adobe Photoshop CS3.
RAW samples file and feedback on the 7-14 by viztyger
viztyger shares a few Panasonic G1 plus 7-14mm sample RAW files, images and comparative crops showing the effect of in-camera lens barrel distortion correction.
He says:
Overall I’m very pleased with the 7-14. It’s fun to use and produces sharp images with good contrast. Detail holds up well in all but the extreme corners, but even there the lens is not distractingly soft.
Stunning 7-14 photos
Excellent landscape photos by Vittorio Fracassi, who used a Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 camera to snap the pictures.
He further notes the following about the lens:
Very light and user friendly, very good resolution; the low edge res. and high CA in practice penalize only a small percentage of pics, in particular no problems with landscapes with an all-front subject.
Image editing was done using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
Olympus Pen E-P1 Preview Samples Gallery on DPReview, June 2009
The first E-P1 preview gallery features 3 photographs shot with the Panasonic 7-14mm f/4.0 Micro Four Thirds Lens mounted on an Olympus PEN E-P1.
Below are direct links to the reduced size (with image details) and original images.
- Image 7 (on the London Tower Bridge — original)
- Image 25 (detail at full wide-angle zoom — original)
- Image 26 (original)
Official Sample Image at Panasonic Global
The full-sized photo was photographed with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 camera.