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Not sure if this is the right place for this question but here goes.
I love shooting with my Olympus 7-14 F2.8 Pro on my EM1 and EM1 MK II, but most of the time I'm using filters (little and big stoppers, and ND grads etc.). Because of the lens design, I've currently using my full size Lee 100mm filters with a special adapter to fit the NISI V5 holder, and it works pretty well.
Like a few I'm sure, I've been sent a promotional email by Panasonic offering £100 cashback on the new Panasonic 8-18 F2.8-4 lens. I normally wouldn't ever consider moving away from the Olympus Pro Lenses, but I have to admit I like the idea of a 16-36 equivalent probably more than the 14-28 of the Olympus, plus the biggie is that the Panny has a standard 67mm filter thread which means I should be able to use my much smaller Lee Seven5 system as well as conventional screw in filters (Polariser for instance). added to that the slightly smaller size and weight of the Panny lens, and it appears (on paper) to be quite an attractive proposition. One problem though I foresee is that when I had their previous incarnation (the Panny 7-14 F4), I got horrid purple blobs when dealing with areas of high contrast on Olympus cameras (something to do with weaker filtering on the Olympus sensor), which is why I sold it to purchase the Olympus alternative.
Has anyone else considered this or should I just stick with the Olympus lens and make do with the larger filters ?
I love shooting with my Olympus 7-14 F2.8 Pro on my EM1 and EM1 MK II, but most of the time I'm using filters (little and big stoppers, and ND grads etc.). Because of the lens design, I've currently using my full size Lee 100mm filters with a special adapter to fit the NISI V5 holder, and it works pretty well.
Like a few I'm sure, I've been sent a promotional email by Panasonic offering £100 cashback on the new Panasonic 8-18 F2.8-4 lens. I normally wouldn't ever consider moving away from the Olympus Pro Lenses, but I have to admit I like the idea of a 16-36 equivalent probably more than the 14-28 of the Olympus, plus the biggie is that the Panny has a standard 67mm filter thread which means I should be able to use my much smaller Lee Seven5 system as well as conventional screw in filters (Polariser for instance). added to that the slightly smaller size and weight of the Panny lens, and it appears (on paper) to be quite an attractive proposition. One problem though I foresee is that when I had their previous incarnation (the Panny 7-14 F4), I got horrid purple blobs when dealing with areas of high contrast on Olympus cameras (something to do with weaker filtering on the Olympus sensor), which is why I sold it to purchase the Olympus alternative.
Has anyone else considered this or should I just stick with the Olympus lens and make do with the larger filters ?