Originally posted by Swift1 Great set Nick, I especially like #5.
How do you like the Panny 7-14mm?
Thanks! Optically the 7-14 is fantastic, and it also has very nice build quality. It is, however,
very wide, and for a more normal walk-around wide-angle the m.ZD 9-18 may be a better option. I only use wide-angles for landscape so for me it's a perfect range.
The only two real 'issues' I have with it are:
- f4 aperture - for long exposures in
very low light (eg: f4 @ 60" and 1600iso) it would be nice to have an f2.8.
- can't fit filters - this is really only problematic if you want to use ND filters for daylight long-exposures (like moving water) as you'd never use a CPL on a lens this wide anyway...
For what it's worth, both complaints are more a comment on the
type of lens, rather than the Lumix specifically - f2.8 ultra-wides are
massive, and almost no 14mm equivalent lenses can take filters...