Olympus 9-18mm f/4-5.6 Image Thread

[Caroline]

I rented this lens for my recent trip to France and the Le Mans Classic, and for such a tiny little thing it really impressed me. Yes there is some noticeable chromatic aberration in subjects with high contrast (but then I am comparing it to a Canon L Series wide zoom, which is probably a bit unfair!) but as for sharpness and overall image quality I have to say I was quite impressed.

I may well end up buying one if I can find it on a good deal although now I know about the rental possibility I may well stick with that until I've paid off my new kitchen!

A few shots:

[Kosta]

wow guys, i'll have to get some shots together with my 9-18! great results! :)

[oldracer]

I'm surprised that there is not more gushing about what a great tourist lens this is.

A 28mm view is not anywhere enough for good interior shots. When I was more serious about photography, the 24mm f2.8 Nikon lens was my favorite. Now I have a new favorite:



... and the lens is so compact that carrying it for street shots is easy. It's especially nice where the street is narrow enough that a "normal" lens couldn't get the shot.



But there is also the overwhelming temptation to grab an ultrawide cliché once in a while!

[Steve in Shanghai]

I recently purchased the Oly 9-18 along with E-PL1 and think that both are great[IMG][/IMG]

[Kosta]

does anyone find they get heavy distortion at the wider settings? I find if i'm taking shots of people, anyone near the outer 3rd of the view will be stretched heavily. just characteristic of the lens or something i'm missing?

[Luckypenguin]

Originally Posted by Kosta

does anyone find they get heavy distortion at the wider settings? I find if i'm taking shots of people, anyone near the outer 3rd of the view will be stretched heavily. just characteristic of the lens or something i'm missing?

It's just a characteristic of ultra-wide angle lenses. The distortion at the edges of the frame is much more pronounced than a normal lens. The Canon EFS 10-22mm is the least distorted UWA lens I have used but you still don't want to put people around the edges of the frame. Rather then being a weakness, the distortion in a UWA lens can be one of its greatest compositional strengths once you get used to it.

[Kosta]

thanks lucky, i thought that was the case, it is great for architecture and landscapes at widest settings, and only for people if they are more centrally framed...
:)

[deirdre]

Originally Posted by oldracer

I'm surprised that there is not more gushing about what a great tourist lens this is.

A 28mm view is not anywhere enough for good interior shots. When I was more serious about photography, the 24mm f2.8 Nikon lens was my favorite. Now I have a new favorite:

Where was this image taken? It's fabulous.

[ijha]

Looks like the inside of a camii (mosque) in Turkey?

[oldracer]

Looks like the inside of a camii (mosque) in Turkey?

Close! Very close! It's the interior of the library at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.

Here's a mosque. You really can have a lot of fun with this lens.



But the urge to shoot clichés never dies! Here are a couple more.






Incidentally, this bubble level is very handy when working with this lens: Dubble Bubble Level I think it is much easier to use than the multiple-tube levels. They don't illustrate it well, however. It actually has two bullseye levels, one for horizontal format shots and one for verticals.