One day after posting the Olympus M.Zuiko 9-18mm review Photozone also published the Panasonic 7-14mm test! The Panasonic lens performs a little better but you also have to keep in mind that it cost 30-40% more than the Olympus lens!
Check out the price of the Panasonic lens on Amazon / Adorama / BH
and the price of the Olympus lens on Amazon / Adorama / BH
If you click here (at photofan) and scroll down a little bit you will see a 100% crop image comparison. The Panasonic-Leica lens is still the sharpest lens of all three!
Don B. sent us following email:
“I recently bought one of the m43 Loreo3D lenses that I read about on 43rumors. After looking on the web I noticed that a lot of the image examples that people put up aren’t as 3D as they should be (if at all) because the camera has to be absolutely level (left to right not up and down) or they won’t “fit” together right. The level indicator on the Pens makes this perfect every time. I also created a quick bash script to convert the images from the standard format, which needs special lenses to view, into the cross eyed format which for me has a much more dramatic 3D effect and doesn’t require anything but practice.
I attached the (very basic) script which is for a Linux system with imagemagick installed (Click here to download it). Place it in the same directory as the loreo format images and when run from a terminal will convert all JPG files to cross eyed format (assuming a full resolution 4/3 Pen image size). I also attached 2 sample cross eyed 3D photos shot with my ep2. They are a little harder than most cross eyed images to see for me but once you can align them correctly when crossing your eyes the 3D depth is awesome. It’s easiest to see them if viewed full screen on your monitor moving your head closer and farther to find the sweet spot.
I can’t wait to shoot some video and convert it to the cross eyed format.”
Click on those pictures to enlarge:
With the firmware hack and a $30 400mm lens I was able to shoot the moon. The video isn’t as sharp as the stills but I think they both look pretty good.
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