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photo:mft17mm

17mm "wide angle" street photography lenses for Micro Four Thirds

introduction

  • There are a number of 15-20mm lenses for Micro Four Thirds system which give the full frame “35mm wide angle lens” field of view
  • the OM 17mm f/1.8 lens has been upgraded to a Mark II version in Feb 2025 adding basic IPX1 level weather protection and ZERO coating and is slightly heavier but at the expense of loss of the MF clutch

comparison of AF lenses

Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Sigma 16mm f/1.4 Olympus 17mm f/1.8
price $AU $AU $AU
weathersealing Yes splashproof No
weight g 405g 120g
length mm 92mm 35.5mm
filter mm 67mm 46mm
diaphragm 9 rounded 7 rounded
close focus m 0.25m 0.25m
MF clutch Yes No Yes
dXoMark score ? ? ?
sharpness at f/1.8 % accutance centre, % at edge % accutance centre, % at edge % accutance centre, % at edge
transmission wide open T T T
distortion % 0% 0%
vignetting at f/1.8 EV (EV at f/1.4) EV (EV at f/1.4) EV
lateral CA at edge at f/1.8 micron micron micron
shallow DOF
bokeh
long. CA
coma
photo/mft17mm.txt · Last modified: 2025/02/08 00:16 by gary1

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