If you are in search of a native ultra wide angle lens for a MFT camera, this article will give you an overview and hopefully some help with deciding. I did some research and found 10 available solutions with a focal length of less than 12mm (24mm full frame equivalent). This article includes both autofocus zoom lenses and fully manual prime lenses. I decided to compose this article, as I very often meet people – both online and offline – asking for some advice on which ultra wide angle lens they should choose for their micro-four-thirds (MFT) camera and why. The MFT system is currently being pushed in the video field mostly by the GH line of cameras by Panasonic. Now, Blackmagic also decided to hop into the MFT game with their new Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, which should start shipping soon, in September 2018. Also DJI uses a MFT ecosystem with their Zenmuse X5S camera gimbal for the Inspire 2 drone. Many people use speed boosters with their MFT cameras to lower the crop factor and make the use of other lenses (mostly Canon EF mount lenses) possible. I decided to focus on native MFT lenses in this article, as they have some advantages over the speed booster solution. They are smaller and lighter and usually have faster and more reliable autofocus, than a speed booster solution (AF lenses only). Also, some filmmakers exclusively use native MFT lenses and don’t want to spend additional money on a speed booster....
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 29 August, 2018