No, not an abbreviated version of the lyrics from Jeff Wayne’s “War of the Worlds”, but the acronym apparently given to ‘ultra wide angle’ lenses. The arrival of a Panasonic-Lumix 7-14mm [14-28mm equivalent in “35mm parlance”] made it rather obligatory to go and threaten the local scenery with the pointy end of this new toy.
On the whole it’s nice to work with: light, reasonably robust feel, quick to focus, and not bad at picking out detail when so asked. On the other hand, for £800, it should be all of that and more… that’s “L” Series money for something made of plastic… Too early to tell, other than to acknowledge that it’s actually rather nice to work with…
