With its compact size and super wide-angle capability, the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18mm 1:4-5.6 lens is an outstanding add-on for Micro Four Thirds system camera owners who are keen on landscape and architecture photography. “It offers a 100° angle of view that delivers the coverage you would expect from an 18-36mm lens on a full-frame system,” noted the EISA jury. “Being surprisingly lightweight and compact, it proves the exception to the rule that super-wide angle zooms have to be big and heavy.” The modest dimensions of the lens match the PEN system concept that combines SLR image quality with the pocket size, simplicity and multimedia features of a compact digital camera, including High Definition movie capture. “It has an extremely fast and almost silent focusing system, which makes it an ideal lens for video recording as well,” said the jury.