My Olympus 9-18mm is broken...
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Just a quick video update, my Olympus 9-18mm f/4-5.6 lens is experiencing some problems. The lens failed to focus from between 14 to 18mm, and it will show Lens Error notification on my cameras. There are people experiencing the same problem and from what I found in the internet, the cause of the problem is the broken ribbon cable inside the lens.
I am sad because the Olympus 9-18mm is one of my favorite wide angle lens because of its small size and good image quality. It is still functional but only up to 14mm.
#microfourthirds #m43 #mft #olympus
Same for mine. It's now a 9-13mm 🙂 but I have other lenses for 14mm and up so I can live with that for the moment
My 9-18mm had the same issue, very sad as it was great and I love it when it was working.
The 9-18 was reviewed by Optical Limits and Imaging-Resource in mid-2010, so it has been on the market (without update) for 13years! If you buy one used/second-hand there is no way of telling year of manufacture, so beware. If you like really it, buy a new one. Good value for money.
It's very difficult to get one here where I live, the lens' used price climbed up pretty steeply and there's no new one to be found. Maybe I will consider buying another one if I can find a good price on it.
This lens is amazing! I would like to see a version ii (weather sealed and with better internal cable ). I just bought one new directly from OM for 349€ (50% off).
It was really amazing, just a shame that mine is broken...
@@Gary_W it is the only really Compact Wide zoom lens available for MFT. The other options are primes or are to big. I work professionally with architecture and real estate and I own the Oly 7-14 (my workhorse), 8-25 (for travel and video), 9-18 (just bought it), Leica 9mm (the only weather sealed Prime wide angle) and Laowa 6mm (the wider option). And… the Oly 9mm f8 bodycap…😬 I just love all of them but I’m thinking in sell the 8-25mm, because I don’t use it often, because is to big. The 9-18 is much more travel friendly.
@@TITAOSTEIN that is true, the other options are bigger and pricier as well, except the Laowa 7.5mm f2, but the Laowa is slightly heavier than the 9-18mm.
@@Gary_W you should try the Leica 9mm f1.7. Weather sealed and not so expensive. In fact cheaper than the Oly 9-18mm.
Exactly the same thing happened to my 9-18. Went off to Olympus for repair and came back focusing faster and smoother than ever.
I tried to look for an official Olympus repair center near where I live but they are nowhere to be found. I am still looking for a repair center that can source the part for me.
@@Gary_W Oh too bad. Mine went to the Olympus repair center in New Jersey (US), which appears to still be operating.
@@Gary_W here in Europe the Service Center is in Portugal and works great.
how much does the repair cost? i was thinking of ordering the ribbon from aliexpress and try to repair it myself
@@SileDevil It was expensive. I think over $200 US
I had the same problem; Olympus repaired it free of charge even though the lens was used when I bought and outside warranty period. Great service from Olympus Repairs!
Same thing happened to mine 4 years ago, unacceptable for such an expensive lens. Olympus m43 lenses in general have very bad durability... I have had several Olympus lenses and most of them had problems (and I am very careful with the lenses). The 12-40mm PRO lens began developing loud noises when autofocusing. The Oly 12-50 lens began giving lens errors and autofocus errors. Not only this but my OMD EM1 camera's shutter froze up and the camera no longer works... and it is not worth the money to get the shutter replaced. Oly 75-300 and 40-150 (non pro) pumpers gather dust inside the lens elements easily. Only the Oly 60mm macro held up and was amazing. I am done with Olympus' poor reliability and poor build quality. I'm glad I switched to full frame Nikon Z and Sony E now, I only buy lenses that are very durable (and bonus: many are cheaper than m43 lenses and produce better results because on full frame, the pixels are larger so not only is dynamic range improved, the grinding of the lens elements does not need to be as precise, resulting in better apparent resolution). I will say I did have a few Panasonic lenses for m43 and they seemed to be better quality. In my opinion, lenses should last a lifetime if stored correctly and the user is careful with them. Having lenses fail after a few years is unacceptable. They are a huge investment. Pro lenses from Sigma, Tamron, and Sony (and Laowa, Mitakon, Voigtlander) are proving to be durable and reliable on FF.
Gosh... It happened to me the same thing few weeks ago.. . So sad.. it was first Zuiko lens tbat I bought in 2015. ..
Ps: your wife is beautifully charming. ❤❤ I’m little bit jealous 😇🙏
Sorry to hear that! I wish Olympus/OM re-issue this lens in the future, it is such a very unique and useful lens in my collection!
Thank you, I'll let her know 😁
Thank's for the information!
You're welcome Ulf!
So sad to head that your lens have issue, but it is normal with many report like this. (Canon EF 24-70- 2.8 L with same problem)
Wow I did not know the good old Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8 has similar issue. I guess it's a problem with lots of zoom lens.
@@Gary_W yea, many lens may have same issue, many year ago I have a old 14-42 also have same issue.
I had the same issue with mine and also with the 14-42EZ pancake lens
Yes, I heard the 14-42EZ has the ribbon cable problem.
Bad luck, this same thing has just happened to my lens, however the 9-18 doesn't have a problem, in the camera repair world the ribbon cable is called the FPC (focus point control) and is the most common thing to fail in any lens, it gets folded every time the lens is zoomed and just like laptop screen ribbon cables it will break eventually no matter how good the lens, my brother has just had one replaced in a full size DSLR telephoto, so my advice, if you like the lens and can't find someone who can get it fixed, just buy a new one and it will last another ten years, mine will go to WEX photo video in the UK for a new FPC when I get back from my holiday, the repair is still cheaper than a new lens
Yes that is exactly what happened, the broken ribbon cable. I tried contacting some lens repair shops here where I live, but seems like most of them don't understand how to replace the cable or how to find a replacement cable here.
same here, but unfortunately after one month it stopped to work on all mm. First like yours from 14-18mm later the all range.
Wow thanks for sharing, I am being very careful with my 9-18mm now, I think I will retire it soon and completely replace it with my Laowa 7.5mm f2
The new LUMIX 9mm f1.7 is amazing and weather sealed (yupiiii!!!!)
My 9-18mm had the same issue. It was sent back to Olympus for repair.
I am trying to look for a repair center that can source the ribbon cable for me, we don't currently have Olympus official repair center here where I live.
@@Gary_Wyour dealer will send it to the official repair centre in Portugal.
can you still focus manually?
Unfortunately no. The 9-18mm is using integrated focus-by-wire system, which means it doesn't have old school dedicated manual focus system.
Dude it lasted 9 years! Get a new one
I am considering a new one, but knowing that it will fail again in the future worries me. For now I will use my other UWA lenses instead.
I had the same problem,and finally extended to the whole range cannot be used
cool hey man may i clean the lens pin with alcohol
yes you could clean the lens pin using 70% alcohol and qtips but be careful not to get any particles from the alcohol drips or the qtips on to the glass.
@@Gary_W you meam 70% alcohol by volume thanks for you reply
…and people wants a fortune for a used one, they buy paying overprice in stores and later pretend to sell over the Amazon price, I guess there are enough stupids out there to fall for it!
..and stop crying!
We have two and both have died the same way. Both are 5 years old. Repairs are crazy expensive and the problem will come back after some time, guaranteed.
We also have a 12 and 17 within the range and bought a 9mm Pana 1.7 now. Never look back towards the 9-18. The 9 plus 12 combo are great for wide angle shots.
That's very unfortunate, I am not planning to rebuy the 9-18mm, but I kind of miss that zoom flexibility on a smaller lens. My Panasonic Leica 8-18mm now does the job really well but it's big and not as portable as the Olympus 9-18mm, so I don't bring it out as often as the Oly 9-18mm.
The small 9-18mm is wonderful. But I think that we have better better options now days (but not with this flexibility vs size). Right now I’m using the LUMIX 9mm f1.7 (also weather sealed) and the Laowa 6mm f2. They are fantastic. But just to let you know that OM system is selling the 9-18mm right now (April 2023) for 349€ new. Almost 50% less than the normal price.