robertrees
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I have just received my Olympus 12mm, and noticed the exact same initial results with unbalance. Understand one thing, DJI is NOT a professional cinematography company (as say Blackmagic or Panasonic's 4K GH4 would offer). They are rebranding off the shelf items to offer a package. Someone who wants the ability to shoot out of the box cinema film quality aerials is in neverland.
I purchased the Inspire 1 Pro a year ago and have been shooting, and perfecting the craft. I recently acquired a need for the 12mm and purchased it. It is worth while to note that you probably fall into one of two categories if you are acquiring this setup: 1st, you are a professional photographer that wants to take your shoot to the next level and capture your images from an airborne platform; or 2nd, you are a someone who has zero knowledge of the aforementioned, and think you can have it handed to you by DJI.
DJI offers a great "out of the box" experience. The 15mm stock lens has a very narrow focal range for me, but I fall into the earlier category and know exactly what I want. If you purchase the 12mm Olympus from DJI, you are not in the professional photographer category, because you can get that lens from a number of reputable camera vendors for far less (B&H was mentioned above). But adding a lens to an airborne gimbal stabilized platform is much different than adding it to a ground platform. If you want professional results, you need to be a professional first. You have to know HOW DJI goes about achieving the results they offer and then compensate for the changes that you want to make. YES, DJI says the 12mm is compatible, and it is. They never made any claim that it will offer the exact same performance as the stock 15mm lens.
THE SOLUTION: I have yet to attach this lens to my Inspire. Before doing so, I have spent several hours, realizing what the issue is, and finding a way to solve it. As a professional photographer, I can tell you that there are absolutely NO shots that I take that come directly form the camera to the client. All of my shots get retouched for the effect the client is attempting to achieve. Knowing that, I go into the shoots armed with filters to reduce my workload.
I have a variety of Polar Pro filters for Micro 4/3 cameras. If you don't have one, then you are WAY behind the power curve and shooting crappy video. If you do own one, attach it to the 12mm lens, and you will find an almost perfect balance. If "almost" perfect is not for you, you can add a .5 gram weight and achieve THE PERFECT balance on this lens.
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