I partially agree with paparazzi666, I prefer a very good or better WA prime like a 10mm over a WA zoom. While I prefer faster lenses, I would opt for a 2.0 or 2.8, especially if a f1.4 WA lens is either too large or too costly. While the 9-18 is a good zoom range for me, smaller and it is less expensive than the 7-14, the 9-18 lens does not automatically correct for CA distortion on my G1. The cost of a product is not just the initial price, but includes the cost in time and effort in manually correcting the CA distortion every time use the lens and PP an image produced with the lens. Therefore, I prefer the Panasonic 7-14, despite its greater initial price and bulk.