Venus Optics Laowa 15mm F4 Macro A-mount lens reviews
reviews found: 3
 zahrakhaira#29653 date: Aug-12-2016 | |
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 3 flare control: 4 overall: 3.9 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Sony ZA 16-35 f2.8 |
| price paid: | missing |
| positive: | sharp and natural color |
| negative: | distortion is very bad, and when used at FF camera is worse vignette |
| comment: | i think with it price is very nice because we get wide lens 15mm on FF camera and we get wide macro lens |
; 36MP| Hezu#29644 date: Jul-31-2016 | |
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 3 overall: 4.1 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Various other wide-angle lenses, which do not reach 1:1 magnification and longer macro lenses |
| price paid: | USD 455 |
| positive: | + 1:1 Macro + Close focusing |
| negative: | - Very short minimum focus distance at 1:1 (you have to remove the hood to archive this magnification) - On sunny days the lens may shadow parts of the image from certain angles - Flimsy hood attachment mechanism (easily tilts -> black corners) - Aperture ring moves easily - No EXIF or any other electronic contact with the camera |
| comment: | This is an unique lens. As a fully manual lens with short focusing distances it takes some time to master (especially if aiming at 1:1 macros), but when everything goes right you can sure capture pictures with interesting views. |
| Cekari#28619 date: Jul-4-2016 | |
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 3 flare control: 3 overall: 3.7 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | It's kind of special so what to compare with? |
| price paid: | $499 |
| positive: | 1:1 macro at 15mm, sharper than you might think in this class. Light. Works great on a99 and a7FII types of cameras as you see what you do, without losing view so to say. |
| negative: | No report back to camera about settings on f-stop. (Exif) |
| comment: | The shift function on FF needs some cropping in PP so don't put important parts close to the corners, and remove the hood as well. Just to fun to work with this lens from macro to closeups on cars and other subjects. Just love it. It says 2016, but in fact it came 2015. Price includes world wide shipping if bought here:http://www.venuslens.net |
reviews found: 3
rating summary
- total reviews: 3
- sharpness: 4.50
- color: 4.33
- build: 4.00
- distortion: 3.33
- flare control: 3.33
- overall: 3.90
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