Laowa 10mm f2.0 - [Very Nice Lens From Venus Optics]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2024
- Laowa 10mm f2.0 has been published, and it is a very nice lens from Venus Optics.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:47 Look and Feel
02:05 Specifications
03:22 Closest Focusing Distance
04:06 Performance
06:17 Images
08:02 Image Quality
09:30 Conclusion
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For someone who grew up with cameras with manual focus AND aperture, this is a no big deal thing.... as long as I get sharp images, that is what counts. Thanks for the video Peter!!!
An excellent review Peter and a worthy quality addition to the choice of lens for Olympus users.
Gracias, siempre aprendiendo con Vosotros
not a bad price for a quality lens. thanks for the review, Peter. hope to see more Laowa reviews from you in the future
I will if I can get a hold of Laowa lenses.
Thank you for another excellent review.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks you for the interesting and enjoyable video!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Besides having exif data and auto aperture for having the electronic contacts, would this also allow to have focus assist? Thanks
This looks like a great little lens. Great for the smaller 4/3 camera. I'm thinking of getting one for my EM5 Mkii.
Stylewise, I like that blue flash on the lens.
I would really like this lens.
Thanks for the review. I use the EM1 mark ii and love it, my problem is I purchased the 14-40 pro when I got it and it's such a good lens that I have a really hard time purchasing any lens in that focal range. But the 10mm here is tempting but then there is the Zuiko 17mm what a dilemma..
Absolutely a lens I will consider, and I think it might be the perfect lens used to take wide square images, as I like.
It is!
Did you try it on APSC or Super 35?
This reminds me of the gorgeous old Olympus Zuiko 21mm f/3.5 for 35mm film cameras. Similar field of view but this is f/2!
Nice, this might be my next one, old school that i am!
Good review & I'm seriously considering lens but have a question. Several reports online suggest problem with vignetting, specifically in RAW, which you touch on at end of video. Did you have to correct vignetting in post? Or resolve in camera? Thanks,
It needs to be corrected in post.
@peter, i ran into problems with this Laowa 10mm using BMPCC4k. If i take videos or pictures from >2 ft, i can't focus sharp (it's not just soft in the center, but blurry). I tested it with Lumix GH5 with no issue, using similar settings (ISO 1600, f2), and also using each permutated aperture setting. I reported to Laowa support with test videos (@ as proof. They don't think it's their lens issue, but it's with BMPCC4K.
If I use this lens for close-up, either indoors or outdoors videos / photos, or < 2 ft distance, i can get sharp and focused results.
Do you encounter a similar sharpness issue? thanks
I did not have any problems with the sharpness. I have heard that some has had a problem with the focusing. Unfortunately I cannot say anything about BMPCC4K.
Peter, from your assessment, how would you compare the sharpness wide open to the Olympus 12mm f2? I have a need for a low light street photography lens, which would mostly be used wide open. Having to stop down on the less expensive Laowa would be contrary to my specific need, and I would be better off with the more expensive Olympus 12mm (if it is sharper wide open). Thank you.
Wide open M.Zuiko 12mm f2.0 is sharper.
@@ForsgardPeter Thanks, Peter.
certainly a lens to consider. If I buy it, I will use your link.
Thank you.
Great shots, Peter! The lens is a nice addition to the fast and wide-angle lineup.
Thanks Rob! It certainly is!
Great info on those lens profiles, I didn't know that. Thanks.
There is something that you did not know? 😀
@@ForsgardPeter It has happened to me once before😀
Eyy thanks 4 this video, what do u think if u put this lens on the blackmagic cinema camera 2.5k (the big one) thanks!!
Not really sure how that works.
IS it possible to autofocus in video mode? how it works with a manual lens?
If the lens is manual focus it is not possible to use AF in video or photography.
Apart from the two steps difference in aperture, do you think the Laowa outperforms the Zuiko 9-18 in image quality?
It is hard to say for sure. It is a long time since I tested the 9-18mm. Laowa is a good value for money, but you need to stop it down to get the best results. Then it is also MF and a prime. Quite different lens.
Interesting lens indeed. Love your sample shots, nice reflections! Did not catch - is it weather sealed lens? I checked Laowa's web site and they do not specify. If not - it's Ok, I understand but still consider it as very important feature to match quality of Olympus cameras.
Peter addressed that specifically in the video. It is not weather sealed.
Does the hard stop match up with the infinity mark?
Pretty much so.
Hi Peter. Can you tell us if this lens works with Olympus' IBIS system? I ask because I have Laowa's first electrically connected lens -- the 50/2.8 macro -- and for some reason Panasonic's IBIS system does NOT work with that lens, at least on my G9. Thanks.
Yes it should work ok with Olympus bodies. Cannot say about Panasonic.
@@ForsgardPeter I agree that it should, but my question was ... DOES it?
Sorry I meant that yes it works. I did not find any issues.
2:39 I think you might have forgot something here...
yes the photos...
Thanks I watched this video three times. I was looking for the difference. 😀. I was wondering what happened. Good job Peter on your videos, I like them a lot. I’m going to buy the lens.
I really hope they've improved the quality standards. I have the Laowa 7.5mm f2 and you can't trust the markings on the lens. So I prefer the focus magnification, you can't rely on the focus peaking and it's not true that you set the focus once and the ring will stay in the same place from there on. I kept reading this advice when researching the Laowa, but now I can speak from personal experience. It's quite fiddly and slow having a MF lens, but it's fun and the UWA makes the perspective unique
Distance markings on the lens are always a bit inaccurate. I did bot find any troubles with focus peaking.
@@ForsgardPeter probably because of Laowa’s quality control inconsistency your lens is ok. If you read dpreview’s article on the Laowa you’ll note that even they got a bad copy
I would love to see a comparison to the 8mm fisheye Olympus lens.
Unfortunately I do not have either of those lenses right now.
Will match well with the GX8 to form a nice compact unit
That's the match I'm looking for - should make a geed walkabout combo.
@@blackislepeastoo For me it would make a great camera for rock climbing: rangefinder style. Only thing missing from this lens is weather sealing. No lens seems to have everything though
Micro four thirds so many choices
Aputure ring on the lens is a must for us old farts
like leica 12mm 42.5mm
Interesting lens and nice review! Can You do a comparison between Oly 12mm and Laowa 10mm? I'm curious if it is a big difference in field of view between such focal lenghts, or not.
I do not have the lens anymore. I send it back. There was unfortunately two images missing from the video. It was about that difference. I am writing a blog post about the lane and will publish those image there.
@@ForsgardPeter Thanks! I will wait for that post. I don't have any wider lens than my Lumix 12-60, so it's hard for me to compare fov without images.
Nice review! This is going to be popular... good complement to kit lenses.
Yes, it is.
6:44 Nice :)
Is it good for stars? / timelapses / vlogging?
Yes, it is good for all of those.
@@ForsgardPeter Tak!
Good review. Shame that the price is 400$ on their website.
Yes, unfortunately the price that I got was wrong. It is a pity, but it happens sometimes
Your link gives a 404 error. If you search you can find the lens, but it's $399, not $300.
Thanks fore the info. Yes, unfortunately the price that I got was wrong. It is a pity, but it happens sometimes.
Perfect Astro lens
It is a very good lens for that.
I was thinking the same thing.
Good replacement for my 12mm f2 rokinon. But the olympus 7-14 f2.8 has my interest also
Peter, thanks for this video. Question; (same one I just posted to Matti;) I just bought the L 7.5mm, so how should I setup the camera in manual? Thinking from what you said from both reviews, using OM5-mk3, lens settings - F5.6, focus infinity, in-camera ISO auto.. Suggestions? Thanks very much and Merry Christmas! - Mark ( see my doc free, www.alaskalonghunters.com )
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This should work. www.venuslens.net/product/laowa-10mm-f-2-zero-d-mft/ref/602/
My ♾️ is way off. Has any one took apart and adjust.
I have not seen excellent sharpness
Olympus should have made a 9, 9,5 or 10mm 1,8 prime lens a long time ago. Even a pro version with f 1,4 would have been very interesting. A chance not taken.
I agree.
yawn
Why do you speak with so many long silence ??! So annoying
Sorry about that. English is my third language and it is sometimes very hard to find words. I am working on my language every day.
@@ForsgardPeter You need not be sorry about it at ALL Peter!!! Most people can only speak ONE language so they do not understand the sometimes you have to pause to remember the right word in the language you are using at present. I think you do an EXCELLENT job!!! Just be you, that's what I like.
@@ForsgardPeter Definitely a comment to ignore. Not worth replying. I'm sure your positive comments vastly outnumber any critical ones
@@ForsgardPeter your English is very good, don't worry about haters. They just like to troll.
@@ForsgardPeter it's refreshing hearing your English. It keeps my attention