Hi pg. I'm using the most amazing tool to create my custom-made LUTs which is fylm.ai/. (Still in beta but you can ask for access to it). Thank you Johnnie
How did you remove the lens hood? I have this lens and It doesn't look like it is removable, but in your video there are shots with and without it. Please let me know. Thanks!
You can't expect great optical performance at f/0.95 with a lens below 1000$. Similar story with full frame Mitakon speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 and probably with the forthcoming full frame Laowa Argus 45mm f/0.95. Full frame lenses with really good optical quality are the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH at around 13,000$ and the Nikon NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct Lens at around 8,000$ A cheap and optically good f/0.95 full frame lens is impossible.
I had to go find a comparison between the Leica and the Mitakon. The Leica is better for sure, but not by THAT much. At f/0.95, the centre of both lenses look nearly identical, but the Leica's corners are slightly better. Same for the contrast, Leica has a bit better contrast. When stopping down, the Leica's corners stay well ahead. At f/1.4, the Leica is better than the Mitakon in all aspects, really. But corners aside, the IQ difference isn't that big if you remember the price difference. From f/4 onwards, the difference between both lenses becomes more negligible. The major comparison to be made, in my book, is shooting them wide open - there is no reason to buy either lens is you aren't shooting them wide open most of the time. A more interesting, and likely more drastic comparison, would be between the Mitakon, the Leica and the Nikon. I suspect that the Nikon would absolutely trounce both the Mitakon and the Leica. Don't know why I was commenting that. Just found it interesting. The price point matters for sure. But for the money, I would buy the Mitakon before the Leica, and if I was financially at ease but had to think hard about how to spend my money, I think that the Nikon might be worth the expenditure, but not the Leica. Since we were talking about 35mm lenses, similarly, I thought that the Sony 35mm GM was worth the upgrade over my old Sigma ART 35mm, and even over the newer Sigma 35mm f/1.2. Those f/0.95mm lenses have beautiful renderings, but the GM series is just more practical and optically clean.
I shot a feature film using primarily the Mitakon Speedmaste f/0.95 and it worked beautifully. That lens is incredibly underrated. This Laowa looks like an awesome addition to a set of super fast, character driven, budget friendly FF lenses.
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That lens is out of this world. Nice job Laowa.
3d pop looking nice
That swirly bokeh has a vintage character.
thnx for sharing. wow that last shot of the girl praying was was gorgeous! wheres the short film?!
Thank you for taking the time to watch the footage. Higashikurume, Minamisawahikawa Shrine, Tokyo.
The color grading is amazing. What's your process?
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Nice review Johnny!
How did you remove the lens hood? I have this lens and It doesn't look like it is removable, but in your video there are shots with and without it. Please let me know. Thanks!
Great review. Please state filter size for VND.
He said 72mm at the start of the video.
thanks for sharing!~ is that Shinjuku?
do you have any recommendation vari ND brand?
Thanks man
You can't expect great optical performance at f/0.95 with a lens below 1000$.
Similar story with full frame Mitakon speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 and probably with the forthcoming full frame Laowa Argus 45mm f/0.95.
Full frame lenses with really good optical quality are the Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/0.95 ASPH at around 13,000$ and the Nikon NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct Lens at around 8,000$
A cheap and optically good f/0.95 full frame lens is impossible.
But certainly good enough for 7S3.
doesnt have to be super sharp to look good imo. That flaring can be obnoxious though
I had to go find a comparison between the Leica and the Mitakon. The Leica is better for sure, but not by THAT much. At f/0.95, the centre of both lenses look nearly identical, but the Leica's corners are slightly better. Same for the contrast, Leica has a bit better contrast. When stopping down, the Leica's corners stay well ahead. At f/1.4, the Leica is better than the Mitakon in all aspects, really. But corners aside, the IQ difference isn't that big if you remember the price difference. From f/4 onwards, the difference between both lenses becomes more negligible. The major comparison to be made, in my book, is shooting them wide open - there is no reason to buy either lens is you aren't shooting them wide open most of the time.
A more interesting, and likely more drastic comparison, would be between the Mitakon, the Leica and the Nikon. I suspect that the Nikon would absolutely trounce both the Mitakon and the Leica.
Don't know why I was commenting that. Just found it interesting. The price point matters for sure. But for the money, I would buy the Mitakon before the Leica, and if I was financially at ease but had to think hard about how to spend my money, I think that the Nikon might be worth the expenditure, but not the Leica. Since we were talking about 35mm lenses, similarly, I thought that the Sony 35mm GM was worth the upgrade over my old Sigma ART 35mm, and even over the newer Sigma 35mm f/1.2. Those f/0.95mm lenses have beautiful renderings, but the GM series is just more practical and optically clean.
I shot a feature film using primarily the Mitakon Speedmaste f/0.95 and it worked beautifully. That lens is incredibly underrated. This Laowa looks like an awesome addition to a set of super fast, character driven, budget friendly FF lenses.
@@witchingseasonfilms Yes, for video it would be a really interesting lens to have, for sure! Lovely mood.
Funny, I found a Venus Laowa 33mm f/0.95 on B&H. But, I guess the 35mm version is too new to show up. Would you recommend the 35mm over the 33mm?
The 33mm is APS-C and the 35mm full frame, so that would likely make your decision
@@TTWGD3regardless there will be crop right? So both lenses will act at around a 40-50mm?
Wow, very interesting! thnx for this video
Is there any way to get this on L mount
Thankyou very nice review and informative . I think I might pick it up
Thank you B RAW MEDIA for taking the time to watch the video review!
Johnnie
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