Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D Shift Lens Review

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Build and Features 01:47 | Shift Demonstration 09:07 | Image Quality Breakdown 12:44 | Conclusion 18:55 | Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough review of the new Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D Shift lens - the widest shift lens available at the moment in Canon EF and RF, Nikon F and Z, Sony FE, and Fuji GFX mounts. | Read the text review: bit.ly/Laowa15... | Purchase a Laowa 15mm F4.5 Shift lens @ B&H Photo bhpho.to/2KSKBTE | Camera Canada shrsl.com/2r81b| Amazon amzn.to/3cgmyJD | Amazon Canada amzn.to/3t5eYHY | Amazon UK amzn.to/3iPJS2h | Amazon Germany amzn.to/39lF2GE
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@amirneshati4839 3 жыл бұрын

Great review, as usual, Dustin. And thank you for taking time for such thorough and useful video.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@borromine 3 жыл бұрын

Seems odd to criticize the lens for not being weather proofed since none of the other tilt or tilt-Shift lenses on the market are weather proofed. The lens also has an usual and very convenient way to shifting. Would have worthwhile mentioning that. But thanks for review. Helpful.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that I was positive about the shifting mechanism. This Canon lens is weather sealed: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/606803-USA/Canon_3553B002_Wide_Tilt_Shift_TS_E_17mm.html/overview

@borromine 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI hi. Hmmm. I have the canon 24mm TS-E. It has no weather seals. The Canon website in neither the specifications nor features mentions weather sealing. Maybe 17mm and 24mm are different but somehow I would think Canon would mention this if so.

@icogicog8287 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have the lens that I use with GFX 50R or 100. It works OK with some vignette and give the resolution of the 100 in particular it does not seem to have the resolution to keep up. On the other hand it is actually useful on the Fuji X cameras where the crop factor translates to a 22mm which is a nice spot to be. There the resolution is more up to par

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a fair assessment. I would say that even the 45 MP that I tested it on is pretty much at the limits of its sensor-resolving abilities.

@OccultDemonCassette 3 жыл бұрын

I love my Laowa lenses. They're built like tanks and are really sharp and beautiful. I love that they're manual focus as well as I prefer the slower more methodical aspect of photography rather than taking 100 fps eye tracking stuff. I mainly photograph abandoned buildings and odd retro architecture with a Laoea 105mm f2 STF usually doing a tilt-pivot pano and stitching the photos together. Occasionally I'll do multiple panos at different focus levels and then focus-stack telephoto panoramas as well. Everything turns out very beautiful and highly detailed.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you're just the kind of audience for a lens like this one.

@uwewelz4908 3 жыл бұрын

I'm working much with Shift-lenses in the Nikon F-system. This rather new Laowa lens is unparalleled with its image angle. The huge image circle is common with the Nikon PC 1:4/19mm E. The Nikon has some advantages because it has the tilting function (but this makes the lens bulky and heavy). It may be decentrated for 12mm (Laowa: 11mm) and this may be done in the portrait format without issues! It's sharp and ful of contrast with very nice colors through the whole field. The edges are simply marvellous if You've focussed correctly. And the edges are often very important! Small lighting sources inside buildings are not problem with the Nikon with it's nine rounded blades, here the Laowa may give annoying results with its ten-pointed stars. Vignetting of the Nikon lens is very very low, and the Distortion very reasonable, a bit more than 1%, that means that it is visible in architecture, but You have to look very closely. I don't have any issues with the unprotected front lens of the Nikon. That was a surprise for me. The Nikon seems to be better than the Laowa with its 15 mm and the Canon TS-E with 17mm. But in the important aspects, the image reasults of the Laowa are much more than only resonable: contrast and sharpness in the edges. Apart from it's bulkiness in weight and size, the price tag of the Nikon lens is even more bulky and more than the double the Laowa costs. But after three years of work with this lens: it's worth each pound, dollar oder EURO. Not to forget the possible biggest advantage in daily use: the electrical connection between lens and camera. But I consider to buy the Laowa in addition to the Nikkor because of the additional image angle I need sometimes. Thank You very much for Your review. It's

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to help out.

@aldobelenda907 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. I have some opinions, 1. I think it is better the lack of contrast, since you get more options for color correction and color grading 2. In terms of sharpness, it is obvious is not going to have the best result since it is an angular lens and the distance from the object is very far, but with some tweeks in LR you can get more detail and constrast as you need to. 3. For the price, is an excellent option, in comparison of premium lenses like Canon TS 17 mm, and better than Samyang. 4. Also for the mm it has, it works perfectly in a APS-C sensor camera, as you get an 24 mm TS, perfectly for facades, and double height rooms. I've been reviewing for months the different options of TS lenses at an affordable price, and this is the best option as far .

@DustinAbbottTWI Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you are enjoying it.

@IAmNumber4000 3 жыл бұрын

Drooling over this thing.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

It's pretty cool

@canicanacan 3 жыл бұрын

I just noticed Laowa lens came from my home city!

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

That's cool

@acouragefann 3 жыл бұрын

Odd that laowa is still foregoing electronic coupling (or at least a little chip just for exif data) on their new offerings when they have already demonstrated that they can implement them successfully in the laowa 100 for canon ef. Still, they have a way of coming out with products that are usually somewhat unique at a good price point and thereby alone justify their existence. Now if only they could figure out weather sealing... Thank you as usual for your thorough and unbiased review. About to hit those 100.000 subscribers which is certainly well deserved.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

I agree on all of your points.

@evrythingis1 3 жыл бұрын

The purple pants and shirt are on point!

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

LOL - thanks!

@MathiasLundin 3 жыл бұрын

Nice review of an interesting lens! I wonder why it doesn't keep up with the much cheaper Samyang 14 f/2.8 in terms of resolution. Maybe it's because the Laowa has a much bigger image circle than what the Samyang has. A couple of notes: 1. Sony's mount is E-mount (not FE, that's a designation on E-mount lenses which cover full frame). 2. The shift is measured in millimeters (±11), not degrees.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Matthias, I think that your first point, while technically accurate, would actually cause more confusion than assistance to employ as you say.

@Lance_Magillicuddy 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Dustin. as always nice review! I'm not sure you can attribute the lack of an auto-correction profile to the lack of electronics in this particular lens. The Canon 24mm TS-E, for example, will report back its identity to Adobe Camera Raw, but there is no option for an auto-correction profile because the software would have no way of knowing to what extent the lens is shifted (or tilted on other similar lenses that have that feature). Perhaps the RF tilt-shift versions will be able to report that information back to calculate a profile? Also, I'm not sure that weather sealing is an option for this type of lens due to the nature of how it works. I suppose you could moisture seal the connection at the lens mount but the lens itself is full of holes, so to speak to allow it to shift.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

The Canon TS-E lenses are weather sealed, though.

@ilickcatnip 3 жыл бұрын

I was surprised when I saw a macro image of a beetle on Instagram, and the photographer had used this Laowa 15mm. That image looked really good and crisp as if taken with a macro lens.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

That probably wasn't from this lens. Laowa actually makes a 15mm macro lens.

@ilickcatnip 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI Ooops, my bad!

@bobvila1010 4 ай бұрын

Hello Dustin, I just received my Laowa 15mm Shift lens. I have a Sony A1. As mentionned in the Laowa instruction, I enable the option release without lens. When I take picture, I notice in the Live view, that what I shooting is shaking when I press the button release and the image is not sharp. In order to prevent the shaking, I had to desable the In body stabilisator! Do you have any idea what is the problem? Looks the the Laowa lens does not work when the In Body Stabilisator in 'On'. Thanks in advance!

@DustinAbbottTWI 4 ай бұрын

You need to manually set the focal length for the image stabilizer in your camera. The shaking is being caused because it is trying to stabilize for the wrong focal length.

@bobvila1010 4 ай бұрын

You nail it! I set manually the focal lenght to 15mm. You solved the problem and save my day! Thanks you much.

@DustinAbbottTWI 4 ай бұрын

@@bobvila1010 Glad to hear it.

@bobustabo_fotosinsta3219 3 жыл бұрын

How is it optically compared to the Canon 17mm Ts-e?

@billzidis2656 3 жыл бұрын

I used to have that lens for over 6 years . That lens was very very sharp

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

From MTF and reviews (I haven't reviewed it myself), it looks like sharpness is fairly similar between these two lenses.

@thomaseriksson6256 Жыл бұрын

Have you compared it to 20mm? I have a 24mm PC lens so 20 or 19mm is to close and I may get the 15mm for use to take panorama, but I need to use ND grad filters on it.

@DustinAbbottTWI Жыл бұрын

I've reviewed the 20mm, but not directly compared them.

@thedarkslide 3 ай бұрын

The EF version - which is the best version to get because you can use it on ANY mount without regret - is on sale now for less than USD1,000. I grabbed mine yesterday and chose it over an excellent grade Canon 17mm TSE L at USD1,400.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 ай бұрын

So long as you are willing to use an adapter, yes.

@thedarkslide 3 ай бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI The beauty of this lens is that any adapter will do, this is one of the few shift lenses you can actually use on a Leica M body because it's fully manual on the lens.

@OccultDemonCassette 3 жыл бұрын

15mm tilt-shift with good up-close ability would be great for photographing miniature sets and stop-motion art projects.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

True, though that's not really what this particular lens is designed for.

@well-hiddenme5846 2 жыл бұрын

The lack of electronics could be corrected fairly easy way - but you have to get the extra electronics from either Russia or Ukraine. In that sense, the most sensible option is to buy that lens in Nikon F mount because that would give you the best option for electronics: - you can get the Nikon "F" Lushnikov-chip and use FTZ adapter for Nikon Z (I think, there are also smart adapters from third parties) - you can get a simple Nikon F - to - Canon EF ring and use a similar Lushnikov-chip for Canon. That will allow you to use Canon EF - Canon R smart adapters, also Canon EF - Nikon Z "Fringer" adapter and similar ones for Sony. Unfortunately there won't be transmission of actual F-stop electronically and you are still limited to the aperture priority. At last, but not leats: with Megadap adapters you can transform this lens into an autofocus lens for either Nikon Z or Sony, same limitations as above (but the EXIF data won't be automatic as in the case of Lushnikov adapters). I am lucky as one of the guys selling Lushnikov electronic is just over the border, in Ukraine (a one-day car trip is required). Mukachevo has a neat medieval castle, always worth to check out and local vineries as well. Great thumbs-up, just ordered one LaoWa, there WAS (ROFL) one used in France for 900 Euro, with Nikon F mount. I have a Canon 17mm TS since a while and Nikon Z7 (with Fringer adapter). An other thing to underscore: while using a TS or Shift lens seem to be redundant (there are quite a few software systems which can correct the "keystone" effect - some like GIMP are even for free), this is not an option for movies or panorama. Besides, of course, there is always some image quality reduction. A good article is here: www.cameralabs.com/laowa-15mm-f4-5-zero-d-shift-review One more thing: the most common LaoWa Shift lens option is "blue ring". These lens have five-bladed diaphragm. There is an other option, called "red ring". These lens have a diaphragm with, if I recall, 11(?) blades. Better "Bokeh", but so-so "Sunstars". Really-really the last thing: buying a lens with Nikon F mount makes also sense because there are cheap tilt adapters. So you can transform it into a tilt-shift. The issue here is that a proper tilt-shift lens should focus beyond infinity (see the Canon TS-17). In the theory, nothing would prevent any manufacturer to make a tilt Nikon F Leica M adapter. In that case this lens would be the only autofocus lens in the world (due Megadap adapter). This option would be limited to Sony E and Nikon Z at this time, there is no such adapter for Panasonic "L" or Canon R yet.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

I've done that thing before back in the day, and yes, it works, though my point is that Laowa could (at the least) include something like that in their design.

@well-hiddenme5846 2 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI Just got it today for 900 Eur. Going to go to Russia / Ukraine in few weeks to let the electronics get installed (Lushnikiov chip). But so far so good, even without the electronics, can't complain! I am not the youngest guy around (but heck, young enough!) to travel all over Ukraine and Russia. I think, it is worth the 900 Euro, hands down. We will have fun.

@johnjon1823 2 жыл бұрын

Does lightroom have distortion correction info on that lens? It's going to need tweaking.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

I just checked, and no it doesn't. There may be a profile to download from Laowa, though.

@jasonluciano8817 3 жыл бұрын

Another great review. Surprised you didn’t show image quality at the shifted extremes which could affect pano’s.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

You'll have to elaborate on your point there, as I did show a number of panos. If I had seen something untoward, I would have reported it.

@zenjitsuman 3 жыл бұрын

I bought the 15mm f2.0 Zero D lens. I thought for landscapes and low light it would be great. Its a FF lens and I use it on a Sony 42mp camera. Its very good for shooting buildings since the exterior lines are straight. for indoors 15mm on a FF sensor is really very wide. Also for night skys this lens is special. For landscapes stopping down gives you the standard DOF, but I find I like to use F2 for the Bokeh which is rare on such a wide lens Tilt shift would be nice, if I knew of just a tilt shift add on for Sony mount in between the camera body and lens I would get one

@billzidis2656 3 жыл бұрын

You can buy the Laowa 12mm which is super wide and the MSC and convert it to 17mm shift lens. So you have both 12mm and 17mm shift. I love the lens for my real estate photography. I use it constantly

@zenjitsuman 3 жыл бұрын

@@billzidis2656 What did you use as the shift mechanics?

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Laowa makes a MSC (Magic Shift Converter) that allows for 10 degrees of shift.

@zenjitsuman 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI Thank you I will look into that.

@StevenScholten 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dustin! Thanks for the detailed review. Excelent as allways. I wonder if you can give me some advise. I currently use a Canon 16-35 F4 on my R5. I do quite a lot of archiectural shooting for a building company. Some of the structures are quite high. 25-50 floors. Often the space to get a bit of distance to the bulding is limited (also often shooting against the light). Now I use the Transform function in Lightroom to straigthn the vertical lines, but sometimes it's hard to get the whole structure in the shot. Not possible to rent this lens and try it out here in Holland. What do you think? Thnaks for your help. Greets from The Netherlands Steven

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steven, a lens like this would be very, very useful for your application.

@StevenScholten 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI thanks for taking the trouble

@Bo_Hazem 3 жыл бұрын

This is a very strange lens! First time I learn about "shift" lenses. This is what I love about Laowa, they take risks and bring unique lenses that other brands avoid and go the conservative route. Thank you very much for the interesting review and I really should have this if I think I'll be doing some serious architectural photography. I hope Laowa is getting enough cash to keep pushing for creative lenses as I'm already aiming for the 24mm probe lens and the 25mm 5x ultra macro lens (for a very specific task).

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Glad the review helped you out.

@i04pbull 3 жыл бұрын

So for photographing skyscrapers and cityscapes - would this be your go-to lens? Or something more versatile like a 12-24 or 14-24 with distortion? Or the Samyang 14mm mentioned in the video? When travelling, I find myself doing more architectural shots than I would have imagined, and lots of vertical work. Would love a recommendation! Many thanks 🙏

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

I would say something a Sigma 12-24 or similar is more practical for moving on the go unless you can work off a tripod.

@i04pbull 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI thank you for replying! I know you have a lot of commenters 🙏

@petermendelson5839 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the helpful review. Sounds like this lens would struggle on the GFX-100S. Also looking at the Laowa 17mm for the GFX. Putting aside the ability to shift, any thoughts on the best wide angle for the GFX 100 (wider than the GF 23mm?).

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, I'd love to help you, but I'm just too new to the platform to have a lot of decent lens suggestions. I do agree that this lens may not have the resolution to handle that 102MP.

@Rik_Tolentino 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest review, Dustin. How does it fare when compared with the Canon TSE 17mm in terms of sharpness and color rendition?

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

That's hard to say for certain without them side by side (I haven't tested the TSE 17), but MTFs and other reviews indicate to me that the results are probably fairly close.

@6rimR3ap3r 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Dustin, I'd like your opinion: Got a Laowa 9mm 2.8 Zero-D for my eos M5, now I'm looking for something similar for my R6. But I want EF mount, not RF, so I can use the drop in filter adapter. For general wideangle use, shift aside, would you recommend this, a Zeiss Distagon 15mm, Sigma 14mm 1.8 with autofocus or something totally different? Samyang is not on my list, neither is the Canon 17-40. Maybe 16-35 f4. Any input appreciated :-)

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

The Samyang 14mm F2.8 is still a great value proposition, and I actually reviewed a really excellent rear filter system for it from Haida. If you want the low distortion/shift, then the Laowa 15 is obviously the way to go. Both the Sigma and Zeiss are good options, also, if you actually want to adapt (and your budget goes as far as the Zeiss). I don't see any bad options on your list, really.

@6rimR3ap3r 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI thank you :-) I'd say a mint used Zeiss is in the budget. Now that I have the filter adapter on order I want to make use of it, as it's also very handy for my old Leica lenses without filter threads.

@alpinewonders 3 жыл бұрын

You lead me to think that getting the Magic Shift Converter for my 12mm would be the better option Dustin. I hear it gives very good corners albeit at 17mm

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, though if you watched this review (where I showed the comparison), they actually aren't better than the this lens.

@jackyleecs 3 жыл бұрын

This is a shift lens. Does that mean it does not have a tilt function as compared to the conventional tilt-shift lens?

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

That's correct.

@dimitristsagdis7340 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how its IQ measures up to the Canon 17TS. I also heard canon rumours for an RF gen of TS that will have AF. What’s your take on that? And of course Tnx once again for the great review.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dimitris, I've heard a similar rumor on the RF TS lenses that will have AF. I'm sure, however, that the price will probably easily be double what this lens costs, so that will be a serious consideration.

@dimitristsagdis7340 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI ok Tnx (I am expecting the price hike cause all RF lenses are more expensive than their EF equivalents) I’m just unsure if AF can work in TS lenses. At any rate what do you think of the quality of this one compared to the Canon EF 17TS

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't tested the 17mm TS myself, but looking at MTF and test results from others, I would say the sharpness levels are roughly equal.

@360VRStudios 2 жыл бұрын

Ill just wait for the Nikon version for Z-mount. and pay the extra cost for contacts and autofocus.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

Fair enough.

@pmc7105 3 жыл бұрын

Flare looks pretty aggressive any time the sun was in the frame. I'd be interested in how it does against artificial lighting, such as in architectural shots or when shooting urban scenes in the evening. If the flare was similar to the sample shots in the video/text review, it would be a deal breaker for me.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't be as intense a light source, so probably not as pronounced

@karlnotyourbusiness4429 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried a Verti-Panorama?

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

I demonstrate a few in this video.

@billzidis2656 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm. For the price is not amazing value. I already have the Laowa 12mm with the MSC for less than £700 and you have a super wide 12mm and also a 17mm shift lens and accepts filters and has a lens hood. Impressive though as always from Laowa,they are the ultra wide angle kings. I also owned the magic 10-18 which I loved,I sold it and regret it. Those lenses are made from amazing materials,they feel so solid. The lack of rear element (like the one on the 10-18) is very dangerous thing.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

The Laowa 12mm and MSC combo is actually more expensive in North American retail. I own that combination as well, and I'm not sure which route I would take if I were purchasing now.

@lorenzofortunati 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I sold the Samyang for I didnt appreciate contrast and colors...this is even worse

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I think the Samyang is pretty nice.

@lorenzofortunati 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI value for the money sure, it's outstanding, I agree

@Joamonica Жыл бұрын

Dustin, it's not 11°, it's 11 mm. The Laowa is ONLY a shift lens. If it could tilt, you could talk about "degrees", but you keep on repeating a serious wording error. Not good.

@DustinAbbottTWI Жыл бұрын

I've been corrected on this quite a few times.

@Joamonica Жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI I tried to find out before. No luck. So, good you know about 😁 On some videos I've seen a text like "he/she meant...whatever". Might be an idea.

@pfigen8350 3 жыл бұрын

Eleven degrees of shift? Really? C'mon. Everyone who has ever used a tilt-shift or a shift knows they're marked in millimeters. The tilt/swing functions on those lenses that have them - those are done in degrees.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, and yet the company that made the lens has made no objection to my coverage of this or their MSC. It's not that you're wrong (you aren't), it's just that you're condescending.