Laowa 6mm F2 Super-Wide Angle Lens for M43 is Fantastic! (GH6/G9/GH5II)

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This is a full review of the Laowa 6mm F2 Zero-D super-wide angle lens for Micro Four Thirds. This M43 super-wide angle lens has zero distortion, keeping lines straight when shooting photos and video. This review of the Laowa 6mm F2 Zero-D will focus on photography for real estate, low light, and video performance. All photo and video samples were shot using the Panasonic GH6.
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Video Chapters:
00:00 - About this Video
00:32 - Zero Distortion / Rectilinear Design
00:53 - Disclaimer (product provided by Laowa)
01:17 - Price in USD / AUD
01:45 - Landscapes & Realestate Photography
03:02 - Video performance
03:14 - Wide Angle Video
03:38 - Vlogging
04:44 - Background Blur / Bokeh / Subject Separation
05:07 - Sunstars
05:22 - Flaring
05:35 - Low Light Performance
6:07 - Final Thoughts & Review
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@jorgemiro1613 Жыл бұрын

Great lens, very informative video. Love the house, congratulations Shane. Can't wait to see the new studio 😮

@marinrealestatephotography Жыл бұрын

Hi ya, Shane! So nice to see a video by you again, and congrats on buying a house. Don't worry, I will DEFINITELY be asking to crash at your place when I go on holiday to Australia :) I don't own any Laowa lenses, but I have to say my impressions from the reviews is that they might be a bit better for photos than video because, while they are supposed to have minimal distortion, they seem to have a lot of vignette, which is a lot easier to remove in photos than in video. Anyway, hopefully your NEXT video won't take a month, since we all miss you :)

@GeekyNerdyTechy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. This lens has been fantastic when it comes to getting unique perspectives. It does suffer from vignetting and a bit of flaring, but otherwise I have no real complaints. The Zero D branding lives up to its name for sure. 😊👍

@SuchetB Жыл бұрын

Its an awesome lens - I have a 7.5mm LAOWA lens somewhere which I used for filming a martial arts scene in one of my movies, as well as a 12mm LAOWA, and I also have one of their Nanomorph lense which is fantastic - I love LAOWA lenses and I may try this one out . Thank you for the awesome review 😎

@grantrobertdavies Жыл бұрын

Nice one mate - Great little lens :) would be super fun!!! Congrats on the House too!!! :) Looks nice

@iSpike 9 ай бұрын

Noice Lens, Great review as always

@Ronbc000 Жыл бұрын

Nice work, Shane 👍

@markwiemels Жыл бұрын

Looks first class. I must admit, everything Laowa does is very good.

@GeekyNerdyTechy Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! I am very impressed with this lens. I hope you’re well mate. Now I’m in the new place I have some videos on your channel to catch up on. 😊

@frankluo230 Жыл бұрын

Your video production quality is outstanding.

@GeekyNerdyTechy Жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank 🙏😊

@calilifestyle Жыл бұрын

nice love it

@AspectStudio Жыл бұрын

I'm looking for a nice wide fast lens. I'd really like to see them (someone) come out with a new faster zoom lens in the 8mm to 40mm range for micro four thirds, that would be nice. Something cheaper than the Leica 10-25 be be nice too. But this one you're showing seems alright. I have a Panasonic 7-14. and I'm tired the f4, need faster. Good for you on the new house!

@michelesiniscalchi8695 11 ай бұрын

hello, the olympus 7-14 pro f2.8 offers a much more solid image than the lumix already wide open with one stop ahead if that's enough for you. Otherwise, if you want to stay compact and light, you can also think of the laowa 7.5 or the leica 9mm as well as this 6mm

@AspectStudio 11 ай бұрын

@@michelesiniscalchi8695 I've been looking around for a while, and I didn't see or hear of the Olympus 7-14 pro f 2.8. Thanks, I'll look that one up and check for reviews.

@OzzieTech Жыл бұрын

Will have to look into getting one of these when I have some free $$

@petermcginty3636 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane, great to see you back in front of the camera. You have a lot of equipment and cables in your studio. Do you think that you can set it all up and have it working perfectly on attempt no.1?😊. Good luck🎉

@GeekyNerdyTechy Жыл бұрын

The tech studio was a very simple setup. I’m theory, it’s easy to set up. I’m just having trouble finding a few power supplies since moving haha 😆 thanks for the comments.

@GoTravelPlanet 10 ай бұрын

I agree Shane, it is phenomenal. I'm shooting a real estate video next Tuesday and will be using it

@GeekyNerdyTechy 10 ай бұрын

Nice mate. It works a treat for that :)

@emudojo 11 ай бұрын

I wonder if some of those 7.5mm f2 fish eye defished to be rectilinear can compare ?

@michelesiniscalchi8695 11 ай бұрын

hi, I was wondering if the optical performance was on par with the laowa 7.5 or 10mm which are really sharp across the frame already wide open. And why not, even at the Leica 9mm. You who have tried it what do you think?

@koos48 5 күн бұрын

Has anyone found out what the usb connector on the lens mount is for?

@RhettThompsonFilm Жыл бұрын

Would you choose this or the Leica 9mm and why? Im sure these are some of the most popular options out there for micro four thirds. Also what are the uses for this for video? Just real estate and other tight spaces? I find even my 7.5mm laowa is too wide for a lot of video uses.

@GeekyNerdyTechy Жыл бұрын

It's wider with zero distortion which will be great mostly for creative photography shots but I can see this being used on a gimbal for skateboarding videos or even on a drone with the same mount. The hard stops are an advantage over the 9mm, but the Lumix is small, light, and has Autofocus. Both are great.

@michelesiniscalchi8695 11 ай бұрын

hi Rhett, good question, that's what I'm wondering too. The new 10mm Zero-D laowa offers a truly fantastic image across the entire frame wide open. I think the 9mm leica starts to offer a homogeneous image across the frame only by starting to close a bit, like 2.8 or f4... but it has autofocus. This 6mm is fantastic because it is really very wide, but apart from such extreme cases perhaps the 7.5 laowa could already be more than enough

@mikecrosa8784 8 ай бұрын

I just purchased the lens and I was wondering whether the lens hood is removable. If so how do you do it. I have tried twisting, pushing and pulling and no joy. I am afraid to use to much force as I don't want to damage it. Any help would be appreciated.

@koos48 5 күн бұрын

Help is in the user manual on page 18: "For detaching lens hood, turn it counterclockwise".

@castielvargastv7931 11 ай бұрын

This thing is almost too wide and i want it.

@georgemahlum6542 5 ай бұрын

The Laowa is OK...but at my age the Pan Leica 9mm f1.7 is King...I have dumped out most of my MF glass....I rely on AF more and more as my age increases...(I am 70 yrs young retired in Bangkok...mostly a street shooter)

@earlteigrob9211 28 күн бұрын

This 6mm lens can be set to the hyperfocal distance for 5.6 and get super close to infinity. I never mess with focusing on my super wide lenses.

@BilloBob1231 4 ай бұрын

F4 is not equivalent to f8! F4 is f4, get it right The dof will look like f8 but optically it is and will always be f4 and f3 and f2

@NVM_SMH 11 ай бұрын

6mm might not be wide enough for real estate. 😂

@earlteigrob9211 28 күн бұрын

? What!!!

@koos48 5 күн бұрын

In that case you need to go full frame and buy the Laowa 9mm. In MFT terms that would be 4.5mm!!! 6mm MFT gives you 121.9° 9mm FF gives you 135° angle of view