thanks for your feedback! I don't have the 65mm lens anymore. but maybe I'll make a little comparison with the 100mm on fullframe and apsc.

@@Macroflodzl Oh yeah that would be great. Id love to see if there is any difference in image quality, zoom range, all that other stuff.

Thanks for your feedback. I guess the already knew that I like the lenses ;)

Which one did u choose in the end ? Im also facing the same dilemma

@@juliel7522 Hi Juliel7522, I didn't buy any because I was unsure with Laowa. I had a bad experience with Laowa. But I have some others...the Sigma 105mm macro with a fantastic quality, very sharp. I love macro, so I also tried a cheaper one... it's the 7artisans 60mm, and I could'nt believe it, but the quality is very good. It is a macro manual focus lens. I recently bought a 5:1 macro lens, the AstrHori. I'm experimenting with it at the moment ☺️☺️.

sorry, but I can't really help you with that question, cause I never do video stuff.

Thanks for your feedback. The pros and cons don't really depend on the added Raynox in most points. Besides from the more magnification with the Raynox, the other points would be the same.

If we talk about equivalents, you are right. But I don't really like that. 2:1 means that your subject gets on your sensor two times bigger than life-size and that doesn't depend on the sensor size, it just looks different on different sensor sizes.

@@Macroflodzl “…it just looks different on different sensor sizes.” Yes, that’s the point of equivalence. On APS, the 65/2.8 2x looks the same as full-frame 100/4 3x. In Macro, we tend to stop down the aperture, so the 2.8 vs 4 is not such a huge deal. And in post, we can all crop for further enlargement, so it comes down to sensor pixel density and lens sharpness. Per the MTF data on opticallimits.com, the 65/2.8 is fantastically sharp. I haven’t looked at the 100/2.8 data. Unfortunately, my APS sensor is older and only 16Mp. I’d like to upgrade to 26Mp soon to take more advantage of the Laowa 65’s capability.

I just checked opticallimits.com, and the Laowa 100/2.8 2x also has fantastically sharp MTF. The graph is in line pairs per sensor height, and not per mm. So if you’re going to crop in to a 3x APS macro equivalent, you have to multiply the MTF by 0.67. Anyway, I don’t think anyone can go wrong with either of these two lenses.

Hahaha best comment ever

I have also just got the 65mm, and mine has a metal lens hood. It is very tight indeed if the red dot is not lined up it is impossible to put on. if it is lined up first push in then twist.

67mm to 43mm (not 49mm) stepdown rings exist, but they are very rare.with a bit luck you can find one on eBay. I didn't find one back in the days, so I'm using two. 67 to 62 and 62 to 43.

Good to hear. Thanks for your feedback! Meanwhile there is also a 85mmf5.6 2x lens by Laowa, which I guess would be my new favorite.

@@Macroflodzl for my video work that would be too dark i suppose But i will check reviews. Thanks 🍺

I never use the IBIS, as it has no real benefit when working with flash. I need to see every little movement I do, so the IBIS doesn't help with that.

@@Macroflodzl Did you try the Laowa 85mm? I found it later and couldn't pass up for its size

@@TreyyDaMenaceFan didn't try it, but if I would not already have the 100mm, the new 85mm would be my first choice. The small size is a big benefit.

hi,geht ja nicht um Gefühle oder "Labels". Wenn du ein apsc Objektiv an ne Vollformat Kamera machst, dann hast du halt ne starke Vignette, also dunkle Bildecken, da das Objektiv nicht den vollen Bildkreis abdeckt. Allerdings gibts jetzt ein neues 85mmf5.6 vollformattaugliches Makro von Laowa.

I only focus by moving the camera back and forward. Check out this video on Instagram to see a bit of my stacking technique: instagram.com/tv/ByKVk_xnggY/

But only the Canon Version of the 100mm has 9 blades, the Nikon only 7, but the Sony version has 13 !

@@Macroflodzl mh yes, but i dont understand why you give the 65mm APS-C lenses a general downside for having less apterture blades (all versions have 9), when mostly all (6) versions of the 100mm (there are 7: EF, RF, F, E,Z,L,K) have the same or less amount of apertures blades. The sony version is a exception and therfore not suitable for a general conclusion in a comparison.