The Laowa 100mm Is a Fun Macro Lens

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The Laowa 100mm Is a Fun Macro Lens

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Күн бұрын

With unmatched sharpness, focusing from infinity to 2:1 magnification, and a bargain price tag - the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO is an incredibly fun lens. Whether you have some macro photography experience under your belt and are looking to take magnification past 1:1, or you are just beginning to explore the world of macro, this lens is a great choice for photographers looking to introduce a bit of fun into their work. #Macro #Photography #Laowa
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@jezztech 3 жыл бұрын

what a lovely dog, you are lucky to have him as you as your peer assessor!.

@FrederickDunn 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you mentioned image stabilization. My Z9 has excellent stabilization in-camera and that is critical with video, very important. I ordered the Nikon Z mount version. Looking forward to some great results. Your still images and video sequences are absolutely superb! I wish you all the best, and thanks for the excellent review.

@robgerety 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Barred Owls when they start barking like that. Great lens. I have and enjoy the new 90mm. The 90mm has no weather sealing either, but, it does have an actual closed final element like a normal lens. It is 100% manual. Designed for mirrorless cameras. The viewfinder is very bright when using mirrorless cameras. Works great. At least on the R5. IBIS in the R5 works well with the lens. My habit when shooting high magnification macro photography is to focus by moving the camera, not the focus ring. But, the focus ring is very smooth if you need it. IBIS minimizes shake. I think this set up really works very well.

@garrett8128 3 жыл бұрын

Haven't watched yet but just got this lens a week or two ago as my first macro and it's a blast, I've used beyond 1:1 so much already I'm glad I went for it.

@neilfisher 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, @Garrett Schubert 😃So great to hear first hand experience from some one picking this up as their first macro lens 👍👍👍

@chetankhurana8 3 жыл бұрын

What are you pairing the 100mm with @Garrett?

@garrett8128 3 жыл бұрын

@@chetankhurana8 body-wise? I have a Canon 7D and 5Diii, it usually lives on the 7D while my 5D is almost permanently attached to my wildlife lens.

@frenkyb123 2 жыл бұрын

What about image stabilization? Is it hard to make good photo when you hand held camera with this lens?

@stevelink3 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent review of this amazing Macro lens, sir! I agree with your points, except if I may make the following observation on the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO for the Nikon Z System...Yes, it is a fantastically sharp, well-built manual-focus only 2:1 Macro lens. Using it with a Nikon Z7, I'm able to obtain extremely sharp, detailed images across the frame. The ONE disappointment with this lens is that the "focus throw" is VERY short, meaning that a very small rotation of the focus ring results in a large shift in the focus point! As a result, this makes critical focus on your desired focus point, a bit of an unnecessarily tedious, laborious process. That said, when you DO nail your focus point, this lens delivers sharpness and detail in spades!! Thanks again!

@MOAB-UT 2 жыл бұрын

I've read about this and about to buy the 100mm. Is it a deal breaker- is there another lens you recommend? I have a crop sensor- is the 100mm better than the 60?

@johnkanzler6646 2 жыл бұрын

I am mostly holding the focus still and moving my body to focus in the view finder, Portrait distances could be a problem but in my own macro experience with manual lenses I don’t worry about focus throw. Just my two cents.

@FrederickDunn 2 жыл бұрын

I set the focus and then move the camera in. It's also how I achieve the closest distance from the tiny subject. Some lenses have a distance "sweet spot" and I've not heard about that with this lens. Did you upgrade to the Z7II? It's much better IF you have an auto-focus lens.

@Walkinginthewoods 2 жыл бұрын

Nice review Neil. I found this lens works really well with my Nikon Z6 as the viewfinder gives you a workable (brighter) image to focus and compose. The camera then takes the picture with the settings you have chosen. I usually use a flash for higher magnification macro. Also my camera has IBIS so that is not a problem. As you say, weather sealing is the only major thing missing.

@MOAB-UT 2 жыл бұрын

For Nikon it is 100% manual. Will TTL still work?

@GregJorgo Жыл бұрын

I bought one about 3 weeks ago and it’s simply awesome! Great review, Thankyou!

@neilfisher Жыл бұрын

Thanks @Greg Jorgensen 😃 Greatly appreciate the feedback and cool to hear that you pulled the trigger👍👍👍

@_RichardOrtega 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, fantastic shots and thorough explanation of the functions of this lens. But the true star of the show was definitely Cousteau.

@neilfisher 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks @Richard O 😃 Greatly appreciate the feedback - and if you're a fan of Cousteau... he's front and center throughout this piece: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7icZsajm9Hek6s.html 😂😂😂

@StewartWoodArt 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, I love my Laowa lens :)

@avalon-media 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Neil. Excellent review. One hint. The nuclesu follow focus is often reffered to as too weak. It is not. Just attache a higher voltage to the motor, wich is capable of 12 Volts, giving you enough power to run any focus wheel. If you stick to the 5 Volts, you won't manage to... :D all the best

@jordanfranck 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos!

@neilfisher 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks @Jordan Franck 😃 Greatly appreciate the feedback and support👍👍👍

@Muhammed_Zayan 3 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥Awesome video as always

@neilfisher 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks @Muhammed_Zayan1290 😃 Greatly appreciate the feedback👍👍👍

@ViVuGo0574 2 жыл бұрын

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@22035 2 жыл бұрын

I've just got one paired with canon 90D and love hiw sharp it is. I'm using it handheld trying to get close up as I can. It's difficult at times but still amazing! Anyone recommend flash and diffuser??

@X3lfl3X Жыл бұрын

had the lens since its released.. very sharp! great distance... however strait out of the factory.. middle lenses are dirty.. so have to edit spots out of every single frame..

@martiee6882 Жыл бұрын

thanks for this video

@neilfisher Жыл бұрын

Many thanks @martiee6882 👍 Appreciate the feedback😃😃😃

@troydemercado5788 2 ай бұрын

Hi Neil, do you know if it will work on the canon 5d mark4, because of the is.

@neilfisher 2 ай бұрын

@troydemercado5788 the Laowa 100mm EF version will work on the 5Dmk4 - though the 5Dmk4 does not have any form of IBIS nor does the lens have IS.

@clissonplage 6 күн бұрын

thank you for your video I am indeed looking for a replacement for the 100mm RF macro because I don't find it super defined/spicy just on ants 1/200 - F8 - ISO 100 to 400 so to the comments of your 2 videos on the LAOWA 90/100 I'm seriously thinking about the 90 to go on an R7 Does this seem like a good approach to you? THANKS

@neilfisher 6 күн бұрын

Yes, the Laowa 90mm just feels better in the hand, has the enclosed lens barrel at the front element, and its smaller size makes it a bit easier to use 😃😃😃

@arniet1 3 жыл бұрын

Great demo and recommendations. What do you think about this lens for indoor macro?

@RR-bm6od 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. What canon camera are you using in this video. Also can you use it on none full frame cameras.

@Voliere-infoNl 3 жыл бұрын

doing some macro with the sony 20mm 1.8 i realy enjoy, i'm slightly looking at a dedicated macro lens for sony FE (A7 iii). Could you suggest this lens as first dedicated macro lens? As it also serves well for some portrait work as being a 100mm lens its priced quite attractive for the possibility of 2:1. Manual focus is not realy a problem for me, only the manual aperture is a bit new for me as i'm very used to in-camera shutter and aperture setting

@frenkyb123 2 жыл бұрын

What about image stabilization? Did you have any problems making clear photos, because this lens does not have image stabilizer?

@shivsudarshan Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for this review. I want buy this for my z6ii which has ftz ii adapters. My question is, is there any difference in image quality for z mount vs F mount on Z series cameras. I wonder why same lenses in z mount is so expensive than f mount.

@neilfisher Жыл бұрын

@Sudarshan Shinde, you're bettering off going with the Laowa 90mm if it's being used on a Z6ii 👍👍👍

@mcvideoeditingandphotograp4560 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video I love my Laowa 100mm 😊👍👍👍 It was hard decision between 65mm or 100mm

@neilfisher 3 жыл бұрын

@MC Video Editing and Photography, I am curious as to what the deciding factor was in your choice of the 100mm over the 65mm?

@mcvideoeditingandphotograp4560 3 жыл бұрын

@@neilfisher I’m using canon M50 and there is option Laowa 65mm EOS M But I’m very happy with 100mm Thank you 😊

@frenkyb123 2 жыл бұрын

@@mcvideoeditingandphotograp4560 What about image stabilization? Is it possible hend held camera and still make clear photos let's say with 2:1 magnification?

@neilfisher 2 жыл бұрын

@FrenkyB, it's certainly possible to shoot 2:1 without image stabilization. You'll just need to use faster shutter speeds and have more available light 👍

@bluemebueb670 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, really great video 💪🏽💯

@neilfisher Жыл бұрын

Thanks @Blueme Bueb 😃 Greatly appreciate the feedback👍👍👍

@januthbr Жыл бұрын

Amigo, estou em busca de uma lente Macro para minha Canon R6. Eu irei utilizar apenas para fazer foto de produtos (joias, aneias, etc). Eu descobrir essa marca esses dias e estou incrivelmente estimulado a comprar uma lente dessa em vez de uma Canon 100. Acha que estarei fazendo uma ótima aquisição tendo em vista que meu trabalho será sob luz controlada?

@neilfisher Жыл бұрын

Sim, para o seu caso de uso, eu recomendaria o Laowa 100mm ou o recém-lançado 90mm. Se você estiver fotografando objetos estáticos e puder controlar a iluminação, o foco automático e a estabilização de imagem da Canon 100mm não são muito úteis. Além disso, as lentes Laowa 100mm e 90mm são visivelmente mais nítidas que a Canon. Espero que isto ajude 👍👍👍 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes, for your use case, I would recommend the Laowa 100mm or the recently released 90mm. If you are photographing static objects and are able to control the lighting, the autofocus and image stabilization of the Canon 100mm are not overly useful. Additionally, the Laowa 100mm and 90mm lenses are visibly sharper than the Canon. Hope this helps 👍👍👍

@Luke..luke..luke.. 2 жыл бұрын

Great video but feels like you forgot to grade your own video from the log recording format

@neilfisher 2 жыл бұрын

@Luke Molyneux totally understand what you're seeing. Unfortunately, the to-camera pieces were captured at a very high ISO and pushing the grade any further quickly destroyed the quality.

@MOAB-UT 2 жыл бұрын

On a D5500, should I get the 100mm? I have no connection to the lens. Will it be too dark, or hard to see in the viewfinder? I do have a large lcd screen. I usually live around F8. Will TTL work?

@MikeDavis-on4kf Жыл бұрын

What are the settings on the Canon to guarantee proper exposure? Aperture priority? Since the camera doesn't know the Aperture, or that the light is not from wide open, how do you setup for proper exposure? And is there any indication of good expisure

@neilfisher Жыл бұрын

@MikeDavis-on4kf you'd want to be using full manual control setting when paired with this lens - and rely on your camera's metering to determine a proper exposure.

@merijna1 3 жыл бұрын

Neil, if this camera were bought purely for insect photography, would you say it is worth getting for a APS-C sensor camera (e.g. my d5300), or only for full frame?

@MOAB-UT 2 жыл бұрын

Wondering the same- did you get it- thoughts?

@whothef6634 3 жыл бұрын

Hi How was your experience with the aperture ring? I just bought this lens, and find it very soft and it's easy to change it by accident. And when the focus ring is so tight, it is kind of weird

@neilfisher 3 жыл бұрын

@Anders Busk I completely agree. The aperture is incredibly smooth - I feel this is done intentionally to along for easy adjustments while capturing video. And yes, the focus ring is a bit too tight in my opinion.

@sageoblouk6782 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like your footage was left in log and not color graded. I'm curious if I am right or was the look an artistic preference?

@neilfisher 2 жыл бұрын

Not quite. Was shot at considerably high ISO and pushing the grade any further would have significantly lowered the visible quality.

@mb-hb1fr 3 жыл бұрын

Is this lens compatible with canon EOS 3000 D?

@chetankhurana8 3 жыл бұрын

Wish they had an Auto AF version for Nikon F, hard to use otherwise?

@neilfisher 3 жыл бұрын

Quite the contrary @Chetan Khurana, when using high magnifications to capture macro imagery, AF with even the most advanced cameras is unreliable. Every macro photographer that I know uses manual focus, so there's no real need for AF in a lens dedicated to macro work 👍

@chetankhurana8 3 жыл бұрын

@@neilfisher thanks for validating that! I think a 1:1 lens generally gives good results due to its flatter perspective... How does this lens fare for portraiture and general landscape?

@ly8370 3 жыл бұрын

@@chetankhurana8 At 100mm, don't bother about general landscape lol. For portraits, I suggest you can choose the 50mm for its small size and lightweight instead.

@mangomarey 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do Focus Bracketing using this lens with canon?

@neilfisher 3 жыл бұрын

@أنــــين الفــــرح, you're unable to use Canon's automated focus bracketing as this is a manual lens.

@YoussefHallouly 2 жыл бұрын

Question i have macro tubes for my canon, can you use those tubes with this lens to make an utlimate macro lens ? :)

@neilfisher 2 жыл бұрын

@Youssef Hallouly you will likely end up moving the minimum focal plane behind the front element and removing the lens' ability to produce 1:1 ... so not exactly something that makes a great deal of sense.

@YoussefHallouly 2 жыл бұрын

@@neilfisher i see thanks!

@CharlieBrown-wj3hl Жыл бұрын

Hey, great review. I'm wondering though, isn't the working distance of the lens a bit too short for larger reptiles or amphibians? I'm looking to get into macro photography and I'd love to shoot things like lizards and snakes but also be able to photograph arthropods on a bad herping day. Is this lens flexible enough for that or should I look into something else?

@neilfisher Жыл бұрын

@user-jg1yh6by8m you're correct. The working/minimum focusing distance of a 100mm macro lens is quite short if you're primarily photographing larger reptiles or amphibians - especially if said subject is fast-moving and skittish. There are certainly humane solutions to getting a camera and macro lens close enough to skittish subjects that allow for the use of a macro lens, but heaps of patience and planning are required. A possible solution that many dismiss too quickly is a mid-range telephoto lens use with an extension tube. Alternatively, a 180mm or 200mm macro lens will provide a slightly larger working distance.