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Laowa 50mm 2x macro for mft – Review
Time to give my input on this new Laowa 50mm macro after using it enough now, this is just a bit more extended version of my YT review and with different photos, in case you want to see the lens in action and how it looks on hand I’ll also leave the video link here:
If you aren’t familiar with Venus Optics / Laowa, they have been putting out some first in their class and high quality lenses recently specially in macro and wide angle – after they released a 65mm 2x for aps-c I started getting tempted to get one for my Fuji, but that 65mm having a manual aperture without camera contacts put me off as usability wouldn’t be so different from a reverse lens, except that I’d still have focus to infinity.… Continue reading
M4/3 25mm 1.8 cctv ‘green circle’ – Review
Seemed worthy to review this cheap lens since there isn’t much info around, it’s a no-name lens and is being referred simply as ‘green circle’ the few times I tried to find anything about it, there’s also a red ring one but it should be the same.
The short version: it’s not a total crap and better than legacy lenses at the same price in some aspects, sharper than lots of them wide open while also having lots of ‘character’ if that’s your thing. Wide open it’s sharp as the olympus 14-42 II kit lens at 25/4.4, but while the kit lens maintains the image quality throughout the frame, this 25mm gets weird towards the edges.… Continue reading
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Tagged 25mm 1.8, budget lens, lens review, m43, manual focus
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