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The Venus Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO is a macro lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2019. The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 599 €;
14 users have given it an average vote of 9.9 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.
Canon RF: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Canon RF.
Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.
Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Nikon Z.
Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Sony.
L-Mount: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C L-Mount.
Pentax: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Pentax.
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Pros: Picture quality, sharpness, colors, background effects, reproduction scale 2:1, manual lens on Pentax systems
Cons: Focus ring could be more precise.
Opinion: Bought it recently for Pentax camera and I'm amazed how good picture quality this lens gives. Sharpness is top level, the same with colors which are natural and properly saturated. I like the fact that on Pentax it works only in manual mode, no auto-focus, you need to operate the focus ring with your own skills. The reproduction scale is amazing, with this lens you can take photos of very small objects without adding anything else, like extension tubes or Raynox-like additional lenses. It gives the huge scale out of the box which is exactly what i needed. I use this lens for insects macro photography and it totally fills my expectations how such lens should look like.
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Pros:Spectacular optical quality, the metal construction that really gives a sense of true solidity, not plastic like other lenses.
Cons:Hood is really crap
Opinion:Optics that I really like, I do not do any kind of mental opinion on the precision of manual focusing. I use this lens both on nisi micrometric slide, even handheld using an external flash specific for macro photography (VENUS OPTICS KX800 FLEXIBLE MACRO TWIN FLASH). For the macro I also use raynox dcr- 250 to achieve magnifications greater than 2: 1, with raynox I reach I think the 3: 1, I do not know what more you could want from a lens like this. Simply spectacular.
Opinion:I use it on a Z7 II with native Z mount. It is able to solve the sensor and has a sharpness equal to more noble macros. It is not suitable for manual use, but at 2x the probability of centering a photo without a slide and tripod is still practically nil. All metal and relatively light, gives a sense of security and does not unbalance the machine. You can not perceive aberrations and the blurring is pleasant. The fact that it is completely manual is absolutely not a problem (if you exclude the lack of metadata) working with an ML and focus peaking. Indeed - it is one of the lenses with which I have the most fun.
Pros:Optical quality, low weight and footprint, price
Cons:Not exactly precise focus, obliges the use of micrometric sled
Opinion:Taken with the money of a return when I was looking for an Irix DragonFly 150mm that remains on my bucket list; I am satisfied with the yield but absolutely not happy with its focus that forces me to stand and micrometric sled even for single shots otherwise I am wrong too many :) The weight is low and entices you to carry it always with you, but then you have to take the accessory weights of the easel (often I ride with the Sirui AM-223 that is enough for the ground photos) and the sled (I use a NiSi) so the overall weight rises, it does not reach that of the SIGMA 180 f/2.8, but in short.
Pros:Solid construction, optical quality, no aberration, beautiful bokeh
Cons:Plastic lampshade with approximate attachment, mandatory front protective lens, inaccurate focus
Opinion:From an optical point of view and more generally of performance, nothing to say. We are facing a top macro lens. I, on similar lengths I use the Sigma 150mm latest version and the Sony 90mm, so it has to play with two giants and comes out great. It has no aberrations whatsoever, it is very sharp even on machines with many MegaPixels and also has a very nice bokeh that manages to make the subject stand out rather well. What is wrong, the lampshade is plastic and has an attack that definitely gives no guarantee of durability. Missing the attack for the stand, which is not very serious, but given the reproduction ratio so pushed, it was there. The front lens, being very inside the tube, must be absolutely protected with a filter and in fact one is given a decent quality. Replaced with a B-W, the images immediately benefited. Last thing, maybe the only real mole of the lens, the focus. It is little demolished and this makes it inaccurate, from a macro manual focus you expect more, so, you have to waste a lot of time to ensure a precision focus and you do not always succeed especially in a more generalist use. The price is very competitive, it costs very little for what it offers from an optical point of view.
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