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The Venus Laowa 10mm f/2 MFT is a wide-angle lens for 4/3, manufactured from 2020. 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 469 €;
2 users have given it an average vote of 10.0 out of 10.
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Pros:Small and very light - Well assembled (the hood is also made of metal) - Excellent image quality on the whole frame already at f/2 - Very sharp - Low distortion - Well controlled side AC - Minimum focusing distance (12 cm) - Soft and pleasant Bokeh - Pleasant star effect - Electrical contacts and integrated chip
Cons:Resistance to flares - A bit of vignetting at f/2 - Noisy diaphragm - Front cap that needs claws to handle it - Not tropicalized - The price if you do not find it discounted
Opinion:In the wake of the 7.5mm f/2 (which I owned) Laowa proposes this interesting 10mm. I have used it still little, but I want to share the first impressions of use. An ultra wide-angle focal length, but less exasperated and that I personally consider overall more versatile than the 7.5mm. The presence of electrical contacts allows you to set the aperture directly with the camera rings and above all to automatically recognize the lens to the camera body so it will be enough just to operate the only ring present in the 10mm to start monitoring the magnification of the selected area for a more precise manual focus, to the advantage of speed and immediacy. The stabilization will also be calibrated automatically thanks to this continuous lens/camera communication. It is characterized by an excellent sharpness in the center and in any case very good also at the edges and extreme angles already at f / 2. Closing at f/2.8 improves a bit the sharpness in the most peripheral area of the photo until it reaches the maximum at f/4. The native vignetting (i.e. the visible one with the lens profile deactivated) is really very pronounced, but the 'real' one is perfectly within normal, a bit evident at f/2, almost completely absent if it closes at f/4. I think this is normal because the small diameter of the lens has been adopted to maintain its size and compactness at these levels. The wording "Zero Distortion" of which it boasts I think is more than deserved, in fact only a very slight barrel distortion is visible, we are talking about 0.3% so practically irrelevant. The resistance to flares is not exceptional, I speak clearly of Sun shot in the face as I generally like to shoot and therefore situations that put in crisis a bit 'all the objectives, some more or less. In more traditional shooting situations, however, always pay attention to where the Sun is positioned, even on the side in the frame it can generate reflections on the opposite angle. CCs (chromatic aberrations) would seem well controlled. The so-called star effect I find very nice and in landscaping can help make the photos more appealing, not only with the Sun but also with artificial light points (street lamps, lighthouses, etc.). The minimum focusing distance of 12 centimeters allows for particular shots and even the Bokeh I find it pleasant despite the fact that we are talking about a wide angle. It is not tropicalized, but frankly I do not think it is a very big problem; you will be a little more careful if it rains... in essence the same that you put on your equipment regardless of the resistance or not to atmospheric agents. The cap, as with the 7.5mm, is nerve-wracking simply because the two grooves are too shallow to grab it so, unless you have feline claws, when you pull it out with your index and thumb you will probably see it splash away as if it were equipped with autonomous propulsion; I understand that they did it thinking about aesthetics, but practicality comes first. The full price I find high, but if you can find it discounted then the music changes. Ultimately, as far as I could understand so far, a bright and razor-sharp ultra wide angle that enriches the wide range of quality lenses for the Micro 4/3 system that proves to be far from having exhaled the last breath.
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