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The Venus Laowa CF 10mm f/4 is a wide-angle lens for APS-C, manufactured from 2022. 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 450 €;
7 users have given it an average vote of 8.1 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon RF: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Canon RF.
Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Nikon Z.
Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Sony.
L-Mount: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C L-Mount.
Fujifilm X-mount: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Fuji.
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Opinion:It was the perfect lens to replace the Samyang 12mm f2: more thrust focal length, negligible footprint, maximum aperture was not a problem. And it was beautiful. Arrived and returned in 48 hours: the sharpness is poor, so much worse than the Samyang which is not that it is super. In fact, looking at the photos without being blinded by the desire, that it was not too sharp you could see. Will I be too demanding? It is also impossible to assemble and disassemble it without moving the diaphragm and / or fire ring: even if this matters little. In short, a scorching disappointment: I'm thinking of the new Samyang autofocus, q
Pros:Compact , sharp, light weight , construction , ring nuts , correct , 15 mm FF , very good colors , very good vignetting for high contrast monochrome photography , non-existent chromatic aberrations , nice defined star flare , edge sharpness good , not very good , but better than other Fuji lenses .
Cons:The price, you can get a used 14 xf or a 16 1.4 xf, but you'll never get that lightness and versatility of a 15mm
Opinion:Lens with saturated colors and well balanced and neutral, they do not tend towards the cold but not even towards the warm, this colorimetry I find very useful to define the chromatic contrasts in the photo. 130 gr , rings suitable for Fuji , I think to mount it on xt2 x static or xs10 for street dynamics with ibis to dilate the times , f8 f11 does not create diffraction and remains a little sharper at the edges , considering that already at TA it is sharp, after the Fuji 14 mm 2.8 xf , I wondered if the 9 mm lowa zero-D was the solution , but its too high price made me lean towards the 14, while this slightly more affordable pancake lens seemed to me the right compromise, not wanting to weigh down the backpack. Update 26/11/2023 : Vignetting is not a problem for the high-contrast black and white that I practice in the street, but as soon as I allow myself to do landscaping, unfortunately I am disappointed, I don't think I'll sell it because it's fun, but I have to take a serious wide-angle like my old 14 xf
Pros:Very small weight and size, metal construction, fairly good sharpness, has no distortion, macro possibilities, price.
Cons:Manual lens that does not communicate with the camera, vignetting (but for a 10mm with this size, one should expect it).
Opinion:A lens with very low weight and dimensions and not bad performance. Apart from the focus peaking that quickly solves any MAF problem with fuji, I calculated the optimal focus at infinity and the one related to the hyperfocal at the various apertures. Once this was done, I could see that this 10mm is sharp enough for the use for which it was designed. It should also be added that this small lens churns out undistorted images. My personal experience with this lens has led me to conclude that the best aperture for landscapes or freehand street is f8 at hyperfocal distance or f5.6 with focus peaking, while the best aperture on tripod is f11 or f16 (f22 almost unusable) at hyperfocal distance. The hyperfocal distance on my model is around 1 meter for f8, f11 and f16. A f4 usable for macro or selective focus. In conclusion, it is a tiny glass and metal lens, a "cookie" that churns out sufficiently sharp images after taking a little 'hand. It is worth its $299 bought directly at VenusLaowa.
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