04-24-2018, 10:38 AM
Yes, and the aperture is rather unreliable. I really would like to show you the Laowa I own to get your own impression about "build quality" and usability. How much (or less) they care about details.
Stopping down to f/22 might be necessary for lenses which are rather tough for using focus stacking (and very soon the oh so high optical performance looks much weaker than of an "ordinary" macro lens with AF). In short, my opinion of Laowa is "too expensive for what they are and overhyped". Yes, they offer exotic lenses. But a macro lens with three click positions to shift: up - none - down falls pretty short compared to a PC lens from Canon or Nikon. Meaning: A feature with little benefit.
Stopping down to f/22 might be necessary for lenses which are rather tough for using focus stacking (and very soon the oh so high optical performance looks much weaker than of an "ordinary" macro lens with AF). In short, my opinion of Laowa is "too expensive for what they are and overhyped". Yes, they offer exotic lenses. But a macro lens with three click positions to shift: up - none - down falls pretty short compared to a PC lens from Canon or Nikon. Meaning: A feature with little benefit.